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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
+8.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.3B
Cap. Flow
-$7.37B
Cap. Flow %
-6.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.91%
Holding
5,208
New
1,193
Increased
1,491
Reduced
1,580
Closed
489

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$700M
2
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$525M
3
MPC icon
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
+$522M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$503M
5
F icon
Ford
F
+$474M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$672M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$476M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$392M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$372M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$357M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.82%
2 Technology 16%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.85%
4 Communication Services 7.8%
5 Healthcare 7.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SNV
2901
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
+40,285
New +$1.89M
OR icon
2902
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$7.27B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
128,667
-33,500
-21% -$448K
GPI icon
2903
CALL
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.11B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
11,400
– –
MRKR icon
2904
Marker Therapeutics
MRKR
$24.3M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
63,119
+60,379
+2,204% +$1.59M
ECVT icon
2905
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.11B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
114,447
+104,172
+1,014% +$1.65M
SSAA
2906
DELISTED
Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha Class A Common Stock
SSAA
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
+181,630
New +$1.78M
MAC icon
2907
PUT
Macerich
MAC
$6.88B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
96,300
-154,000
-62% -$2.31M
BANC icon
2908
Banc of California
BANC
$2.94B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
100,092
+21,844
+28% +$390K
ATRC icon
2909
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.48B
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
22,120
-13,180
-37% -$958K
OSG
2910
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
839,412
-98,053
-10% -$221K
PETS icon
2911
PetMed Express
PETS
$39M
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
54,975
-28,443
-34% -$903K
CLAA
2912
DELISTED
Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II
CLAA
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
+179,275
New +$1.76M
NRACU
2913
DELISTED
Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation Unit
NRACU
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
175,120
+40,678
+30% +$406K
CNO icon
2914
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.06B
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
73,919
+63,059
+581% +$1.61M
HSY icon
2915
PUT
Hershey
HSY
$36.3B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
ROCC
2916
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
73,759
+63,371
+610% +$1.16M
RIG icon
2917
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$6.29B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
385,000
-165,000
-30% -$626K
SRPT icon
2918
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$2.02B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
22,318
+8,732
+64% +$662K
NWBI icon
2919
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.22B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
127,148
+53,933
+74% +$761K
GSEV
2920
DELISTED
Gores Holdings VII, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GSEV
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
+175,000
New +$1.73M
VELOU
2921
DELISTED
Velocity Acquisition Corp. Units
VELOU
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
174,003
+156,503
+894% +$1.56M
SPAQ.U
2922
DELISTED
Spartan Acquisition Corp. III Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fo
SPAQ.U
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
172,039
+17,420
+11% +$176K
RMGCU
2923
DELISTED
RMG Acquisition Corp. III Unit
RMGCU
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
172,416
-119,730
-41% -$1.2M
UEIC icon
2924
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$56.7M
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
35,489
+13,558
+62% +$704K
ORA icon
2925
CALL
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.39B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
24,700
+10,000
+68% +$711K
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David Shaw's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, David Shaw held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $7.37B in Q2 2021, closing 489 positions and reducing 1,580 holdings. Its most notable exit was Varian Medical Systems, Inc., an estimated $131M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 35% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Weatherford International worth $89.1M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
  • David Shaw added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.