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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$386M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$196M |
| 5 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$188M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$278M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$217M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 11.54% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.33% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AKS
1801
CALL
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
470,000
+400,000
| +571% | +$2.03M |
|
1802
CALL
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.4B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
37,200
-6,800
| -15% | -$502K |
|
|
ACH
1803
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
65,115
-20,776
| -24% | -$727K |
|
|
CPLA
1804
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
38,881
+2,807
| +8% | +$164K |
|
|
DISH
1805
PUT
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
41,200
| – | – |
|
1806
Digi International
DGII
$2.88B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
197,624
+17,868
| +10% | +$203K |
|
1807
PUT
GameStop
GME
$8.12B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
326,400
+50,800
| +18% | +$370K |
|
1808
PUT
eBay
EBAY
$47.2B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
68,400
-11,700
| -15% | -$353K |
|
1809
PUT
General Mills
GIS
$21.3B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,200
| New | +$2.45M |
|
|
1810
General Mills
GIS
$21.3B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
35,100
-99,733
| -74% | -$6.94M |
|
|
BBOX
1811
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
161,284
+5,575
| +4% | +$77.2K |
|
|
FMBI
1812
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
115,349
+53,088
| +85% | +$1M |
|
1813
Orion
OEC
$337M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
119,085
-5,450
| -4% | -$95.2K |
|
1814
PUT
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.27B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
+40,000
| +133% | +$1.36M |
|
|
ITG
1815
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
129,811
+36,683
| +39% | +$605K |
|
1816
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.8B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
9,988
-6,726
| -40% | -$1.53M |
|
1817
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.1B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
78,374
+32,939
| +72% | +$930K |
|
1818
PUT
Phillips 66
PSX
$94.5B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
27,500
-63,400
| -70% | -$4.93M |
|
1819
Hackett Group
HCKT
$278M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
133,711
+13,499
| +11% | +$206K |
|
1820
CALL
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.58B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,500
| New | +$2M |
|
1821
CALL
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.29B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
40,100
-20,000
| -33% | -$1.01M |
|
1822
Assurant
AIZ
$14.1B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
23,841
-167
| -0.7% | -$14.6K |
|
1823
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.36B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
38,230
-10,945
| -22% | -$653K |
|
|
WAIR
1824
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
163,760
+41,388
| +34% | +$561K |
|
|
IPHS
1825
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
56,279
-23,728
| -30% | -$975K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, David Shaw held 3,773 positions worth $56.7B, up 4.5% from $54.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2016 filing shows 448 new, 1,212 increased, 1,375 reduced and 429 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2016 buy was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M.
- David Shaw added most to Apple in Q3 2016, an estimated $453M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $374M.
- David Shaw fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $278M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- David Shaw opened 448 new positions and closed 429 in Q3 2016.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.