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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.3B
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
46,960
-96,017
| -67% | -$11.9M |
|
|
GWPH
1427
CALL
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
34,900
| – | – |
|
1428
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
71,541
-29,321
| -29% | -$2.45M |
|
1429
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.2B
| $6M | 0.01% |
135,312
-46,708
| -26% | -$1.87M |
|
1430
CALL
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.2B
| $6M | 0.01% |
48,400
-141,000
| -74% | -$18.1M |
|
1431
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.2B
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
31,287
-197,389
| -86% | -$35.7M |
|
1432
PUT
Albemarle
ALB
$15.7B
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
85,100
+57,500
| +208% | +$4.24M |
|
1433
PUT
Sea Limited
SE
$75.4B
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
180,000
+100,000
| +125% | +$2.71M |
|
1434
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.17B
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
176,361
+130,547
| +285% | +$4.24M |
|
1435
HealthStream
HSTM
$844M
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
230,620
-38,200
| -14% | -$1M |
|
1436
Toyota
TM
$228B
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
47,983
-232
| -0.5% | -$28.3K |
|
|
PVTL
1437
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
+563,071
| New | +$9.99M |
|
1438
Kemper
KMPR
$1.64B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
68,851
+54,065
| +366% | +$4.62M |
|
1439
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
67,112
-34,047
| -34% | -$2.92M |
|
1440
CALL
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| $5.93M | 0.01% |
124,700
-7,300
| -6% | -$440K |
|
1441
CALL
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.4B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
51,400
+18,700
| +57% | +$2.28M |
|
1442
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.49B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
185,990
-210,921
| -53% | -$6.27M |
|
1443
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$719M
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
185,882
+70,196
| +61% | +$1.94M |
|
1444
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.82B
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
277,711
+41,172
| +17% | +$894K |
|
1445
Greif
GEF
$4.81B
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
180,376
-26,929
| -13% | -$1M |
|
|
SAGE
1446
PUT
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
32,000
| – | – |
|
|
FMBI
1447
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
285,492
+59,572
| +26% | +$1.23M |
|
1448
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$119M
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
563,426
+75,506
| +15% | +$690K |
|
1449
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$995M
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
575,000
| – | – |
|
|
AFI
1450
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
590,599
-33,695
| -5% | -$417K |
|
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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.