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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$846M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$430M |
| 3 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
+$357M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$319M |
| 5 |
Kraft Heinz
KHC
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$424M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$367M |
| 4 |
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$212M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.96% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 9.03% |
| 4 | Technology | 8.2% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
| $91.1M | 0.13% |
3,500,090
+835,600
| +31% | +$24.7M |
|
177
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $91.1M | 0.13% |
1,604,059
-261,013
| -14% | -$15.2M |
|
178
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.26B
| $90.7M | 0.13% |
4,570,190
-2,016,361
| -31% | -$41.4M |
|
|
SNDK
179
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
| $90.1M | 0.13% |
1,658,680
-570,557
| -26% | -$31.5M |
|
180
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.7B
| $89M | 0.13% |
1,840,186
+31,731
| +2% | +$1.54M |
|
|
CYT
181
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
| $88.4M | 0.13% |
1,196,562
+1,104,718
| +1,203% | +$77.1M |
|
182
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $88M | 0.13% |
861,387
+776,667
| +917% | +$84.6M |
|
183
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $87.3M | 0.13% |
1,474,375
+907,190
| +160% | +$57.6M |
|
184
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
| $86.9M | 0.13% |
1,848,380
-400,335
| -18% | -$18.5M |
|
|
TWTR
185
PUT
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $86.6M | 0.13% |
3,215,300
+1,015,600
| +46% | +$30.5M |
|
|
P
186
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $86.3M | 0.13% |
4,042,827
+3,257,022
| +414% | +$57.1M |
|
187
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| $85.3M | 0.13% |
1,153,918
+15,444
| +1% | +$1.15M |
|
188
L3Harris
LHX
$49.7B
| $84.9M | 0.13% |
1,161,149
+141,513
| +14% | +$11.1M |
|
|
TFCF
189
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $83.9M | 0.12% |
3,100,000
-154,905
| -5% | -$4.6M |
|
190
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
| $83.6M | 0.12% |
866,388
+280,273
| +48% | +$29.5M |
|
191
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $83M | 0.12% |
1,361,752
+785,150
| +136% | +$51.4M |
|
192
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $82.6M | 0.12% |
1,198,818
+719,383
| +150% | +$49.5M |
|
193
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.41B
| $82.6M | 0.12% |
1,645,881
-487,140
| -23% | -$25.5M |
|
194
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.6B
| $82.5M | 0.12% |
1,869,981
-1,117,291
| -37% | -$56.1M |
|
|
MDVN
195
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $82.5M | 0.12% |
1,940,630
+485,484
| +33% | +$24M |
|
|
LNKD
196
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $82.3M | 0.12% |
432,687
+196,432
| +83% | +$39M |
|
197
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $82M | 0.12% |
7,940,840
+545,550
| +7% | +$5.86M |
|
198
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $81.5M | 0.12% |
1,644,963
+977,941
| +147% | +$47.7M |
|
199
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| $81.1M | 0.12% |
590,200
+293,300
| +99% | +$48.4M |
|
|
TSNU
200
DELISTED
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
| $81M | 0.12% |
1,555,000
+735,000
| +90% | +$37.9M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, David Shaw held 4,145 positions worth $67.9B, up 1.1% from $67.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 429 new positions and adding to 1,450 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, down from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $424M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.
- David Shaw added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2015, an estimated $846M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
- David Shaw fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $778M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $67.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- David Shaw opened 429 new positions and closed 449 in Q3 2015.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $67.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.