David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
PUT
Pinduoduo
PDD
$123B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
240,000
-205,000
| -46% | -$5.48M |
|
1302
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.33B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
1,690,709
-430,710
| -20% | -$1.73M |
|
1303
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.3B
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
849,479
+438,456
| +107% | +$4.29M |
|
|
FRGI
1304
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
739,565
-10,993
| -1% | -$115K |
|
1305
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.4B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
416,761
-15,031
| -3% | -$270K |
|
1306
PUT
Wayfair
W
$14.2B
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
68,500
+51,100
| +294% | +$6.54M |
|
|
GSKY
1307
DELISTED
GreenSky, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GSKY
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
1,118,835
-151,910
| -12% | -$1.35M |
|
1308
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$224M
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
377,865
+124,142
| +49% | +$2.48M |
|
1309
Credicorp
BAP
$30.4B
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
36,722
-96,034
| -72% | -$20.8M |
|
|
JCP
1310
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
8,604,245
+2,670,295
| +45% | +$2.24M |
|
1311
Regis Corp
RGS
$67M
| $7.64M | 0.01% |
18,904
-455
| -2% | -$163K |
|
1312
Copart
CPRT
$30.2B
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
380,036
+359,160
| +1,720% | +$6.97M |
|
|
CLDR
1313
PUT
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
860,000
+110,000
| +15% | +$764K |
|
1314
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$34B
| $7.61M | 0.01% |
25,700
| – | – |
|
1315
Terex
TEX
$7.47B
| $7.59M | 0.01% |
292,342
+240,588
| +465% | +$6.61M |
|
1316
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.1B
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
+342,496
| New | +$7.3M |
|
|
AEL
1317
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
312,023
+145,574
| +87% | +$3.52M |
|
1318
Atkore
ATKR
$3.16B
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
248,682
-82,842
| -25% | -$2.33M |
|
1319
Murphy USA
MUSA
$9.77B
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
88,451
+16,910
| +24% | +$1.49M |
|
1320
CALL
Equifax
EFX
$22.4B
| $7.53M | 0.01% |
+53,500
| New | +$7.54M |
|
1321
PUT
RTX Corp
RTX
$286B
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
87,395
+22,405
| +34% | +$1.86M |
|
|
PXD
1322
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
59,700
+29,300
| +96% | +$3.88M |
|
1323
Rapid7
RPD
$795M
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
165,343
-82,607
| -33% | -$4.64M |
|
|
EPAY
1324
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
190,692
+147,633
| +343% | +$6.2M |
|
|
TPH
1325
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
494,327
+67,965
| +16% | +$926K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.