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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $1.05B | 1.31% |
6,194,320
+3,866,508
| +166% | +$667M |
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $888M | 1.11% |
9,382,900
+4,488,720
| +92% | +$418M |
|
|
3
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $847M | 1.06% |
6,081,495
+2,726,614
| +81% | +$377M |
|
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $817M | 1.02% |
6,098,891
+2,315,955
| +61% | +$294M |
|
|
5
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $792M | 0.99% |
12,984,033
+6,942,095
| +115% | +$432M |
|
6
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $762M | 0.95% |
7,549,951
-1,171,871
| -13% | -$124M |
|
|
7
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $718M | 0.89% |
7,580,000
+630,000
| +9% | +$58.7M |
|
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $692M | 0.86% |
13,986,840
-9,307,060
| -40% | -$453M |
|
9
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $675M | 0.84% |
3,226,101
-10,440
| -0.3% | -$2.05M |
|
|
10
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $642M | 0.8% |
156,448,600
+140,991,560
| +912% | +$584M |
|
11
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $602M | 0.75% |
2,572,976
+1,524,355
| +145% | +$352M |
|
|
APC
12
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $567M | 0.71% |
8,042,295
+5,185,196
| +181% | +$348M |
|
13
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $531M | 0.66% |
11,225,432
+4,297,389
| +62% | +$201M |
|
14
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $519M | 0.65% |
5,333,541
+927,269
| +21% | +$84.7M |
|
15
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
| $512M | 0.64% |
4,176,824
+171,450
| +4% | +$20.1M |
|
16
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $465M | 0.58% |
6,391,103
+296,368
| +5% | +$23.3M |
|
17
Visa
V
$693B
| $463M | 0.58% |
2,667,818
+1,037,842
| +64% | +$170M |
|
18
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
| $422M | 0.53% |
689,219
+6,341
| +0.9% | +$3.53M |
|
19
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| $419M | 0.52% |
5,853,202
-2,024,377
| -26% | -$144M |
|
20
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $418M | 0.52% |
6,183,613
-218,887
| -3% | -$14.4M |
|
21
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $415M | 0.52% |
5,190,006
-1,062,101
| -17% | -$81.3M |
|
22
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $402M | 0.5% |
4,798,781
+529,304
| +12% | +$41.5M |
|
23
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $388M | 0.48% |
1,869,155
+518,223
| +38% | +$103M |
|
24
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $388M | 0.48% |
2,843,275
+907,430
| +47% | +$120M |
|
25
Honeywell
HON
$68.4B
| $382M | 0.48% |
2,320,802
+1,019,835
| +78% | +$162M |
|
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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.