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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 26.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DVAX
1776
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
1,113,547
-650,880
| -37% | -$2.52M |
|
1777
CALL
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.75B
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
+99,000
| New | +$3.99M |
|
1778
CALL
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.4B
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
96,600
+91,100
| +1,656% | +$3.63M |
|
1779
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.74B
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
330,169
-67,109
| -17% | -$846K |
|
1780
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.41B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
53,487
-72,202
| -57% | -$5.25M |
|
1781
Celestica
CLS
$40B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
552,363
+60,447
| +12% | +$415K |
|
|
VNET
1782
VNET Group
VNET
$1.89B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
519,154
+28,001
| +6% | +$215K |
|
1783
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.41B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
74,538
-41,033
| -36% | -$2.07M |
|
1784
Manchester United
MANU
$3.93B
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
240,303
+21,672
| +10% | +$381K |
|
1785
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.6B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
10,436
+8,989
| +621% | +$3.18M |
|
1786
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.7B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
197,528
-65,265
| -25% | -$1.16M |
|
|
DCH
1787
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
474,601
+157,766
| +50% | +$1.43M |
|
1788
Designer Brands
DBI
$281M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
227,552
-823,762
| -78% | -$14M |
|
1789
Greif
GEF
$4.82B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
102,688
-77,688
| -43% | -$2.71M |
|
1790
Tenaris
TS
$27.1B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
183,552
+26,450
| +17% | +$620K |
|
|
NEX
1791
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
641,646
+291,978
| +84% | +$1.71M |
|
1792
Primerica
PRI
$8.98B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
30,534
-3,435
| -10% | -$415K |
|
1793
Matrix Service
MTRX
$304M
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
226,337
+1,659
| +0.7% | +$31.2K |
|
1794
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$12.5B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
500,393
+296,226
| +145% | +$2.41M |
|
1795
PUT
New Oriental
EDU
$9.22B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
+20,000
| +133% | +$2.09M |
|
1796
PUT
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.7B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
82,000
| – | – |
|
1797
PUT
HSBC
HSBC
$351B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
100,900
+61,600
| +157% | +$2.39M |
|
1798
Range Resources
RRC
$9.61B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,008,276
-3,776,642
| -79% | -$18.1M |
|
1799
Zscaler
ZS
$30.3B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
81,492
-567,987
| -87% | -$40.9M |
|
1800
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
28,242
-21,160
| -43% | -$2.79M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $3.14B in Q3 2019, closing 422 positions and reducing 1,391 holdings. Its most notable exit was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 26% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $310M.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.