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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.7% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
PUT
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.52B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
175,000
-225,000
| -56% | -$2.99M |
|
2527
Beyond Meat
BYND
$245M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
4,927
+724
| +17% | +$276K |
|
2528
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.58B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
33,216
-9,001
| -21% | -$485K |
|
|
DFS
2529
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
16,400
+1,300
| +9% | +$136K |
|
|
EDR
2530
DELISTED
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
EDR
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
80,102
+22,265
| +38% | +$524K |
|
2531
Cohu
COHU
$2.42B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
46,068
+443
| +1% | +$16.3K |
|
2532
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.2B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
2533
Inspired Entertainment
INSE
$154M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
129,485
-53,341
| -29% | -$722K |
|
|
BERY
2534
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,234
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2535
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
$1.58B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
726,051
+593,872
| +449% | +$1.51M |
|
2536
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.4B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
39,200
+12,794
| +48% | +$638K |
|
|
PRA
2537
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
125,641
-79,924
| -39% | -$1.26M |
|
2538
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.23B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
26,803
-9,387
| -26% | -$655K |
|
2539
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
48,400
-48,400
| -50% | -$1.9M |
|
2540
Workday
WDAY
$47.1B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
8,308
+2,197
| +36% | +$440K |
|
2541
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.62B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
170,585
+45,391
| +36% | +$489K |
|
2542
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.3B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
108,900
+31,000
| +40% | +$526K |
|
|
NOVA
2543
CALL
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,300
| New | +$1.73M |
|
|
THS
2544
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
37,156
-10,190
| -22% | -$522K |
|
2545
CALL
Novavax
NVAX
$1.52B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
251,900
| – | – |
|
2546
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
42,772
+6,627
| +18% | +$313K |
|
2547
Sight Sciences
SGHT
$461M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
225,566
-5,934
| -3% | -$53.4K |
|
2548
Atomera
ATOM
$176M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
212,641
+178,386
| +521% | +$1.41M |
|
2549
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.3B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
65,048
-53,092
| -45% | -$1.48M |
|
|
BOCN
2550
DELISTED
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
BOCN
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
175,810
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, David Shaw held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.72B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.