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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FLOW
1376
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
| $6.81M | 0.01% |
172,521
-157,466
| -48% | -$5.91M |
|
1377
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.6B
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
38,244
+15,020
| +65% | +$2.54M |
|
1378
PUT
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$52.3B
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
+92,400
| New | +$6.49M |
|
1379
CALL
Stellantis
STLA
$19.4B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
520,300
| – | – |
|
1380
CALL
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.2B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
71,900
-20,000
| -22% | -$1.82M |
|
1381
CALL
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.57B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
+66,100
| New | +$6.92M |
|
1382
PUT
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.06T
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
60,000
+50,000
| +500% | +$5.57M |
|
1383
HealthStream
HSTM
$841M
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
258,339
+27,719
| +12% | +$744K |
|
1384
First Horizon
FHN
$11.6B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
412,707
-206,569
| -33% | -$3.26M |
|
1385
Spotify
SPOT
$113B
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
58,459
-92,684
| -61% | -$13.1M |
|
|
ALLK
1386
DELISTED
Allakos
ALLK
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
+84,626
| New | +$5.59M |
|
|
BMCH
1387
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
254,061
+53,644
| +27% | +$1.28M |
|
1388
PUT
Realty Income
O
$58.9B
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
89,474
+46,646
| +109% | +$3.27M |
|
1389
CALL
Kroger
KR
$35.8B
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
257,700
+21,900
| +9% | +$510K |
|
|
BPYU
1390
DELISTED
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. Class A Common Stock
BPYU
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
325,252
-118,073
| -27% | -$2.28M |
|
1391
CALL
WIX.com
WIX
$3.44B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
56,800
+25,600
| +82% | +$3.56M |
|
|
TYPE
1392
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $6.62M | 0.01% |
334,246
-55,800
| -14% | -$1.06M |
|
1393
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.95B
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
48,790
+32,760
| +204% | +$4.3M |
|
1394
American Public Education
APEI
$842M
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
295,768
+52,164
| +21% | +$1.43M |
|
1395
PUT
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.16B
| $6.6M | 0.01% |
48,700
+19,500
| +67% | +$2.58M |
|
1396
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.69B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
282,700
| – | – |
|
|
HSII
1397
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $6.57M | 0.01% |
240,618
+9,943
| +4% | +$280K |
|
1398
Cameco
CCJ
$46.8B
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
688,739
+232,477
| +51% | +$2.18M |
|
|
CZR
1399
CALL
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
560,000
| – | – |
|
|
MIC
1400
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $6.52M | 0.01% |
165,183
-81,407
| -33% | -$3.21M |
|
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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.