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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.01B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
348,704
-179,908
| -34% | -$2.97M |
|
|
EFOR
1452
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.29B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
95,929
+918
| +1% | +$55.1K |
|
1453
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.56B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
222,324
+91,710
| +70% | +$2.61M |
|
1454
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.67B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
282,700
+89,900
| +47% | +$1.89M |
|
1455
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.93B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
+19,485
| New | +$6.07M |
|
1456
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.5B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
46,080
-3,698
| -7% | -$436K |
|
1457
CALL
Texas Instruments
TXN
$237B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
50,000
-112,800
| -69% | -$12.6M |
|
1458
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.96B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+260,181
| New | +$4.78M |
|
|
INST
1459
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+134,612
| New | +$5.82M |
|
1460
Materion
MTRN
$4.84B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
84,341
+14,370
| +21% | +$905K |
|
1461
PUT
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.45B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
62,000
-15,000
| -19% | -$1.47M |
|
1462
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.3B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
55,000
-3,800
| -6% | -$394K |
|
1463
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.41B
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
115,571
-40,366
| -26% | -$1.94M |
|
1464
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.73B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
1,534,542
-1,449,266
| -49% | -$5.14M |
|
1465
DHI Group
DHX
$190M
| $5.68M | 0.01% |
1,590,467
+391,997
| +33% | +$1.36M |
|
1466
Brink's
BCO
$4.57B
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
+69,754
| New | +$5.55M |
|
1467
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.48B
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
189,753
-110,456
| -37% | -$3.22M |
|
1468
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.51B
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
1,491,354
+152,659
| +11% | +$919K |
|
|
MGP
1469
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
+183,141
| New | +$5.81M |
|
1470
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$212M
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
253,723
-52,551
| -17% | -$913K |
|
1471
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11B
| $5.6M | 0.01% |
99,543
-18,504
| -16% | -$991K |
|
1472
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $5.6M | 0.01% |
19,000
-244,500
| -93% | -$67.9M |
|
|
EXTN
1473
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
392,664
+102,183
| +35% | +$1.5M |
|
1474
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$368M
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
1,141,743
+131,472
| +13% | +$642K |
|
|
WUBA
1475
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
+89,704
| New | +$5.78M |
|
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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.