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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Baytex Energy
BTE
$3.27B
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
1,067,882
-1,801,593
| -63% | -$7.02M |
|
|
BRSS
1452
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
105,795
+50,586
| +92% | +$1.72M |
|
1453
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
+35,009
| New | +$3.61M |
|
1454
CALL
Realty Income
O
$59.2B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
62,952
| – | – |
|
1455
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.75B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
124,300
+15,400
| +14% | +$475K |
|
|
ANW
1456
DELISTED
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
ANW
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
300,768
-167,198
| -36% | -$1.82M |
|
|
SNBR
1457
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
145,294
+25,459
| +21% | +$571K |
|
|
NMBL
1458
DELISTED
Nimble Storage, Inc.
NMBL
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
287,318
-533,190
| -65% | -$5.22M |
|
1459
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.89B
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
44,549
-30,443
| -41% | -$2.44M |
|
1460
PUT
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$194B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
55,500
-40,500
| -42% | -$2.49M |
|
1461
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.61B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
112,715
-7,830
| -6% | -$245K |
|
|
CAI
1462
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
227,636
-15,900
| -7% | -$231K |
|
1463
PUT
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.48B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
201,600
+170,400
| +546% | +$2.47M |
|
1464
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.82B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
134,911
-184,894
| -58% | -$5.29M |
|
|
LM
1465
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
98,723
-819,431
| -89% | -$28.4M |
|
|
WPG
1466
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
+45,584
| New | +$3.82M |
|
1467
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.71B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
66,193
+20,461
| +45% | +$1.11M |
|
1468
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.6B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
25,893
-8,127
| -24% | -$1.11M |
|
1469
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.66B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
148,606
-13,838
| -9% | -$296K |
|
1470
CALL
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.2B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
96,400
| – | – |
|
1471
CALL
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.7B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+102,600
| New | +$3.74M |
|
1472
PUT
Simon Property Group
SPG
$70.7B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
20,600
+4,000
| +24% | +$715K |
|
1473
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$472M
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
31,936
-9,299
| -23% | -$1.01M |
|
|
SYT
1474
CALL
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$3.43M |
|
|
JWN
1475
PUT
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
75,900
-21,500
| -22% | -$960K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.