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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
PUT
Campbell Soup
CPB
$7B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
115,400
-20,000
| -15% | -$785K |
|
1602
PUT
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.5B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
45,700
-18,600
| -29% | -$1.85M |
|
1603
PUT
Chemours
CC
$2.37B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
192,100
+153,200
| +394% | +$4.51M |
|
|
ITCI
1604
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
354,888
+42,630
| +14% | +$547K |
|
|
WLL
1605
PUT
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
3,288
+2,856
| +661% | +$4.91M |
|
1606
ePlus
PLUS
$2.25B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
133,334
-18,646
| -12% | -$775K |
|
1607
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.95B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
45,831
-14,628
| -24% | -$1.39M |
|
1608
PUT
PayPal
PYPL
$53.3B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
40,000
-71,800
| -64% | -$7.96M |
|
|
EIGI
1609
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
949,688
+63,577
| +7% | +$345K |
|
1610
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.74B
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
262,793
-61,940
| -19% | -$1.13M |
|
1611
Matrix Service
MTRX
$303M
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
224,678
+50,593
| +29% | +$998K |
|
1612
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.84B
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
49,736
+34,622
| +229% | +$2.76M |
|
1613
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$605M
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
215,754
+79,381
| +58% | +$1.67M |
|
|
BCOV
1614
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
439,767
-6,410
| -1% | -$61.8K |
|
1615
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$484M
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
428,230
-90,571
| -17% | -$930K |
|
|
AEL
1616
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
166,449
+71,364
| +75% | +$2.04M |
|
1617
Arcosa
ACA
$7.13B
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
119,830
-44,985
| -27% | -$1.54M |
|
|
INOV
1618
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
310,483
+8,551
| +3% | +$116K |
|
1619
PUT
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.05B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
+29,200
| New | +$4.42M |
|
1620
CALL
Adient
ADNT
$1.44B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
185,400
+91,700
| +98% | +$1.89M |
|
|
SP
1621
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
140,502
-4,802
| -3% | -$158K |
|
1622
CALL
Realty Income
O
$59.5B
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
67,080
| – | – |
|
1623
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$32.8B
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
175,000
| – | – |
|
1624
CALL
Lumen
LUMN
$6.08B
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
380,000
+140,000
| +58% | +$1.58M |
|
1625
CALL
MSCI
MSCI
$41B
| $4.46M | 0.01% |
+18,700
| New | +$4.19M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.