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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.48% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.82% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
CALL
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32.1B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
40,000
+10,000
| +33% | +$1.42M |
|
|
MACA
1802
DELISTED
Moringa Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
MACA
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
593,010
| – | – |
|
|
NVMI
1803
Nova
NVMI
$11.7B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
65,760
+7,358
| +13% | +$733K |
|
|
YSG
1804
Yatsen Holding
YSG
$278M
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
750,801
-194,818
| -21% | -$662K |
|
1805
OPAL Fuels
OPAL
$64.7M
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
584,484
| – | – |
|
|
ALTR
1806
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
110,651
+50,744
| +85% | +$2.77M |
|
1807
PUT
Jabil
JBL
$32.3B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
+113,300
| New | +$6.56M |
|
1808
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.4B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
127,431
-351,102
| -73% | -$16M |
|
|
SHYF
1809
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
311,296
+239,531
| +334% | +$5.87M |
|
1810
PUT
Nice
NICE
$5.88B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
1811
JD.com
JD
$39.7B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
89,879
+45,471
| +102% | +$2.62M |
|
1812
CALL
APA Corp
APA
$14.5B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
165,300
-213,400
| -56% | -$9.07M |
|
1813
Jet.AI
JTAI
$2.19M
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
13
+2
| +18% | +$902K |
|
1814
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40.6B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
+60,800
| New | +$8.61M |
|
1815
AlTi Global
ALTI
$463M
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
586,314
| – | – |
|
1816
PUT
Novavax
NVAX
$1.56B
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
112,000
-251,100
| -69% | -$13M |
|
|
SGII
1817
DELISTED
Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp. Class A Common Stock
SGII
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
576,378
+250,000
| +77% | +$2.48M |
|
|
ADER
1818
DELISTED
26 Capital Acquisition Corp
ADER
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
586,717
| – | – |
|
|
TBCP
1819
DELISTED
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III Inc. Class A Common Stock
TBCP
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
585,489
+50,000
| +9% | +$490K |
|
1820
CALL
Hertz
HTZ
$795M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
362,500
-92,500
| -20% | -$1.82M |
|
1821
ZipRecruiter
ZIP
$358M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
387,073
+306,222
| +379% | +$6.08M |
|
1822
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.24B
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
47,294
-6,458
| -12% | -$803K |
|
1823
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.22B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
63,502
+57,523
| +962% | +$6.91M |
|
1824
NiSource
NI
$19.5B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
194,018
+182,696
| +1,614% | +$5.53M |
|
|
COLI
1825
DELISTED
Colicity Inc. Class A Common Stock
COLI
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
581,893
+69,000
| +13% | +$676K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, David Shaw held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $8.25B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,835 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- David Shaw added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw opened 595 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.