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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TTPH
2176
DELISTED
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
TTPH
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
6,316
-1,887
| -23% | -$212K |
|
|
KTWO
2177
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,349
| New | +$1.16M |
|
2178
CALL
Twilio
TWLO
$35B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
2179
WisdomTree
WT
$3.75B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
127,228
+34,189
| +37% | +$331K |
|
|
FITB
2180
CALL
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$50B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
45,400
+9,500
| +26% | +$253K |
|
|
UBA
2181
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
56,071
+26,803
| +92% | +$591K |
|
|
RST
2182
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
118,143
+22,930
| +24% | +$193K |
|
2183
PUT
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.8B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
-229,100
| -90% | -$10.2M |
|
|
SBY
2184
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
53,584
-44,224
| -45% | -$842K |
|
|
BBOX
2185
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
128,367
-16,330
| -11% | -$176K |
|
2186
DMC Global
BOOM
$137M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
92,250
-4,047
| -4% | -$60.7K |
|
2187
PUT
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
26,400
+16,400
| +164% | +$778K |
|
2188
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.18B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
121,173
-40,840
| -25% | -$386K |
|
2189
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.89B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
50,282
-36,923
| -42% | -$823K |
|
2190
Range Resources
RRC
$9.74B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
39,047
-240,590
| -86% | -$7.43M |
|
2191
PUT
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.95B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
34,000
-21,100
| -38% | -$729K |
|
2192
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$651M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
65,408
-22,583
| -26% | -$378K |
|
2193
CALL
Yelp
YELP
$1.23B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
34,600
-37,000
| -52% | -$1.37M |
|
2194
Oil States International
OIS
$496M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
34,080
-130
| -0.4% | -$4.77K |
|
|
PPLI
2195
PUT
People Inc
PPLI
$2.93B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
85,610
| – | – |
|
2196
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$277B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-974,400
| -94% | -$21.8M |
|
2197
CALL
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$9.67B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$789K |
|
2198
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$36.4B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
26,841
+127
| +0.5% | +$5.17K |
|
2199
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.06T
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,300
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
PHIIK
2200
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
93,164
+16,289
| +21% | +$247K |
|
Similar funds
David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.