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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
PUT
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.1B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
14,300
+4,300
| +43% | +$500K |
|
2327
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.47B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
198,393
-57,707
| -23% | -$424K |
|
|
CURO
2328
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,137
| New | +$1.45M |
|
2329
CALL
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,000
| New | +$1.6M |
|
|
OSG
2330
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
424,137
-305,969
| -42% | -$1.1M |
|
|
WPX
2331
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
90,943
-264,561
| -74% | -$4.53M |
|
2332
PUT
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.8B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
54,559
| – | – |
|
2333
CALL
WD-40
WDFC
$2.87B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
+7,300
| +187% | +$1.01M |
|
2334
CALL
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.37B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
28,300
-2,400
| -8% | -$155K |
|
|
GGP
2335
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
79,951
+40,146
| +101% | +$815K |
|
|
THS
2336
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
31,063
-154,090
| -83% | -$6.98M |
|
2337
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$128B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
10,452
-20,609
| -66% | -$3.51M |
|
2338
PUT
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.9B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
5,900
-14,300
| -71% | -$3.94M |
|
2339
CALL
NOV
NOV
$7.11B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,300
| New | +$1.51M |
|
|
FL
2340
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
-23,500
| -43% | -$1.14M |
|
2341
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.2B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
72,555
-275,157
| -79% | -$6.65M |
|
|
CCMP
2342
CALL
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-600
| -4% | -$65.9K |
|
2343
CALL
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.74B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-3,120
| -13% | -$268K |
|
|
SODA
2344
CALL
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
| – | – |
|
|
AGFS
2345
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
229,217
+57,883
| +34% | +$417K |
|
2346
PUT
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$78.9M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
53,800
+46,600
| +647% | +$1.34M |
|
2347
CALL
Neogen
NEOG
$2.54B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
39,900
| – | – |
|
|
RRTS
2348
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
30,579
-3,130
| -9% | -$174K |
|
2349
CALL
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
| – | – |
|
|
TSE
2350
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
22,457
+8,888
| +66% | +$661K |
|
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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.