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 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
PUT
HP
HPQ
$27.9B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
120,500
+60,500
| +101% | +$1.19M |
|
2202
CALL
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.2B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
126,000
+58,500
| +87% | +$1.21M |
|
2203
PUT
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$29.9B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,100
| New | +$2.32M |
|
2204
PUT
Nice
NICE
$5.92B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,800
| New | +$2.36M |
|
2205
PUT
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.03B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$2.9M |
|
2206
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$11.8B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
87,531
-259,667
| -75% | -$6.47M |
|
2207
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$14.6B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
133,200
+88,400
| +197% | +$1.56M |
|
2208
Labcorp
LH
$27.2B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
15,624
+12,394
| +384% | +$1.81M |
|
2209
PUT
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.63B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
143,700
+95,500
| +198% | +$1.43M |
|
2210
PUT
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.03B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,900
| New | +$2.74M |
|
|
ACR
2211
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$102M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
65,697
-2,567
| -4% | -$87.6K |
|
2212
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
79,435
+1,337
| +2% | +$34K |
|
|
SLCA
2213
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
233,127
+168,847
| +263% | +$1.95M |
|
2214
PUT
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.57B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
+5,900
| +32% | +$622K |
|
2215
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,904
-38,827
| -43% | -$1.79M |
|
|
PVTL
2216
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
149,100
-413,971
| -74% | -$5.06M |
|
2217
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$17.7B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
84,700
+41,000
| +94% | +$967K |
|
|
EEX
2218
DELISTED
Emerald Holding
EEX
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
227,839
+115,937
| +104% | +$1.18M |
|
|
SCHW
2219
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$189B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,000
| New | +$2.14M |
|
2220
CALL
Nucor
NUE
$57.4B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
43,500
+27,500
| +172% | +$1.44M |
|
2221
CALL
PG&E
PCG
$40.1B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
220,000
+170,000
| +340% | +$2.57M |
|
2222
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
99,400
-360
| -0.4% | -$7.64K |
|
2223
PUT
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.5B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
+1,200
| +9% | +$168K |
|
|
EMWP
2224
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
56,952
+47,441
| +499% | +$1.69M |
|
2225
CALL
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.16B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,478
| New | +$2.14M |
|
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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 Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
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.