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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AQ
2251
DELISTED
Aquantia Corp. Common Stock
AQ
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
142,673
+2,326
| +2% | +$27.2K |
|
2252
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$850M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
27,126
-439
| -2% | -$41.8K |
|
2253
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$921M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
83,305
-29,022
| -26% | -$644K |
|
|
WIFI
2254
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
103,206
+71,892
| +230% | +$1.54M |
|
2255
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.12B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
193,156
-9,344
| -5% | -$80K |
|
|
BEDU
2256
DELISTED
Bright Scholar Education Holdings
BEDU
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
50,969
-980
| -2% | -$41.5K |
|
2257
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.4B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,542
| New | +$1.86M |
|
2258
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.5B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,426
| New | +$1.71M |
|
|
AUD
2259
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
317,851
+99,474
| +46% | +$611K |
|
2260
PUT
Etsy
ETSY
$7.5B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-40,000
| -57% | -$2.61M |
|
|
PEGI
2261
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
79,102
+4,705
| +6% | +$105K |
|
2262
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.2B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
39,300
+21,500
| +121% | +$961K |
|
|
CHS
2263
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
537,250
-471,069
| -47% | -$1.71M |
|
2264
Infosys
INFY
$47.3B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
168,846
+21,935
| +15% | +$232K |
|
|
SOHU
2265
Sohu.com
SOHU
$369M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
128,990
+88,164
| +216% | +$1.39M |
|
|
GNMK
2266
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
277,353
-84,795
| -23% | -$597K |
|
2267
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.98B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,320
| New | +$1.73M |
|
|
MOMO
2268
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$851M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$1.66M |
|
2269
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.44B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
207,275
+44,939
| +28% | +$350K |
|
2270
Americold
COLD
$4.36B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
55,151
-426,175
| -89% | -$13.5M |
|
2271
CALL
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.8B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.64M |
|
|
NCI
2272
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
76,564
-108,846
| -59% | -$2.41M |
|
|
SNV
2273
CALL
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,600
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2274
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
82,820
+49,026
| +145% | +$1.03M |
|
2275
CALL
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.57B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,300
| New | +$1.31M |
|
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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.