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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPLK
2026
CALL
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-44,700
| -69% | -$4.27M |
|
2027
CALL
Gartner
IT
$12.2B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,700
| New | +$2.09M |
|
|
TUES
2028
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
497,244
-51,078
| -9% | -$166K |
|
|
RST
2029
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
149,112
-10,533
| -7% | -$138K |
|
2030
Energizer
ENR
$1.5B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
32,720
-349,591
| -91% | -$18.8M |
|
2031
CALL
Chemours
CC
$2.37B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-40,000
| -50% | -$2M |
|
2032
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.97B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
85,247
+1,706
| +2% | +$40.9K |
|
2033
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$801M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
58,210
+3,983
| +7% | +$139K |
|
2034
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.31B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,166
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
PBPB
2035
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
160,485
-22,111
| -12% | -$278K |
|
2036
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.29B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
26,446
-270,465
| -91% | -$21.2M |
|
2037
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.78B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
105,831
+74,485
| +238% | +$1.38M |
|
2038
Exponent
EXPO
$3.34B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
48,936
-64,816
| -57% | -$2.45M |
|
|
ZEUS
2039
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
93,612
-32,108
| -26% | -$731K |
|
|
PXD
2040
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
11,100
-121,000
| -92% | -$21.3M |
|
2041
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
+2,300
| +17% | +$297K |
|
|
SEI
2042
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.41B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
115,005
+58,965
| +105% | +$1.11M |
|
|
DSPG
2043
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
161,359
+5,894
| +4% | +$73.8K |
|
2044
CALL
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.58B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
+5,400
| +117% | +$1.05M |
|
2045
Regional Management Corp
RM
$301M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
59,541
-8,644
| -13% | -$256K |
|
2046
Quanex
NX
$910M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
108,668
+30,941
| +40% | +$603K |
|
|
ARCH
2047
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
20,563
-6,414
| -24% | -$600K |
|
2048
Innospec
IOSP
$2.36B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
27,474
-17,751
| -39% | -$1.23M |
|
2049
PUT
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.3B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
20,900
| – | – |
|
|
TTM
2050
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
73,058
-97,324
| -57% | -$2.86M |
|
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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.