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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Trimble
TRMB
$14B
| $97M | 0.12% |
2,150,400
-303,261
| -12% | -$12.6M |
|
202
Insulet
PODD
$10.3B
| $96.3M | 0.12% |
806,675
-49,001
| -6% | -$5.02M |
|
203
Bruker
BRKR
$9.07B
| $96.1M | 0.12% |
1,924,095
+22,812
| +1% | +$961K |
|
204
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
| $95.5M | 0.12% |
2,875,009
-880,748
| -23% | -$23.9M |
|
205
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $95M | 0.12% |
720,485
-347,690
| -33% | -$45.7M |
|
206
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.19B
| $94.6M | 0.12% |
4,153,920
-2,222,120
| -35% | -$47.8M |
|
207
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $94.3M | 0.12% |
1,801,052
+1,063,048
| +144% | +$52.3M |
|
|
AYX
208
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $93M | 0.12% |
852,025
+253,316
| +42% | +$23.1M |
|
209
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
| $92.8M | 0.12% |
837,709
+23,885
| +3% | +$2.81M |
|
|
SIX
210
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $92.5M | 0.12% |
1,862,163
-256,686
| -12% | -$13.2M |
|
211
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| $92.4M | 0.12% |
2,504,658
+30,301
| +1% | +$1.2M |
|
212
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$306M
| $92.3M | 0.12% |
3,323,096
-523,346
| -14% | -$14.8M |
|
|
ZNGA
213
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $92M | 0.11% |
15,000,191
+1,831,495
| +14% | +$10.8M |
|
214
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| $91.9M | 0.11% |
971,353
+30,899
| +3% | +$3.42M |
|
215
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $91.3M | 0.11% |
1,690,000
| – | – |
|
|
COUP
216
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
| $90.3M | 0.11% |
712,862
+130,860
| +22% | +$14M |
|
217
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| $90.1M | 0.11% |
677,321
-1,676
| -0.2% | -$206K |
|
218
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $89.6M | 0.11% |
1,068,700
+126,400
| +13% | +$9.91M |
|
219
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.5B
| $89.3M | 0.11% |
535,758
-572,924
| -52% | -$86.3M |
|
220
PUT
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $89.1M | 0.11% |
812,800
+63,900
| +9% | +$6.81M |
|
221
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.1B
| $89M | 0.11% |
2,070,038
+460,064
| +29% | +$19.1M |
|
222
PUT
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $88.7M | 0.11% |
2,023,800
+79,500
| +4% | +$3.55M |
|
223
CALL
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $88.5M | 0.11% |
432,400
+19,000
| +5% | +$3.76M |
|
224
CALL
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
| $87.8M | 0.11% |
79,900
+12,500
| +19% | +$13.2M |
|
|
225
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $86.9M | 0.11% |
1,606,000
+540,000
| +51% | +$31.3M |
|
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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.