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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 38.43% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.31% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
CALL
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
46,100
-119,600
| -72% | -$9.6M |
|
|
AMPI
2552
DELISTED
Advanced Merger Partners Inc
AMPI
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
364,966
-544,700
| -60% | -$5.3M |
|
2553
Energizer
ENR
$1.53B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
115,780
-136,151
| -54% | -$4.73M |
|
2554
EnerSys
ENS
$6.69B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,739
| New | +$3.57M |
|
2555
CALL
Elastic
ESTC
$10.4B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-48,500
| -55% | -$4.34M |
|
|
PACX
2556
DELISTED
Pioneer Merger Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
PACX
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
363,097
+180,894
| +99% | +$1.77M |
|
2557
Microvision
MVIS
$56.3M
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
50,683
-15,244
| -23% | -$902K |
|
|
FPI
2558
Farmland Partners
FPI
$447M
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
257,566
+822
| +0.3% | +$9.96K |
|
2559
HealthStream
HSTM
$859M
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
177,550
+7,651
| +5% | +$173K |
|
|
LFG
2560
DELISTED
Archaea Energy Inc.
LFG
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
161,092
+100,089
| +164% | +$1.82M |
|
2561
CALL
Illumina
ILMN
$32.6B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
10,383
-13,672
| -57% | -$4.62M |
|
2562
CALL
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
-12,300
| -46% | -$2.73M |
|
2563
PUT
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$195B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
49,100
-20,900
| -30% | -$1.51M |
|
2564
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.08B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
84,139
+29,811
| +55% | +$1.2M |
|
|
CVGW
2565
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
96,510
+32,395
| +51% | +$1.32M |
|
2566
CALL
Dell
DELL
$295B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
-76,900
| -52% | -$4.29M |
|
2567
Curis
CRIS
$3.61M
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
3,690
+3,334
| +937% | +$4.26M |
|
2568
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$71.6B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
76,905
-726,735
| -90% | -$32.5M |
|
2569
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.14B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
34,494
-13,038
| -27% | -$1.35M |
|
2570
Timken Company
TKR
$8.37B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
57,795
-45,653
| -44% | -$3.03M |
|
|
ONIT
2571
Onity Group
ONIT
$296M
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
147,582
+6,878
| +5% | +$225K |
|
2572
CALL
Entegris
ENTG
$20.6B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
| – | – |
|
|
ARGO
2573
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
84,776
+75,512
| +815% | +$3.62M |
|
2574
CALL
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$39.3B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,700
| New | +$3.01M |
|
|
HAIAU
2575
DELISTED
Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp. Unit
HAIAU
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
349,167
-100,000
| -22% | -$1M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, David Shaw held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $10.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, down from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- David Shaw added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- David Shaw opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.