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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.77B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,643
| New | +$3.08M |
|
1827
CALL
General Dynamics
GD
$102B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
17,100
+5,800
| +51% | +$1.19M |
|
1828
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
34,724
+20,060
| +137% | +$1.83M |
|
1829
Foster
FSTR
$401M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
138,457
-6,938
| -5% | -$166K |
|
|
HUYA
1830
Huya Inc
HUYA
$491M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+96,506
| New | +$2.9M |
|
1831
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$61.3B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
10,260
-50,320
| -83% | -$15M |
|
1832
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.3B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
20,220
+8,054
| +66% | +$1.3M |
|
1833
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.5B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
29,318
-32,025
| -52% | -$3.41M |
|
1834
ASML
ASML
$670B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
15,902
+8,347
| +110% | +$1.68M |
|
1835
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$77B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
25,300
-30,600
| -55% | -$3.55M |
|
1836
Forward Air
FWRD
$588M
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
53,238
-599
| -1% | -$34.3K |
|
1837
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.43B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
188,299
+135,229
| +255% | +$2.03M |
|
1838
Evertec
EVTC
$1.79B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
143,819
-122,538
| -46% | -$2.49M |
|
|
EXTN
1839
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
125,508
+33,730
| +37% | +$949K |
|
1840
PUT
Moody's
MCO
$88.9B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
18,400
-12,600
| -41% | -$2.13M |
|
1841
Rapid7
RPD
$818M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+111,157
| New | +$3.31M |
|
1842
V2X
VVX
$2.4B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
101,761
+26,240
| +35% | +$887K |
|
|
FMBI
1843
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
123,080
+18,943
| +18% | +$485K |
|
|
STML
1844
DELISTED
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
STML
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
195,292
-55,129
| -22% | -$984K |
|
|
MBFI
1845
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
67,108
+55,584
| +482% | +$2.54M |
|
1846
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.5B
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
410,599
+188,934
| +85% | +$1.32M |
|
1847
PUT
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$44.5B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
194,000
-25,200
| -11% | -$456K |
|
1848
CALL
Weibo
WB
$1.75B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
35,200
-200
| -0.6% | -$21.8K |
|
1849
CALL
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.9B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
11,300
-19,600
| -63% | -$5.41M |
|
1850
CALL
Comcast
CMCSA
$96.2B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,000
| New | +$3.1M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.