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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$642M |
| 2 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$429M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
JD.com
JD
|
+$275M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.13B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$456M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.94% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.37% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.89% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 6.57% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
BGC Group
BGC
$5.61B
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
1,802,786
-1,468,920
| -45% | -$3.84M |
|
1702
CALL
Diageo
DEO
$52.7B
| $4.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,400
| New | +$4.33M |
|
1703
Deluxe
DLX
$1.1B
| $4.32M | ﹤0.01% |
167,942
-10,501
| -6% | -$271K |
|
1704
PUT
Chemours
CC
$2.37B
| $4.31M | ﹤0.01% |
206,200
-34,000
| -14% | -$656K |
|
1705
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
| $4.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+150,000
| New | +$4.71M |
|
|
UN
1706
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $4.31M | ﹤0.01% |
71,292
-622,690
| -90% | -$36.1M |
|
1707
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.51B
| $4.3M | ﹤0.01% |
238,800
+16,000
| +7% | +$271K |
|
1708
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.03B
| $4.28M | ﹤0.01% |
237,182
+75,820
| +47% | +$1.34M |
|
|
LTRPA
1709
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $4.26M | ﹤0.01% |
2,462,732
-374,512
| -13% | -$902K |
|
1710
PUT
Jack in the Box
JACK
$320M
| $4.26M | ﹤0.01% |
53,700
-30,000
| -36% | -$2.41M |
|
1711
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.91B
| $4.26M | ﹤0.01% |
45,692
+34,835
| +321% | +$3.46M |
|
1712
Domo
DOMO
$175M
| $4.25M | ﹤0.01% |
110,849
+37,971
| +52% | +$1.37M |
|
|
ATVI
1713
PUT
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
52,400
-3,600
| -6% | -$292K |
|
|
NTUS
1714
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
246,942
-47,010
| -16% | -$889K |
|
1715
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.67B
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,883
| New | +$4.27M |
|
1716
Stryker
SYK
$127B
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
20,233
-14,869
| -42% | -$2.89M |
|
1717
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$28.2B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
349,700
-142,300
| -29% | -$2.06M |
|
1718
Accel Entertainment
ACEL
$966M
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+390,439
| New | +$4.17M |
|
1719
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$417B
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
|
LSI
1720
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
59,549
+28,694
| +93% | +$1.94M |
|
|
SEM
1721
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
372,418
-445,657
| -54% | -$4.39M |
|
1722
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
CRBP
$219M
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
77,183
+7,905
| +11% | +$1.43M |
|
|
1723
CALL
Stryker
SYK
$127B
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1724
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.1B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
89,609
+15,338
| +21% | +$646K |
|
|
OTRK
1725
DELISTED
Ontrak
OTRK
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+769
| New | +$3.56M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, David Shaw held 4,373 positions worth $97.7B, up 16% from $83.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2020 filing shows 420 new, 1,314 increased, 1,591 reduced and 597 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Gold Trust: 6,019,847 shares worth $217M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $1.13B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares Gold Trust: 6,019,847 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to Walt Disney in Q3 2020, an estimated $642M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.13B.
- David Shaw fully exited American Airlines Group in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.7B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- David Shaw opened 420 new positions and closed 597 in Q3 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $97.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.