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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$104B
AUM Growth
-$8.26B
Cap. Flow
-$10.4B
Cap. Flow %
-10.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.93%
Holding
4,712
New
825
Increased
1,119
Reduced
1,773
Closed
730

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$862M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$752M
3
TME icon
Tencent Music
TME
+$426M
4
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$424M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$383M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$981M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$673M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$574M
4
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$442M
5
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$415M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
3 Communication Services 9.04%
4 Healthcare 8.89%
5 Financials 6.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QUAD icon
2501
Quad
QUAD
$515M
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
539,888
+191,417
+55% +$912K
CLAA.U
2502
DELISTED
Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
CLAA.U
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
+193,061
New +$1.92M
NWPX icon
2503
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
56,830
-16,031
-22% -$520K
PRKS icon
2504
CALL
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$1.96B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
38,200
-100,000
-72% -$3.96M
AG icon
2505
CALL
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.3B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
+121,700
New +$1.95M
ATI icon
2506
CALL
ATI
ATI
$29B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
90,000
– –
CP icon
2507
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$83.3B
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
24,825
+12,295
+98% +$885K
STPK.WS
2508
DELISTED
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A
STPK.WS
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
133,333
– –
AXSM icon
2509
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$10.9B
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
33,218
-133,964
-80% -$9.42M
MCO icon
2510
Moody's
MCO
$89.1B
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
6,279
-35,785
-85% -$10.1M
EZPW icon
2511
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$2.08B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
376,611
-81,359
-18% -$409K
HBI
2512
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
95,119
-181,637
-66% -$3.21M
LLY icon
2513
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.06T
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-26,000
-72% -$5.09M
CATO icon
2514
Cato Corp
CATO
$55.3M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
155,521
-13,666
-8% -$161K
K
2515
PUT
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
+31,418
New +$1.76M
NBIS
2516
PUT
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$58.2B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
29,100
+15,900
+120% +$1.06M
BBWI icon
2517
CALL
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.81B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
37,110
– –
BATRK icon
2518
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.31B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
66,620
+38,297
+135% +$1.08M
LEA icon
2519
PUT
Lear
LEA
$8.28B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
10,200
-64,900
-86% -$10.9M
SLM icon
2520
CALL
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.03B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
+102,900
New +$1.56M
KLIC icon
2521
CALL
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.44B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
+37,600
New +$1.63M
AVB
2522
CALL
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.75M
BIG
2523
CALL
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
27,000
+10,100
+60% +$603K
GRND icon
2524
Grindr
GRND
$2.74B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
+183,146
New +$1.93M
PBA icon
2525
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$28.3B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
63,619
+55,119
+648% +$1.53M
99 100
101
102 103

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David Shaw's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, David Shaw held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $10.4B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
  • David Shaw added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
  • David Shaw fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.