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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
-0.75%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$111B
AUM Growth
-$5.05B
Cap. Flow
-$13.7B
Cap. Flow %
-12.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.24%
Holding
5,618
New
915
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,634
Closed
695

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$757M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$544M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$475M
4
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
+$377M
5
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$285M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$1.07B
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$486M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$443M
4
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$363M
5
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$352M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 38.33%
2 Technology 14.87%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.92%
4 Healthcare 7.34%
5 Financials 7.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCAF
2626
DELISTED
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IV Common Stock
MCAF
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
+267,901
New +$2.61M
NP
2627
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
55,942
-28,808
-34% -$1.4M
ICU icon
2628
SeaStar Medical
ICU
$13.7M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
+1,038
New +$2.57M
JCI icon
2629
CALL
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.1B
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
38,200
-45,900
-55% -$3.32M
NTNX icon
2630
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.9B
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
69,000
– –
MORN icon
2631
PUT
Morningstar
MORN
$8.21B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$2.63M
WMS icon
2632
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$10.5B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
23,935
-63,149
-73% -$7.27M
HSKA
2633
CALL
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$2.55M
SPGS
2634
DELISTED
Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
SPGS
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
264,765
+139,956
+112% +$1.37M
MAAC
2635
DELISTED
Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
MAAC
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
275,802
– –
RWT
2636
PUT
Redwood Trust
RWT
$582M
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
200,000
– –
LHAA
2637
DELISTED
Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LHAA
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
262,710
+12,710
+5% +$124K
BCO icon
2638
CALL
Brink's
BCO
$4.51B
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
40,600
– –
PLYA
2639
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
309,835
-38,344
-11% -$272K
NUS icon
2640
Nu Skin
NUS
$233M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+63,388
New +$3.21M
CPB icon
2641
CALL
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.94B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+61,300
New +$2.66M
PGC icon
2642
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$801M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
76,841
-5,964
-7% -$192K
OGI
2643
Organigram Holdings
OGI
$173M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
278,175
+186,650
+204% +$1.91M
APD icon
2644
CALL
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$2.77M
ATSG
2645
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
99,207
-13,111
-12% -$331K
SSP icon
2646
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$296M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
141,702
+54,203
+62% +$1M
LPL icon
2647
LG Display
LPL
$3.34B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+321,793
New +$2.96M
FSSI
2648
DELISTED
Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp. Class A Common Stock
FSSI
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+261,782
New +$2.53M
KOPN icon
2649
Kopin
KOPN
$896M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
498,400
+190,242
+62% +$1.15M
SPNS
2650
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
88,675
-14,147
-14% -$387K
104 105
106
107 108

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David Shaw's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2021, David Shaw held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $13.7B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
  • David Shaw added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
  • David Shaw fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.