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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.56B
| $6.51M | 0.01% |
333,542
+111,218
| +50% | +$2.49M |
|
1402
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.2B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
456,100
+177,400
| +64% | +$2.72M |
|
|
MASI
1403
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
43,616
-59,418
| -58% | -$9.03M |
|
1404
Comfort Systems
FIX
$56.9B
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
146,427
-20,581
| -12% | -$897K |
|
|
SGI
1405
PUT
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.2B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
334,000
+174,000
| +109% | +$3.34M |
|
1406
DHI Group
DHX
$193M
| $6.44M | 0.01% |
1,673,321
+82,854
| +5% | +$308K |
|
|
CHUY
1407
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
259,086
+39,034
| +18% | +$944K |
|
1408
CALL
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
51,600
+4,100
| +9% | +$494K |
|
|
TELL
1409
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
770,733
-674,555
| -47% | -$4.84M |
|
1410
CALL
Atlassian
TEAM
$42.6B
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
51,000
+8,400
| +20% | +$1.14M |
|
|
VTIQU
1411
DELISTED
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. Unit
VTIQU
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
600,000
| – | – |
|
1412
Five Below
FIVE
$14.2B
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
50,649
-4,237
| -8% | -$515K |
|
1413
Elevance Health
ELV
$87.3B
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
26,577
+24,377
| +1,108% | +$6.68M |
|
1414
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.84B
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
+385,833
| New | +$6.45M |
|
1415
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.32B
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
215,078
+61,248
| +40% | +$1.86M |
|
|
NUAN
1416
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
451,181
-283,146
| -39% | -$4.07M |
|
|
PRO
1417
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
106,878
-93,340
| -47% | -$6.29M |
|
1418
AB InBev
BUD
$154B
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
66,915
-197
| -0.3% | -$18.7K |
|
|
AIFU
1419
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$138M
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
597
+38
| +7% | +$462K |
|
1420
CALL
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$83.3B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
143,000
| – | – |
|
1421
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.41B
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
246,291
+235,981
| +2,289% | +$5.91M |
|
1422
PUT
Verizon
VZ
$209B
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
105,000
-60,000
| -36% | -$3.46M |
|
|
CONE
1423
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
80,115
-45,895
| -36% | -$3.06M |
|
|
WBA
1424
CALL
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
114,400
+33,400
| +41% | +$1.79M |
|
1425
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.6B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
55,000
| – | – |
|
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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.