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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$709M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
668,296
+30,942
| +5% | +$301K |
|
1502
CALL
Snap-on
SNA
$20.6B
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
36,600
+21,600
| +144% | +$3.32M |
|
1503
PUT
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.14B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
142,700
+132,700
| +1,327% | +$5.85M |
|
|
DPLO
1504
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
1,164,007
+173,834
| +18% | +$973K |
|
1505
PUT
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.25B
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
340,000
+188,300
| +124% | +$2.96M |
|
1506
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$108B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
106,200
+86,200
| +431% | +$4.88M |
|
1507
CALL
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.3B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
25,000
-10,000
| -29% | -$2.36M |
|
1508
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
42,300
-6,600
| -13% | -$872K |
|
1509
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.34B
| $5.68M | 0.01% |
127,758
+28,117
| +28% | +$1.24M |
|
1510
Mistras Group
MG
$599M
| $5.67M | 0.01% |
346,017
-20,834
| -6% | -$320K |
|
1511
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
+45,571
| New | +$5.5M |
|
|
SYNH
1512
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
106,343
+13,490
| +15% | +$692K |
|
1513
CALL
Etsy
ETSY
$7.5B
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
100,000
-10,000
| -9% | -$588K |
|
1514
CALL
American International
AIG
$40.2B
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
101,300
-15,700
| -13% | -$868K |
|
|
COHR
1515
PUT
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
36,700
-1,200
| -3% | -$173K |
|
1516
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.5B
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
46,783
-24,369
| -34% | -$3.15M |
|
|
EV
1517
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
125,351
+34,758
| +38% | +$1.5M |
|
1518
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
1,107,213
-662,187
| -37% | -$3.25M |
|
|
BDN
1519
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$554M
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
370,435
+47,170
| +15% | +$689K |
|
1520
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.05B
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
563,143
+170,283
| +43% | +$2.09M |
|
1521
CALL
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.2B
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
41,400
+17,800
| +75% | +$2.32M |
|
1522
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
73,796
-9,827
| -12% | -$778K |
|
|
ACBI
1523
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
| $5.56M | 0.01% |
320,537
+69,082
| +27% | +$1.2M |
|
1524
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.14B
| $5.55M | 0.01% |
61,396
+44,216
| +257% | +$3.93M |
|
|
TRTX
1525
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$592M
| $5.54M | 0.01% |
279,531
-110,541
| -28% | -$2.18M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
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 Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.