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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMBR
1951
DELISTED
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
218,867
-48,320
| -18% | -$542K |
|
1952
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.5B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
19,685
-40,187
| -67% | -$5.81M |
|
1953
Daktronics
DAKT
$942M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
463,109
+43,312
| +10% | +$302K |
|
1954
PUT
Owens Corning
OC
$11.5B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
-39,200
| -44% | -$2M |
|
1955
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$94.6B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
10,900
+10,000
| +1,111% | +$2.54M |
|
1956
PUT
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
93,600
+86,000
| +1,132% | +$2.73M |
|
1957
CALL
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
+1,300
| +5% | +$136K |
|
1958
CALL
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$44.2B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
305,600
-531,500
| -63% | -$6.41M |
|
1959
Kohl's
KSS
$2.03B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,277
| New | +$3.58M |
|
1960
PUT
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.8B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,800
| New | +$2.6M |
|
1961
Lumen
LUMN
$6.28B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
238,683
+207,595
| +668% | +$2.34M |
|
|
IPHS
1962
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
95,890
-34,343
| -26% | -$1.03M |
|
1963
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.9B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
199,738
+100,371
| +101% | +$1.25M |
|
1964
CALL
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.72B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
27,600
-2,700
| -9% | -$290K |
|
1965
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.6B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
17,919
| – | – |
|
1966
Caesarstone
CSTE
$113M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
185,158
+30,011
| +19% | +$449K |
|
|
MAG
1967
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
262,900
-162,100
| -38% | -$1.62M |
|
1968
Foster
FSTR
$395M
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
101,391
-28,010
| -22% | -$641K |
|
1969
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.57B
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
234,496
+102,347
| +77% | +$1.18M |
|
1970
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$124M
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
344,042
+98,685
| +40% | +$770K |
|
1971
CALL
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$77.6B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
-14,700
| -39% | -$1.79M |
|
|
TACO
1972
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
214,553
+69,812
| +48% | +$764K |
|
1973
Titan International
TWI
$455M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
561,879
+102,850
| +22% | +$560K |
|
1974
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.5B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
-41,300
| -60% | -$4.12M |
|
1975
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$86.7M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
43,307
+12,867
| +42% | +$744K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.