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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
2401
PUT
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
21,300
+1,300
| +7% | +$48.9K |
|
2402
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$8.49B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,300
| New | +$950K |
|
2403
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.3B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
10,136
+2,624
| +35% | +$205K |
|
|
OLP
2404
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$538M
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
35,202
+5,253
| +18% | +$125K |
|
|
LMOS
2405
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
46,379
-20,897
| -31% | -$348K |
|
2406
Gentex
GNTX
$4.98B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
38,421
-364,843
| -90% | -$7.66M |
|
2407
Ennis
EBF
$543M
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
48,134
-19,634
| -29% | -$327K |
|
|
TLGT
2408
DELISTED
Teligent, Inc
TLGT
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
10,484
+3,740
| +55% | +$269K |
|
|
APFH
2409
DELISTED
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings
APFH
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,266
| New | +$758K |
|
|
LOXO
2410
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
| $818K | ﹤0.01% |
19,434
-27,742
| -59% | -$1.14M |
|
2411
Allot
ALLT
$373M
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
171,715
+5,763
| +3% | +$28.6K |
|
|
MRO
2412
CALL
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
51,700
-239,700
| -82% | -$3.93M |
|
|
ECYT
2413
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
317,394
-40,154
| -11% | -$92.9K |
|
2414
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.37B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
19,793
-24,272
| -55% | -$1.02M |
|
|
SFBS
2415
CALL
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.72B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,800
| New | +$879K |
|
|
GEN
2416
DELISTED
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.
GEN
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
308,521
+121,839
| +65% | +$438K |
|
2417
CALL
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$18.1B
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
7,300
-11,500
| -61% | -$1.25M |
|
|
ANDV
2418
CALL
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $811K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-47,000
| -82% | -$3.94M |
|
|
PPP
2419
DELISTED
Primero Mining Corp
PPP
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
1,462,787
-849,737
| -37% | -$599K |
|
2420
CALL
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.41B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
RARX
2421
DELISTED
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
RARX
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
37,844
-3,556
| -9% | -$68K |
|
|
AHRT
2422
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$506M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
57,982
+23,995
| +71% | +$334K |
|
2423
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$24.1B
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,580
| New | +$842K |
|
2424
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$126M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
118,930
-18,638
| -14% | -$110K |
|
|
NBIS
2425
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$60.3B
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,650
| New | +$835K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.