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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
QELL
2876
DELISTED
Qell Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
QELL
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
+112,723
New +$1.37M
RYN icon
2877
Rayonier
RYN
$6.32B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
39,127
-15,740
-29% -$464K
FSTR icon
2878
Foster
FSTR
$401M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
63,935
-275
-0.4% -$4.6K
MED icon
2879
CALL
Medifast
MED
$136M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
5,400
OMCL icon
2880
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.52B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
8,806
+6,898
+362% +$885K
TBPH icon
2881
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$884M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
56,014
+20,954
+60% +$398K
ECOM
2882
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
48,433
-51,191
-51% -$1.13M
IPOF.WS
2883
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
IPOF.WS
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
433,098
+126,848
+41% +$524K
MT icon
2884
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$55.5B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
39,000
-1,000
-3% -$24.5K
D icon
2885
PUT
Dominion Energy
D
$58.9B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
14,900
+3,600
+32% +$261K
MFA
2886
MFA Financial
MFA
$894M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
69,471
-34,987
-33% -$557K
SA
2887
CALL
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.78B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
+69,900
New +$1.3M
SPR
2888
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
23,200
-26,800
-54% -$1.15M
CAC icon
2889
Camden National
CAC
$952M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
23,568
+11,291
+92% +$473K
BZUN
2890
Baozun
BZUN
$165M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
29,506
-54,876
-65% -$2.34M
TBHC
2891
CALL
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$998K
STRL icon
2892
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$14.9B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
48,422
-32,297
-40% -$704K
LXU icon
2893
LSB Industries
LXU
$740M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
282,784
+242,147
+596% +$774K
HLNE icon
2894
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$4.63B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
12,594
-11,727
-48% -$991K
AQUA
2895
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
42,366
-72,106
-63% -$1.92M
ABR icon
2896
PUT
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$961M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
+70,000
New +$1.08M
KELYA icon
2897
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$591M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
49,865
+29,772
+148% +$633K
PICC.U
2898
DELISTED
Pivotal Investment Corporation III Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
PICC.U
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
+110,798
New +$1.14M
SCTL
2899
DELISTED
Societal CDMO, Inc. Common Stock
SCTL
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
396,584
-364,480
-48% -$1.31M
SCVX
2900
DELISTED
SCVX Corp.
SCVX
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
+112,187
New +$1.18M

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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.