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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TVTY
2301
PUT
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
120,100
+40,000
| +50% | +$692K |
|
2302
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$485M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
385,456
+64,840
| +20% | +$363K |
|
|
ZIXI
2303
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
274,501
-683,219
| -71% | -$5.69M |
|
|
OTIC
2304
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
830,754
| – | – |
|
2305
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.4B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
35,136
-2,406
| -6% | -$112K |
|
2306
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.67B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
108,538
-46,142
| -30% | -$817K |
|
2307
PUT
Diodes
DIOD
$4.17B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,300
| New | +$1.91M |
|
|
RDS.A
2308
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
33,601
-11,409
| -25% | -$677K |
|
|
UCTT
2309
PUT
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.31B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
| – | – |
|
2310
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$591M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
96,136
-45,902
| -32% | -$913K |
|
|
I
2311
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
86,340
-13,785
| -14% | -$291K |
|
|
ANAT
2312
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
15,902
-12,616
| -44% | -$1.5M |
|
|
CXO
2313
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
28,963
+21,190
| +273% | +$1.72M |
|
|
FFIC
2314
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
97,077
+22,302
| +30% | +$456K |
|
2315
PUT
Dow Inc
DOW
$21.9B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
41,118
-9,900
| -19% | -$463K |
|
|
MOBL
2316
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
299,241
-299,557
| -50% | -$2.04M |
|
2317
PUT
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$58.2B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
113,678
| – | – |
|
2318
PUT
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.6B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,200
| New | +$1.94M |
|
2319
eGain
EGAN
$197M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
243,595
+151,739
| +165% | +$1.16M |
|
2320
CALL
Fortinet
FTNT
$116B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
127,000
| – | – |
|
2321
PUT
NIO
NIO
$10.9B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,250,000
| New | +$3.82M |
|
2322
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.26B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
13,015
+5,237
| +67% | +$767K |
|
2323
Xylem
XYL
$26.5B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
24,456
-5,207
| -18% | -$409K |
|
2324
Talphera
TLPH
$65.4M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
44,107
+1,108
| +3% | +$54.5K |
|
2325
CALL
Under Armour
UAA
$2.21B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
97,200
-10,000
| -9% | -$221K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
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 Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.