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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VXX
2276
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,899
| New | +$1.85M |
|
2277
Financial Institutions
FISI
$800M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
53,800
-2,434
| -4% | -$78.1K |
|
|
MNDT
2278
PUT
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
115,000
-5,000
| -4% | -$86.9K |
|
2279
CALL
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.83B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
+16,000
| +160% | +$1.07M |
|
2280
PUT
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.56B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
2,413
-334
| -12% | -$385K |
|
2281
Oracle
ORCL
$417B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
40,108
-422,031
| -91% | -$19.4M |
|
|
FOE
2282
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
84,767
-49,186
| -37% | -$1.08M |
|
2283
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.9B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,395
| New | +$1.76M |
|
|
ECHO
2284
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
60,317
-12,742
| -17% | -$364K |
|
2285
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
9,500
-181,902
| -95% | -$34.7M |
|
|
NGHC
2286
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
66,827
-114,596
| -63% | -$3M |
|
2287
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.98B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
77,982
-7,265
| -9% | -$168K |
|
2288
PUT
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.29B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
-3,300
| -16% | -$330K |
|
2289
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.57B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
28,635
-34,081
| -54% | -$1.94M |
|
2290
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.6B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,138
| New | +$1.58M |
|
|
PNNT
2291
Pennant Park Investment Corp
PNNT
$249M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
249,721
+139,338
| +126% | +$979K |
|
2292
Nordson
NDSN
$18.6B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
13,610
-1,620
| -11% | -$214K |
|
2293
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$113B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
38,100
-1,000
| -3% | -$44K |
|
2294
Titan Machinery
TITN
$446M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
112,094
-8,629
| -7% | -$167K |
|
2295
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
115,026
+30,737
| +36% | +$391K |
|
2296
Shopify
SHOP
$198B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
119,420
-1,848,770
| -94% | -$26.2M |
|
|
LKSD
2297
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
110,960
-34,605
| -24% | -$502K |
|
2298
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.81B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,757
| New | +$1.7M |
|
2299
PUT
Belden
BDC
$4.57B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,300
| New | +$1.73M |
|
2300
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.2B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+257,623
| New | +$1.71M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
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.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.