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 |
AT&T
T
|
+$501M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$470M |
| 3 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$914M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$305M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$241M |
| 5 |
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
|
+$222M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.48% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.55% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.76% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
NewMarket
NEU
$8.51B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
8,098
+5,345
| +194% | +$2.14M |
|
|
SPLK
1802
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
+2,100
| +8% | +$233K |
|
1803
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.3B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
121,426
-686,948
| -85% | -$18.5M |
|
1804
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.84B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
115,121
-121,341
| -51% | -$3.21M |
|
1805
KT
KT
$9.36B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
220,261
-179,197
| -45% | -$2.45M |
|
1806
CALL
Core Laboratories
CLB
$550M
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
28,200
| – | – |
|
1807
Zscaler
ZS
$27.5B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
79,848
+44,713
| +127% | +$1.81M |
|
|
ICPT
1808
CALL
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
25,700
+15,700
| +157% | +$1.66M |
|
|
FL
1809
PUT
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
63,600
+23,600
| +59% | +$1.17M |
|
|
RYZ
1810
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.31B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
286,958
-58,810
| -17% | -$661K |
|
1811
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.65B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
82,942
-257,180
| -76% | -$9.55M |
|
|
INWK
1812
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
408,429
+19,181
| +5% | +$151K |
|
|
WCN
1813
Waste Connections
WCN
$42B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
40,484
-5,365
| -12% | -$421K |
|
1814
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.86B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
869
-8
| -0.9% | -$29.8K |
|
1815
Adient
ADNT
$1.46B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,959
| New | +$3.69M |
|
1816
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.21B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
23,231
-5,587
| -19% | -$786K |
|
1817
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.9B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
400,999
-285,745
| -42% | -$2.11M |
|
1818
PUT
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.5B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1819
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.49B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
59,980
+52,348
| +686% | +$3.07M |
|
|
TGI
1820
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
137,345
-124,639
| -48% | -$2.61M |
|
1821
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$2.08B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
298,875
-11,332
| -4% | -$129K |
|
1822
WIX.com
WIX
$3.44B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,712
| New | +$2.86M |
|
1823
CALL
Chemed
CHE
$7.17B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-11,100
| -53% | -$3.54M |
|
1824
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.68B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+98,289
| New | +$2.96M |
|
|
CARB
1825
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
89,548
-87,197
| -49% | -$3.35M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, David Shaw held 4,167 positions worth $83.2B, up 8.6% from $76.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2018 filing shows 494 new, 1,413 increased, 1,463 reduced and 484 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $914M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2018 buy was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M.
- David Shaw added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $501M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $914M.
- David Shaw fully exited RH in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $43.2M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $83.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- David Shaw opened 494 new positions and closed 484 in Q3 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.6% quarter-over-quarter to $83.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.