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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
PUT
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,600
| New | +$1.61M |
|
2302
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.11B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
50,625
+29,333
| +138% | +$963K |
|
|
XEC
2303
CALL
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
+8,300
| +41% | +$531K |
|
2304
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.2B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
53,950
-542,911
| -91% | -$17.8M |
|
2305
PUT
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$9.66B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
164,200
+85,000
| +107% | +$909K |
|
|
CSOD
2306
CALL
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
29,100
-2,400
| -8% | -$130K |
|
2307
PUT
AerCap
AER
$23.6B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
32,300
+800
| +3% | +$39.2K |
|
|
CTLP
2308
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
226,123
+153,997
| +214% | +$954K |
|
|
CBAY
2309
DELISTED
Cymabay Therapeutics
CBAY
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
234,675
+222,471
| +1,823% | +$2.52M |
|
|
MR
2310
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
275,148
+173,857
| +172% | +$1.73M |
|
|
TAST
2311
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
185,117
-163,344
| -47% | -$1.5M |
|
|
DATA
2312
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
10,057
-17,403
| -63% | -$2.29M |
|
2313
Immersion
IMMR
$255M
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
219,233
+20,951
| +11% | +$177K |
|
2314
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$12.2B
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
12,444
-85,919
| -87% | -$11.9M |
|
|
RAVN
2315
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
46,395
+30,018
| +183% | +$1.1M |
|
2316
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.46B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
52,325
-78,599
| -60% | -$2.46M |
|
2317
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.8B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
17,000
-5,445
| -24% | -$494K |
|
|
FFIC
2318
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
74,775
-2,510
| -3% | -$55.4K |
|
|
WW
2319
CALL
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
86,900
+73,400
| +544% | +$1.45M |
|
2320
Welltower
WELL
$174B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
20,348
-1,412
| -6% | -$111K |
|
|
AL
2321
PUT
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
40,100
+16,700
| +71% | +$637K |
|
2322
Financial Institutions
FISI
$804M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
56,895
+76
| +0.1% | +$2.12K |
|
|
ODP
2323
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
79,927
-41,341
| -34% | -$936K |
|
2324
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.3B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
128,343
+35,153
| +38% | +$456K |
|
2325
CALL
Transocean
RIG
$6.25B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
256,300
-910,900
| -78% | -$6.77M |
|
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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.