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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
CALL
NOV
NOV
$7.21B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
86,400
+43,400
| +101% | +$1.05M |
|
2227
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$9.66B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
186,467
-1,857
| -1% | -$19.9K |
|
2228
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$347M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
134,320
-84,223
| -39% | -$1.22M |
|
2229
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.72B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
126,939
+95,487
| +304% | +$1.71M |
|
2230
CALL
Capital One
COF
$133B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
-27,700
| -57% | -$2.48M |
|
|
EPAY
2231
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
43,059
-52,696
| -55% | -$2.45M |
|
|
AT
2232
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
786,302
+93,957
| +14% | +$224K |
|
|
SJI
2233
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,268
| New | +$1.82M |
|
2234
CALL
Wingstop
WING
$3.06B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$815K |
|
2235
Mercer International
MERC
$27.7M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
121,972
-46,169
| -27% | -$694K |
|
2236
Regional Management Corp
RM
$301M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
71,513
-6,804
| -9% | -$169K |
|
2237
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$306M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
38,917
-26,555
| -41% | -$1.27M |
|
2238
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.3B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
31,503
+24,078
| +324% | +$1.4M |
|
2239
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.64B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
10,853
+6,264
| +137% | +$1.08M |
|
2240
Innospec
IOSP
$2.36B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
20,594
-824
| -4% | -$69.4K |
|
|
UCTT
2241
PUT
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.31B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
| – | – |
|
|
RHT
2242
PUT
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2243
Matsons
MATX
$6.63B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
48,281
+1,761
| +4% | +$66.6K |
|
2244
CALL
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.3B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
+7,300
| +100% | +$906K |
|
2245
CALL
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
STMP
2246
CALL
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
| – | – |
|
|
AXON
2247
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.4B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
29,100
-3,100
| -10% | -$202K |
|
2248
CALL
uniQure
QURE
$3.53B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,900
| New | +$1.52M |
|
|
AYX
2249
PUT
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,100
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
DESP
2250
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
133,830
-65,721
| -33% | -$898K |
|
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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.