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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
AMG icon
2751
PUT
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.58B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
15,300
– –
DVN icon
2752
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.8B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
+65,011
New +$1.84M
CATY icon
2753
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.14B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
55,614
+9,300
+20% +$363K
PLAY icon
2754
PUT
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$319M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
60,000
-20,000
-25% -$723K
FTPA
2755
DELISTED
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
FTPA
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
+235,669
New +$2.3M
DNLI icon
2756
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.94B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
45,413
-38,172
-46% -$2.15M
DGNU
2757
DELISTED
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III Class A Ordinary Shares
DGNU
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
233,735
+33,735
+17% +$333K
CSOD
2758
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
39,971
-33,233
-45% -$1.8M
FLYA.U
2759
DELISTED
SOAR Technology Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant
FLYA.U
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
+225,000
New +$2.29M
DESP
2760
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
189,560
+41,055
+28% +$505K
LIND icon
2761
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.97B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
156,270
+12,808
+9% +$180K
NJR icon
2762
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.46B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
+65,489
New +$2.48M
CMRC
2763
PUT
Commerce.com Inc Series 1
CMRC
$196M
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
45,000
– –
PRTA icon
2764
PUT
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$467M
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
+32,000
New +$1.99M
BRX icon
2765
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.93B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
102,956
+75,275
+272% +$1.73M
VERU icon
2766
Veru
VERU
$46.7M
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
26,681
+18,693
+234% +$1.48M
XENE icon
2767
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$6B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
148,879
-15,192
-9% -$264K
CALX icon
2768
Calix
CALX
$2.37B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
45,937
-44,164
-49% -$2.04M
AIG icon
2769
American International
AIG
$40.1B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
41,361
-54,988
-57% -$2.83M
RVP icon
2770
Retractable Technologies
RVP
$21.6M
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
205,670
-22,249
-10% -$260K
OPA
2771
DELISTED
Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
OPA
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
+229,468
New +$2.24M
ALNY icon
2772
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$31.7B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
IBN icon
2773
PUT
ICICI Bank
IBN
$107B
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
120,000
– –
TASK icon
2774
TaskUs
TASK
$753M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
+34,094
New +$1.62M
GDYN icon
2775
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$640M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
77,428
+46,562
+151% +$1.14M
109 110
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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.