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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2651
PUT
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.15B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
-47,700
| -61% | -$2.9M |
|
2652
PUT
iQIYI
IQ
$948M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
300,000
+8,500
| +3% | +$47.8K |
|
2653
CALL
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.69B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
2654
PUT
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.69B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
2655
MBIA
MBI
$256M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
184,842
+33,000
| +22% | +$297K |
|
|
ARYD
2656
DELISTED
ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV Class A Odinary Shares
ARYD
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
149,910
+50,000
| +50% | +$522K |
|
|
LAZR
2657
DELISTED
Luminar Technologies
LAZR
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
15,445
-140,804
| -90% | -$13.3M |
|
|
VTNR
2658
CALL
DELISTED
Vertex Energy, Inc
VTNR
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
255,000
+5,000
| +2% | +$35.2K |
|
2659
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$12.6B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.61M |
|
|
TWCB
2660
DELISTED
Bilander Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
TWCB
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
156,351
| – | – |
|
|
KAMN
2661
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
65,214
+31,521
| +94% | +$712K |
|
2662
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.9B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
8,256
+466
| +6% | +$75.2K |
|
2663
PUT
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.9B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,000
| New | +$2.03M |
|
|
RJET
2664
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$869M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
41,394
-2,973
| -7% | -$91.2K |
|
|
CWAN
2665
DELISTED
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
99,492
-7,375
| -7% | -$116K |
|
2666
CALL
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
84,000
| – | – |
|
2667
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.48B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
131,854
+48,771
| +59% | +$550K |
|
|
JOYY
2668
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.77B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
51,334
+12,668
| +33% | +$371K |
|
2669
Avient
AVNT
$4.11B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
38,443
-109,401
| -74% | -$4.29M |
|
|
YOTA
2670
DELISTED
Yotta Acquisition Corporation Common Stock
YOTA
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+150,000
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
AL
2671
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
37,473
-48,343
| -56% | -$1.92M |
|
2672
TriNet
TNET
$3.23B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,510
| New | +$1.5M |
|
2673
Acco Brands
ACCO
$387M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
300,618
+213,438
| +245% | +$1.07M |
|
2674
California Water Service
CWT
$3.11B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
30,333
+12,808
| +73% | +$719K |
|
2675
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.97B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
88,229
-133,878
| -60% | -$2.42M |
|
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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 $4.46B 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.