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 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$274M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$356M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$261M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$248M |
| 5 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$245M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.31% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.66% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.29% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 8.78% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$420M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
39,386
+2,407
| +7% | +$100K |
|
|
CVGW
2127
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
-10,417
| -31% | -$738K |
|
|
EOCC
2128
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
63,013
-37,533
| -37% | -$903K |
|
|
FCB
2129
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
34,252
+2,954
| +9% | +$135K |
|
|
SYNT
2130
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+84,133
| New | +$1.54M |
|
2131
PUT
Rio Tinto
RIO
$173B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
+25,000
| +250% | +$1.16M |
|
|
RXDX
2132
DELISTED
Ignyta, Inc.
RXDX
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
133,757
+64,445
| +93% | +$664K |
|
|
EE
2133
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
29,908
-50,009
| -63% | -$2.68M |
|
2134
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.4B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
139,356
+78,019
| +127% | +$889K |
|
|
LION
2135
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
69,859
+2,158
| +3% | +$47.7K |
|
2136
Flotek Industries
FTK
$873M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
59,012
+4,059
| +7% | +$161K |
|
|
RRD
2137
PUT
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
159,600
-105,400
| -40% | -$1.09M |
|
|
ACTA
2138
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
107,432
+54,307
| +102% | +$715K |
|
|
APTS
2139
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,938
| New | +$1.53M |
|
2140
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.96B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
+27,080
| +124% | +$896K |
|
|
TRTN
2141
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,958
| New | +$1.69M |
|
2142
CALL
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
| – | – |
|
|
DISH
2143
CALL
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
PBPB
2144
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
131,032
+40,322
| +44% | +$470K |
|
|
CUNB
2145
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
41,875
+1,691
| +4% | +$61.5K |
|
|
REGI
2146
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
133,306
-92,102
| -41% | -$1.13M |
|
2147
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.98B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
86,063
-144,610
| -63% | -$2.46M |
|
2148
PUT
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.25B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
60,150
| – | – |
|
2149
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.77B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
33,591
+7,278
| +28% | +$330K |
|
2150
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.33B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
59,836
+24,502
| +69% | +$659K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, David Shaw held 3,794 positions worth $65.1B, up 7.7% from $60.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2017 filing shows 469 new, 1,367 increased, 1,237 reduced and 370 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $356M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2017 buy was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M.
- David Shaw added most to Comcast in Q3 2017, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $356M.
- David Shaw fully exited Mobileye N.V. in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $72.4M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $65.1B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- David Shaw opened 469 new positions and closed 370 in Q3 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $65.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.