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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$454M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$314M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$308M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$299M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$735M |
| 2 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$423M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$338M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.34% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.75% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.24% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.7% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TWTR
1501
CALL
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $4.35M | 0.01% |
177,200
-336,100
| -65% | -$10.9M |
|
1502
CALL
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13.1B
| $4.34M | 0.01% |
74,700
+40,900
| +121% | +$2.85M |
|
1503
NOV
NOV
$7.11B
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
440,234
+359,681
| +447% | +$6.78M |
|
1504
CALL
Simon Property Group
SPG
$70.9B
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
78,900
+47,400
| +150% | +$5.67M |
|
1505
PUT
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$22.5B
| $4.32M | 0.01% |
301,700
+292,200
| +3,076% | +$6.07M |
|
|
ACH
1506
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
| $4.32M | 0.01% |
472,366
+255,568
| +118% | +$1.54M |
|
1507
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.9B
| $4.32M | 0.01% |
+114,463
| New | +$6.32M |
|
|
CHX
1508
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
| $4.3M | 0.01% |
747,765
+385,547
| +106% | +$8.01M |
|
|
HSII
1509
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $4.3M | 0.01% |
191,025
-7,746
| -4% | -$206K |
|
1510
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.29B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
50,233
+7,386
| +17% | +$733K |
|
1511
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.4B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
164,684
+13,066
| +9% | +$409K |
|
1512
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.51B
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
147,409
-22,653
| -13% | -$682K |
|
1513
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
46,689
+23,411
| +101% | +$2.31M |
|
1514
Logitech
LOGI
$14.1B
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
99,579
+58,922
| +145% | +$2.55M |
|
1515
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
280,154
+211,992
| +311% | +$5.83M |
|
|
RAD
1516
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
283,783
+123,829
| +77% | +$1.73M |
|
1517
CALL
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
35,600
+3,600
| +11% | +$465K |
|
|
AY
1518
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
190,368
-11,391
| -6% | -$308K |
|
|
TIVO
1519
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
599,133
-59,641
| -9% | -$440K |
|
1520
PUT
Elastic
ESTC
$8.36B
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
75,900
+48,200
| +174% | +$3.11M |
|
|
BFI
1521
DELISTED
BurgerFi International, Inc. Common Stock
BFI
| $4.22M | 0.01% |
388,500
| – | – |
|
1522
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.34B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
2,060,362
+259,186
| +14% | +$889K |
|
1523
CALL
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.18B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
81,600
+38,600
| +90% | +$2.49M |
|
1524
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.43B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
283,884
+174,222
| +159% | +$3.46M |
|
|
GRMN
1525
CALL
Garmin
GRMN
$55.6B
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
55,900
+14,300
| +34% | +$1.29M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, David Shaw held 4,498 positions worth $64.1B, down 27% from $87.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.59B in Q1 2020, closing 626 positions and reducing 1,723 holdings. Its most notable exit was PG&E, an estimated $79M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $124M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2020 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 1,005,000 shares worth $124M.
- David Shaw added most to ExxonMobil in Q1 2020, an estimated $454M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $735M.
- David Shaw fully exited PG&E in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $79M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $64.1B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw opened 538 new positions and closed 626 in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $64.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.