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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.38% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.99% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.75% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Coeur Mining
CDE
$22.2B
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
897,757
+372,725
| +71% | +$2.04M |
|
1427
PUT
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.8B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
78,300
| – | – |
|
1428
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.15B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
89,871
-1,807
| -2% | -$94.4K |
|
1429
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.6B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
+181,389
| New | +$4.92M |
|
|
NLSN
1430
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
114,080
-790,110
| -87% | -$35.8M |
|
1431
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$288B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
83,484
-430,100
| -84% | -$27.7M |
|
1432
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.2B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
147,273
+136,367
| +1,250% | +$4.45M |
|
1433
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$106B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1434
PUT
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
207,200
| – | – |
|
1435
PUT
Cognizant
CTSH
$28.4B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
83,100
| – | – |
|
|
SIGM
1436
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
425,292
-11,881
| -3% | -$109K |
|
|
KSU
1437
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
+55,500
| New | +$5.48M |
|
1438
PUT
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.51B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
136,444
| – | – |
|
|
CAM
1439
PUT
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
96,300
+6,300
| +7% | +$327K |
|
|
FPRX
1440
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
202,759
-56,390
| -22% | -$1.26M |
|
1441
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
224,208
-560,692
| -71% | -$12.4M |
|
1442
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.5B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
853,914
+39,349
| +5% | +$246K |
|
1443
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$119M
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
650,961
+3,636
| +0.6% | +$23.4K |
|
|
JAH
1444
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
96,866
+23,994
| +33% | +$1.27M |
|
1445
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.3B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
87,600
| – | – |
|
1446
Logitech
LOGI
$14.1B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
341,737
+258,417
| +310% | +$3.87M |
|
|
MON
1447
CALL
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
47,000
-101,200
| -68% | -$11.7M |
|
1448
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.9B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
96,550
| – | – |
|
1449
CALL
Lear
LEA
$8.23B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
+44,600
| New | +$5.12M |
|
1450
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97.4B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
52,200
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, David Shaw held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,229 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- David Shaw added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- David Shaw fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.