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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$436M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$407M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$295M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$267M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$230M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$407M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$314M |
| 4 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$276M |
| 5 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$257M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 17.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.44% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.38% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.19% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RDS.A
1451
PUT
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $5.47M | 0.01% |
87,400
-600
| -0.7% | -$37.1K |
|
|
CBB
1452
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
| $5.46M | 0.01% |
571,986
+211,311
| +59% | +$1.91M |
|
1453
PUT
Atlassian
TEAM
$42.6B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
48,500
+43,200
| +815% | +$4.41M |
|
1454
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$649M
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
238,250
-43,188
| -15% | -$938K |
|
1455
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.85B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
204,549
-84,913
| -29% | -$2.21M |
|
|
TEN
1456
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
244,963
-208,339
| -46% | -$6.57M |
|
1457
CALL
Zscaler
ZS
$27.5B
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
76,200
+68,400
| +877% | +$3.63M |
|
1458
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.44B
| $5.38M | 0.01% |
177,810
+2,222
| +1% | +$65.9K |
|
1459
PUT
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.34B
| $5.37M | 0.01% |
70,800
+42,300
| +148% | +$3.36M |
|
1460
American Public Education
APEI
$842M
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
178,036
-467
| -0.3% | -$14.4K |
|
|
HMHC
1461
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
737,410
+482,921
| +190% | +$4.34M |
|
1462
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.68B
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
+195,964
| New | +$5.98M |
|
1463
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.1B
| $5.34M | 0.01% |
247,690
+60,424
| +32% | +$1.42M |
|
1464
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.4B
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
139,844
+22,184
| +19% | +$839K |
|
|
AD
1465
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.08B
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
115,801
-151,213
| -57% | -$7.91M |
|
1466
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
27,662
-320,273
| -92% | -$61.8M |
|
1467
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$942M
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
284,900
+147,700
| +108% | +$3.04M |
|
1468
Mistras Group
MG
$599M
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
384,278
+108,579
| +39% | +$1.62M |
|
|
TCF
1469
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
256,055
-198,029
| -44% | -$4.32M |
|
1470
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.44B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
225,606
-349,867
| -61% | -$7.66M |
|
1471
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
248,420
-896,453
| -78% | -$20M |
|
1472
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$12.5B
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
51,898
-41,400
| -44% | -$3.98M |
|
1473
PUT
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$77.6B
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
45,900
-9,900
| -18% | -$1.13M |
|
1474
Orion
OEC
$349M
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
276,848
+199,789
| +259% | +$5.02M |
|
1475
CALL
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
32,900
+21,000
| +176% | +$3.05M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, David Shaw held 4,169 positions worth $77.4B, up 6.6% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $6.74B in Q1 2019, closing 617 positions and reducing 1,599 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shire pic, an estimated $276M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Lyft worth $159M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2019 buy was Lyft: 2,245,851 shares worth $159M.
- David Shaw added most to Pfizer in Q1 2019, an estimated $436M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $407M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shire pic in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $276M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $77.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- David Shaw opened 447 new positions and closed 617 in Q1 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 6.6% quarter-over-quarter to $77.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.