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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.43% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$920M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
84,018
+38,261
| +84% | +$1.19M |
|
1827
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.25B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
38,599
-30,117
| -44% | -$2.16M |
|
1828
Ryder
R
$9.61B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
35,499
+4,128
| +13% | +$333K |
|
|
WCN
1829
Waste Connections
WCN
$42B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
35,956
-48,547
| -57% | -$3.45M |
|
1830
CALL
Adient
ADNT
$1.44B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
43,100
+20,000
| +87% | +$1.33M |
|
1831
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.6B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
12,932
-7
| -0.1% | -$1.45K |
|
|
FMBI
1832
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
104,137
-139,639
| -57% | -$3.52M |
|
|
ANSS
1833
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
16,336
-32,358
| -66% | -$5.17M |
|
1834
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$20.5B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,300
| New | +$2.84M |
|
1835
CALL
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,900
| New | +$2.59M |
|
|
LKSD
1836
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
145,565
+29,416
| +25% | +$438K |
|
|
BPMC
1837
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,613
| New | +$2.38M |
|
1838
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
381,447
+152,960
| +67% | +$1.11M |
|
|
TWOU
1839
PUT
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
1,003
+270
| +37% | +$624K |
|
1840
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.9B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
65,288
-7,584
| -10% | -$293K |
|
1841
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.82B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
263,253
-135,243
| -34% | -$1.18M |
|
1842
PUT
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.86B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
-52,000
| -67% | -$5.41M |
|
|
ONIT
1843
Onity Group
ONIT
$288M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
40,884
+39,014
| +2,086% | +$2.09M |
|
|
BITA
1844
PUT
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+119,500
| New | +$3.72M |
|
1845
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.91B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
15,615
+894
| +6% | +$159K |
|
1846
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.56B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,848
| New | +$2.6M |
|
1847
PUT
RTX Corp
RTX
$285B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
31,780
| – | – |
|
|
CBM
1848
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
48,061
-184,481
| -79% | -$9.87M |
|
1849
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18.4B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
8,068
-24,627
| -75% | -$8.66M |
|
1850
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.41B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
66,640
-144,158
| -68% | -$5.36M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Shaw held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- David Shaw added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- David Shaw fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.