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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.77B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
32,880
+2,004
| +6% | +$294K |
|
1502
PUT
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
22,300
-42,100
| -65% | -$8.98M |
|
1503
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.81B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
134,246
+87,305
| +186% | +$3.29M |
|
1504
Interface
TILE
$2.25B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
216,252
+57,798
| +36% | +$1.37M |
|
|
FMI
1505
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
36,300
+32,227
| +791% | +$2.93M |
|
1506
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.68B
| $4.95M | 0.01% |
868,999
+114,900
| +15% | +$643K |
|
|
SP
1507
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $4.94M | 0.01% |
132,870
+17,808
| +15% | +$653K |
|
1508
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $4.92M | 0.01% |
120,618
+39,251
| +48% | +$1.59M |
|
|
ALTR
1509
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
+143,771
| New | +$4.7M |
|
|
LDL
1510
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
112,542
+4,576
| +4% | +$200K |
|
1511
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.84B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
236,462
+167,638
| +244% | +$3.53M |
|
1512
PUT
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.84B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
200,000
+107,600
| +116% | +$2.82M |
|
|
BCOV
1513
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
507,028
+43,382
| +9% | +$400K |
|
1514
Appian
APPN
$2.84B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
+135,104
| New | +$4.19M |
|
|
GWPH
1515
CALL
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
35,000
+15,000
| +75% | +$2.13M |
|
1516
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.96B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
271,536
-39,462
| -13% | -$707K |
|
1517
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.3B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
118,030
+11,590
| +11% | +$446K |
|
1518
AppFolio
APPF
$7.9B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
79,572
+15,426
| +24% | +$840K |
|
1519
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$251M
| $4.86M | 0.01% |
387,571
+32,580
| +9% | +$412K |
|
1520
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.24B
| $4.86M | 0.01% |
64,552
+25,953
| +67% | +$1.87M |
|
1521
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.4B
| $4.86M | 0.01% |
109,467
+42,827
| +64% | +$1.74M |
|
1522
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
66,010
-113,127
| -63% | -$8.49M |
|
1523
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.58B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
181,524
+170,649
| +1,569% | +$4.98M |
|
1524
Vale
VALE
$65.2B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
376,676
+342,866
| +1,014% | +$4.68M |
|
1525
CALL
Capital One
COF
$133B
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
+52,400
| New | +$4.96M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.