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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
PUT
McKesson
MCK
$106B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
47,000
+32,000
| +213% | +$3.99M |
|
1402
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.11B
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
458,363
+37,230
| +9% | +$527K |
|
|
VRAY
1403
DELISTED
ViewRay, Inc.
VRAY
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
713,178
+478,819
| +204% | +$3.89M |
|
1404
PUT
Goodyear
GT
$1.78B
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
410,600
+169,400
| +70% | +$2.86M |
|
1405
Entergy
ETR
$49.6B
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
122,000
-116,216
| -49% | -$5.66M |
|
1406
CALL
MetLife
MET
$60.9B
| $6.25M | 0.01% |
125,900
-98,000
| -44% | -$4.61M |
|
|
XEC
1407
PUT
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $6.25M | 0.01% |
105,300
+21,300
| +25% | +$1.36M |
|
|
UCB
1408
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.23B
| $6.24M | 0.01% |
218,624
-5,155
| -2% | -$141K |
|
1409
CALL
American International
AIG
$39.9B
| $6.23M | 0.01% |
117,000
-394,000
| -77% | -$19.6M |
|
1410
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$970M
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
284,900
| – | – |
|
|
BDXA
1411
DELISTED
Becton, Dickinson and Company Depositary Shares, each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 6
BDXA
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$5.93M |
|
|
FLY
1412
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
356,763
-118,366
| -25% | -$1.85M |
|
1413
CALL
Corpay
CPAY
$27.1B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
+22,100
| New | +$5.78M |
|
|
PDLI
1414
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
1,950,448
-59,001
| -3% | -$191K |
|
1415
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.16B
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
94,950
-135,724
| -59% | -$8.67M |
|
1416
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.8B
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
369,330
+51,943
| +16% | +$917K |
|
|
EE
1417
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
93,277
-92,602
| -50% | -$5.68M |
|
|
AVB
1418
CALL
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
1419
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$61.4B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
124,000
-16,000
| -11% | -$784K |
|
1420
POSCO
PKX
$18B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
114,780
+49,139
| +75% | +$2.63M |
|
|
TBI
1421
Trueblue
TBI
$327M
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
275,877
+13,967
| +5% | +$324K |
|
|
JKS
1422
JinkoSolar
JKS
$812M
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
+280,257
| New | +$5.66M |
|
1423
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$3.33B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
253,368
+85,316
| +51% | +$2.1M |
|
1424
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.9B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
392,860
+86,208
| +28% | +$1.46M |
|
|
DPLO
1425
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
990,173
+224,067
| +29% | +$1.19M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.