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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
CALL
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.36B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
+23,300
| +315% | +$1.58M |
|
1952
PUT
Children's Place
PLCE
$61.2M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,000
| New | +$2.33M |
|
1953
Novartis
NVS
$300B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,856
| New | +$2.27M |
|
|
OMN
1954
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
205,149
+14,288
| +7% | +$150K |
|
|
DFRG
1955
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
141,143
-25,243
| -15% | -$416K |
|
1956
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.26B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
17,992
-4,094
| -19% | -$623K |
|
|
RSO
1957
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
226,074
+40,756
| +22% | +$377K |
|
|
PPL
1958
PUT
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.5B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
75,900
+69,400
| +1,068% | +$2.07M |
|
1959
CALL
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$16.1B
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
13,900
-1,800
| -11% | -$283K |
|
|
RRTS
1960
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
33,709
+5,230
| +18% | +$676K |
|
|
AVXS
1961
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,313
| New | +$2.06M |
|
1962
Team
TISI
$107M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
15,527
+5,635
| +57% | +$928K |
|
1963
PUT
Gartner
IT
$12.2B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
18,100
+3,500
| +24% | +$437K |
|
|
MYND
1964
Mynd.ai
MYND
$18.2M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
12,760
-1,285
| -9% | -$235K |
|
1965
Vera Bradley
VRA
$92.7M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
200,261
-72,662
| -27% | -$747K |
|
1966
Phunware
PHUN
$42.8M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
4,100
| – | – |
|
1967
Zillow
Z
$7.9B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,411
| New | +$1.9M |
|
1968
Graco
GGG
$12.8B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,324
| New | +$2.11M |
|
|
1969
CALL
IBM
IBM
$216B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
14,435
-294,030
| -95% | -$44.5M |
|
|
VRTV
1970
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
53,912
-25,779
| -32% | -$783K |
|
|
AVXS
1971
CALL
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
17,100
| – | – |
|
|
AZPN
1972
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
26,748
+1,645
| +7% | +$130K |
|
|
VVC
1973
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
32,990
+6,631
| +25% | +$410K |
|
1974
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$377M
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
319,864
+10,948
| +4% | +$78.6K |
|
1975
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$786B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
209,500
-24,100
| -10% | -$286K |
|
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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.