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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KLRE
1601
DELISTED
KLR Energy Acquisition Corp
KLRE
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
276,500
-122,500
| -31% | -$1.27M |
|
1602
PUT
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.4B
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
10,000
-10,000
| -50% | -$2.74M |
|
1603
CALL
NetEase
NTES
$79B
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
50,000
-47,000
| -48% | -$2.53M |
|
1604
CALL
PACCAR
PCAR
$68B
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
+63,300
| New | +$2.85M |
|
|
HDP
1605
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
288,154
+51,597
| +22% | +$499K |
|
1606
PUT
Children's Place
PLCE
$59.4M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
23,400
+11,200
| +92% | +$1.18M |
|
|
JOYY
1607
CALL
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.77B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
60,900
-80,000
| -57% | -$3.55M |
|
1608
CALL
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.31B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
| – | – |
|
1609
Flotek Industries
FTK
$855M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
36,373
+18,043
| +98% | +$1.24M |
|
1610
PUT
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.1B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
81,100
-20,000
| -20% | -$706K |
|
|
GOLD
1611
CALL
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
31,900
+4,600
| +17% | +$401K |
|
|
GLDD
1612
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
693,216
+41,418
| +6% | +$190K |
|
|
SREV
1613
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
714,470
+14,738
| +2% | +$69.9K |
|
|
WCN
1614
Waste Connections
WCN
$42B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
47,105
+6,831
| +17% | +$380K |
|
|
DISCK
1615
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
97,501
+24,206
| +33% | +$663K |
|
1616
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$83.9B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
7,103
-1,696
| -19% | -$629K |
|
|
BCOV
1617
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
309,227
+57,965
| +23% | +$460K |
|
1618
Marcus Corp
MCS
$913M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
85,622
+16,006
| +23% | +$495K |
|
1619
Insmed
INSM
$27.2B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
156,005
+21,683
| +16% | +$334K |
|
|
LPT
1620
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
70,812
+55,922
| +376% | +$2.18M |
|
|
DFRG
1621
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
151,160
-37,304
| -20% | -$639K |
|
1622
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$853M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
172,563
+8,358
| +5% | +$139K |
|
1623
CALL
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$29.4B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-160,000
| -84% | -$14.4M |
|
|
CZR
1624
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
284,697
+80,421
| +39% | +$735K |
|
1625
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$884M
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
223,995
-750
| -0.3% | -$9.63K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.