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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$311M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
82,749
+40,071
| +94% | +$973K |
|
2152
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$642M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
213,622
+23,626
| +12% | +$271K |
|
2153
CALL
NetApp
NTAP
$38B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
34,800
+9,800
| +39% | +$661K |
|
|
EXPR
2154
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
39,298
-9,537
| -20% | -$651K |
|
|
SAFM
2155
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,700
| New | +$2.23M |
|
|
RST
2156
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
93,690
-133,928
| -59% | -$3.22M |
|
2157
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
10,477
-10,395
| -50% | -$2.09M |
|
2158
PUT
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.92B
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
18,148
+3,672
| +25% | +$376K |
|
2159
PUT
Papa John's
PZZA
$777M
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
47,900
| – | – |
|
2160
Saia
SAIA
$9.33B
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
33,091
-13,889
| -30% | -$888K |
|
2161
CALL
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
26,852
+11,741
| +78% | +$930K |
|
|
I
2162
CALL
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,700
| New | +$2.13M |
|
2163
PUT
AutoNation
AN
$6.5B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
50,800
-10,000
| -16% | -$398K |
|
|
UBNK
2164
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
150,250
+26,866
| +22% | +$368K |
|
|
BIG
2165
PUT
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
74,300
-4,200
| -5% | -$140K |
|
2166
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.93B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,274
| New | +$2.29M |
|
2167
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.3B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
62,169
-142,210
| -70% | -$4.68M |
|
|
GPX
2168
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
139,716
+15,868
| +13% | +$218K |
|
2169
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.88B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,635
| New | +$2.1M |
|
2170
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.24B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
39,325
-9,878
| -20% | -$576K |
|
2171
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.36B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
377,929
-7,464
| -2% | -$41.4K |
|
2172
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.9B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
143,565
-557,248
| -80% | -$7.43M |
|
|
TRQ
2173
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
168,160
+105,489
| +168% | +$1.46M |
|
2174
CDW
CDW
$17.7B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
18,844
-10,895
| -37% | -$1.14M |
|
2175
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.78B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
76,409
-191,503
| -71% | -$5.48M |
|
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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.