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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
+7.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$104B
AUM Growth
-$8.26B
Cap. Flow
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow %
-17.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.93%
Holding
4,712
New
825
Increased
1,119
Reduced
1,773
Closed
730

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$862M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$752M
3
TME icon
Tencent Music
TME
+$426M
4
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$424M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$383M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$981M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$673M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$574M
4
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$442M
5
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$415M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
3 Communication Services 9.04%
4 Healthcare 8.89%
5 Financials 6.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CSX icon
2776
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.4B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
39,747
-831,777
-95% -$25.4M
DPZ icon
2777
Domino's
DPZ
$11.6B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
3,470
+2,170
+167% +$801K
GFF icon
2778
Griffon
GFF
$4.59B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
46,929
-72,243
-61% -$1.78M
DCRNU
2779
DELISTED
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II Unit
DCRNU
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+126,728
New +$1.35M
FMBI
2780
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
58,069
-44,662
-43% -$872K
CASS icon
2781
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$734M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+27,430
New +$1.19M
WASH icon
2782
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$755M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
24,552
+5,106
+26% +$248K
XNET
2783
Xunlei
XNET
$323M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
193,884
+169,933
+710% +$1.05M
BAND
2784
CALL
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.5B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.55M
BAND
2785
PUT
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.5B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-40,000
-80% -$6.2M
VMD icon
2786
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$347M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
125,106
+73,537
+143% +$692K
ABNB icon
2787
Airbnb
ABNB
$112B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
+6,722
New +$1.25M
CHUY
2788
CALL
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
+28,500
New +$1.1M
TUP
2789
PUT
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
47,800
-82,400
-63% -$2.57M
AAOI icon
2790
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$9.61B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
150,853
-89,194
-37% -$895K
EVFM
2791
DELISTED
Evofem Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
EVFM
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
48,051
+35,084
+271% +$1.59M
BOAC
2792
DELISTED
Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition Corp.
BOAC
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
+126,608
New +$1.35M
AMWD
2793
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
+12,743
New +$1.23M
JAMF
2794
DELISTED
Jamf
JAMF
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
+35,506
New +$1.3M
TFX icon
2795
Teleflex
TFX
$5.94B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
+3,018
New +$1.21M
GTPAU
2796
DELISTED
Gores Technology Partners, Inc. Units
GTPAU
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
+125,000
New +$1.27M
SPGS.U
2797
DELISTED
Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
SPGS.U
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
+124,809
New +$1.28M
ARR
2798
PUT
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
20,540
– –
CF icon
2799
PUT
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
27,600
-125,800
-82% -$5.68M
KMB icon
2800
PUT
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.9B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
9,000
-71,000
-89% -$9.42M
110 111
112
113 114

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David Shaw's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, David Shaw held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $18.3B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
  • David Shaw added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
  • David Shaw fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.