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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
XLNX
1776
PUT
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
-33,700
| -52% | -$3.93M |
|
|
EA
1777
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
36,300
+5,300
| +17% | +$505K |
|
1778
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$76B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
39,400
-32,400
| -45% | -$3.01M |
|
1779
CALL
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$140B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
SLCA
1780
PUT
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
286,300
+223,500
| +356% | +$3.05M |
|
|
WWE
1781
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
50,681
+30,778
| +155% | +$2.52M |
|
1782
CALL
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
31,600
-36,900
| -54% | -$4.36M |
|
|
THCBU
1783
DELISTED
Tuscan Holdings Corp. Unit
THCBU
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
344,500
-55,500
| -14% | -$583K |
|
1784
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.99B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
5,291
-689
| -12% | -$481K |
|
1785
SK Telecom
SKM
$15.3B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
89,323
-78,546
| -47% | -$3.12M |
|
|
SEMG
1786
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
303,406
+143,883
| +90% | +$1.91M |
|
1787
WD-40
WDFC
$2.9B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
22,886
+12,933
| +130% | +$2.12M |
|
1788
PUT
Autoliv
ALV
$9.03B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,600
| New | +$3.77M |
|
1789
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.46B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
56,760
+26,185
| +86% | +$1.76M |
|
1790
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$2.15B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
383,287
-3,424
| -0.9% | -$33.3K |
|
1791
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.26B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
315,353
-730,666
| -70% | -$9.4M |
|
1792
PUT
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.5B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
46,800
+5,200
| +13% | +$401K |
|
|
ALTR
1793
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
89,248
-3,425
| -4% | -$128K |
|
1794
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
37,808
+8,323
| +28% | +$803K |
|
1795
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
13,079
-23,682
| -64% | -$5.84M |
|
1796
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.7B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
80,423
+24,969
| +45% | +$1.12M |
|
1797
CALL
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.47B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
55,700
-22,300
| -29% | -$1.44M |
|
|
VMRK
1798
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$26.8B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
47,331
-2,847
| -6% | -$217K |
|
1799
NVR
NVR
$17B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
1,065
+185
| +21% | +$593K |
|
1800
Archrock
AROC
$5.35B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
338,500
-45,515
| -12% | -$447K |
|
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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.