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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FMBI
1551
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
225,920
-65,065
| -22% | -$1.42M |
|
1552
DMC Global
BOOM
$136M
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
93,030
+51,075
| +122% | +$2.07M |
|
1553
Fair Isaac
FICO
$24.5B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
16,988
-27,663
| -62% | -$6.5M |
|
1554
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
38,700
-49,900
| -56% | -$6.06M |
|
1555
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$213M
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
240,605
+201,274
| +512% | +$2.62M |
|
1556
KB Financial Group
KB
$42.4B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
+124,196
| New | +$4.96M |
|
1557
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.33B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
307,138
+2,778
| +0.9% | +$42.1K |
|
|
CBM
1558
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
117,748
+16,264
| +16% | +$666K |
|
1559
PUT
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.9B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
75,000
-36,400
| -33% | -$2.14M |
|
1560
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$11.9B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
166,727
+125,864
| +308% | +$3.21M |
|
|
CASA
1561
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
547,887
+448,202
| +450% | +$4.97M |
|
1562
AGCO
AGCO
$7.81B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
65,340
-18,051
| -22% | -$1.17M |
|
1563
Robert Half
RHI
$4.56B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
+69,730
| New | +$4.42M |
|
1564
CALL
Factset
FDS
$10.5B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
18,300
-22,100
| -55% | -$4.94M |
|
|
MAG
1565
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
425,000
-89,800
| -17% | -$832K |
|
1566
PUT
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.7B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
10,000
-40,000
| -80% | -$16.2M |
|
1567
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$21.6B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
35,000
-37,600
| -52% | -$4.48M |
|
1568
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.78B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
346,926
+206,483
| +147% | +$2.88M |
|
|
LTHM
1569
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
+369,138
| New | +$4.81M |
|
|
TLRD
1570
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
577,063
+438,159
| +315% | +$5.18M |
|
1571
CALL
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.8B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
60,000
-38,800
| -39% | -$2.62M |
|
1572
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.05B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
306,652
+215,580
| +237% | +$3.25M |
|
1573
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
912,299
-419,876
| -32% | -$2.18M |
|
|
QVCGA
1574
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
5,806
-14,567
| -72% | -$14M |
|
|
MLNX
1575
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
37,948
-258,601
| -87% | -$26M |
|
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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.