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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 26.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ARGO
2101
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
37,584
-7,195
| -16% | -$497K |
|
2102
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.6B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
73,522
+629
| +0.9% | +$22.6K |
|
2103
CALL
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$55.5B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
29,300
+3,300
| +13% | +$328K |
|
2104
Comscore
SCOR
$79.7M
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
68,882
+607
| +0.9% | +$35K |
|
|
CONN
2105
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
105,597
+83,703
| +382% | +$1.76M |
|
2106
CALL
International Paper
IP
$21.6B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
66,106
-66,105
| -50% | -$2.58M |
|
2107
Paycom
PAYC
$10.7B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
12,474
+2,118
| +20% | +$495K |
|
2108
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.19B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
96,775
+19,270
| +25% | +$564K |
|
|
FPI
2109
Farmland Partners
FPI
$453M
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
390,243
-32,826
| -8% | -$211K |
|
2110
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.94B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,134
| New | +$2.75M |
|
2111
PUT
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.15B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
28,000
| – | – |
|
|
ATNX
2112
DELISTED
Athenex, Inc. Common Stock
ATNX
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
10,678
+9,429
| +755% | +$3.08M |
|
2113
CALL
Williams Companies
WMB
$89.5B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+107,900
| New | +$2.72M |
|
2114
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$59.2M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
33,700
| – | – |
|
|
PFPT
2115
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
20,102
-7,798
| -28% | -$954K |
|
2116
CALL
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$106B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
130,009
-42,249
| -25% | -$832K |
|
2117
CALL
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.78B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
45,000
| – | – |
|
2118
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$839M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
458,606
-373,120
| -45% | -$2.69M |
|
2119
PUT
AutoNation
AN
$6.54B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
50,800
| – | – |
|
2120
CALL
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.5B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,000
| New | +$2.45M |
|
|
2121
PUT
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.78B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
44,600
+20,000
| +81% | +$1.08M |
|
|
SNV
2122
CALL
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
71,500
+20,900
| +41% | +$750K |
|
2123
CALL
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
+6,000
| +167% | +$1.51M |
|
2124
PUT
Tapestry
TPR
$24.9B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
98,000
+80,000
| +444% | +$2.11M |
|
|
CRR
2125
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
1,063,414
+40,482
| +4% | +$64.7K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $3.14B in Q3 2019, closing 422 positions and reducing 1,391 holdings. Its most notable exit was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 26% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $310M.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.