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 |
AT&T
T
|
+$501M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$470M |
| 3 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$914M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$305M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$241M |
| 5 |
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
|
+$222M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.48% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.55% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.76% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.27B | 1.53% |
12,709,400
-730,920
| -5% | -$68.7M |
|
2
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $1B | 1.21% |
8,752,617
-6,833
| -0.1% | -$712K |
|
|
3
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
| $788M | 0.95% |
9,930,825
+5,974,700
| +151% | +$470M |
|
|
4
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $749M | 0.9% |
13,264,820
-17,550,188
| -57% | -$914M |
|
5
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $734M | 0.88% |
11,831,426
-1,197,685
| -9% | -$71.1M |
|
|
6
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| $717M | 0.86% |
9,951,434
+6,046,661
| +155% | +$398M |
|
|
7
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $710M | 0.85% |
7,086,000
+1,440,000
| +26% | +$135M |
|
8
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $645M | 0.78% |
5,642,628
+58,169
| +1% | +$6.31M |
|
9
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
| $635M | 0.76% |
7,431,070
+54,871
| +0.7% | +$5.26M |
|
|
10
AT&T
T
$173B
| $625M | 0.75% |
24,658,841
+20,442,780
| +485% | +$501M |
|
11
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $604M | 0.73% |
86,002,200
+14,314,680
| +20% | +$93.1M |
|
|
12
PUT
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $587M | 0.7% |
15,678,000
+4,043,000
| +35% | +$147M |
|
13
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $585M | 0.7% |
3,651,416
-3,253
| -0.1% | -$498K |
|
14
Citigroup
C
$221B
| $577M | 0.69% |
8,041,178
+1,525,176
| +23% | +$108M |
|
|
15
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $551M | 0.66% |
5,500,000
+1,214,000
| +28% | +$114M |
|
|
16
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $536M | 0.64% |
3,256,899
+1,237,225
| +61% | +$224M |
|
17
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $455M | 0.55% |
1,565,837
-206,687
| -12% | -$58.9M |
|
18
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $426M | 0.51% |
6,287,835
-2,911,669
| -32% | -$185M |
|
19
Visa
V
$693B
| $416M | 0.5% |
2,774,643
-1,094,946
| -28% | -$156M |
|
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $407M | 0.49% |
6,741,120
+1,514,380
| +29% | +$91.7M |
|
21
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.6B
| $404M | 0.49% |
16,775,512
+401,743
| +2% | +$11.1M |
|
|
CELG
22
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $386M | 0.46% |
4,309,587
-512,949
| -11% | -$45.3M |
|
|
AET
23
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $378M | 0.45% |
1,863,159
-250,991
| -12% | -$49.1M |
|
24
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $373M | 0.45% |
4,661,523
+468,518
| +11% | +$37.1M |
|
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $362M | 0.44% |
6,698,594
+2,331,682
| +53% | +$144M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, David Shaw held 4,167 positions worth $83.2B, up 8.6% from $76.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2018 filing shows 494 new, 1,413 increased, 1,463 reduced and 484 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $914M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2018 buy was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M.
- David Shaw added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $501M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $914M.
- David Shaw fully exited RH in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $43.2M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $83.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- David Shaw opened 494 new positions and closed 484 in Q3 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.6% quarter-over-quarter to $83.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.