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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
TAP icon
2876
PUT
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.77B
$2.02M ﹤0.01%
43,500
+3,400
+8% +$166K
MAA icon
2877
CALL
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$14.9B
$2.02M ﹤0.01%
+10,800
New +$2.03M
DSAQ.U
2878
DELISTED
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of redeemable warrant
DSAQ.U
$2.02M ﹤0.01%
+200,000
New +$2.01M
TRIP icon
2879
CALL
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.15B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
59,500
-1,900
-3% -$68.1K
NTLA icon
2880
PUT
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.84B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
GOTU icon
2881
CALL
Gaotu Techedu
GOTU
$434M
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
655,000
+100,000
+18% +$505K
SAFE
2882
PUT
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
16,435
– –
FARO
2883
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$2M ﹤0.01%
30,454
+23,991
+371% +$1.69M
QTTB icon
2884
Q32 Bio
QTTB
$481M
$2M ﹤0.01%
14,126
-981
-6% -$125K
H icon
2885
PUT
Hyatt Hotels
H
$16.3B
$2M ﹤0.01%
25,900
– –
KMB icon
2886
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$2M ﹤0.01%
15,069
+8,730
+138% +$1.19M
HPE icon
2887
PUT
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$72B
$2M ﹤0.01%
140,000
-40,000
-22% -$578K
PROC
2888
DELISTED
Procaps Group, S.A. Ordinary Shares
PROC
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
+195,303
New +$1.99M
KRTX
2889
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
16,285
-964
-6% -$111K
SKYW icon
2890
Skywest
SKYW
$3.84B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
40,278
-71,856
-64% -$3.13M
ATAQ
2891
DELISTED
Altimar Acquisition Corp III
ATAQ
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
203,834
+120,501
+145% +$1.17M
VELO
2892
DELISTED
Velocity Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
VELO
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
200,903
+183,403
+1,048% +$1.8M
CAH icon
2893
PUT
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.7B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
40,000
-14,400
-26% -$781K
ABG icon
2894
CALL
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.78B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.88M
TECK icon
2895
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.6B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
78,957
+53,020
+204% +$1.21M
WOR icon
2896
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.83B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
60,470
+5,457
+10% +$197K
GNOG
2897
DELISTED
Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GNOG
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
+113,111
New +$1.9M
BKE icon
2898
Buckle
BKE
$2.21B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
49,578
-57,224
-54% -$2.44M
CMBM
2899
DELISTED
Cambium Networks
CMBM
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
54,175
+28,034
+107% +$1.11M
FZT
2900
DELISTED
FAST Acquisition Corp. II
FZT
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
201,973
+161,323
+397% +$1.57M
114 115
116
117 118

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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.