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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.34B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
34,533
+22,622
| +190% | +$1.57M |
|
1902
CALL
ASML
ASML
$668B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
11,700
-25,900
| -69% | -$5.1M |
|
|
TAST
1903
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
207,174
+12,454
| +6% | +$156K |
|
|
CSLT
1904
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
635,735
-763
| -0.1% | -$2.83K |
|
1905
CSX Corp
CSX
$96.4B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
124,884
+5,232
| +4% | +$97.8K |
|
1906
Lands' End
LE
$373M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
99,327
+81,009
| +442% | +$1.5M |
|
|
BBBY
1907
PUT
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
110,200
-101,600
| -48% | -$2.24M |
|
1908
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$475M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
62,944
+57,044
| +967% | +$2.07M |
|
1909
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.7B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+149,767
| New | +$2.37M |
|
1910
PUT
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.4B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
32,100
+12,100
| +61% | +$871K |
|
|
AJRD
1911
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
82,268
+3,804
| +5% | +$107K |
|
|
ESL
1912
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,454
| New | +$2.34M |
|
1913
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.02B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
51,478
-24,964
| -33% | -$1.18M |
|
|
DF
1914
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
266,281
-416,395
| -61% | -$4.11M |
|
1915
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.04B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
57,052
+50,610
| +786% | +$2.13M |
|
|
1916
PUT
Amgen
AMGN
$239B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
-205,300
| -94% | -$37.7M |
|
|
SPA
1917
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
131,207
+96,812
| +281% | +$2.05M |
|
1918
uniQure
QURE
$3.51B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
97,044
-9,398
| -9% | -$205K |
|
1919
Angi Inc
ANGI
$198M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
16,680
-8,000
| -32% | -$1.11M |
|
|
GPX
1920
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
99,903
+13,850
| +16% | +$324K |
|
1921
Woodward
WWD
$20.4B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
31,512
-37,818
| -55% | -$2.85M |
|
|
GWPH
1922
CALL
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-66,200
| -77% | -$8.32M |
|
|
SODA
1923
PUT
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
24,500
+20,900
| +581% | +$1.69M |
|
1924
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$9.89B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
132,966
+62,080
| +88% | +$1.09M |
|
1925
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$21.3B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
20,100
-9,900
| -33% | -$1.07M |
|
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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.