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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
OEPWU
2976
DELISTED
One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. Unit
OEPWU
$997K ﹤0.01%
+100,000
New +$1.02M
BLUA.U
2977
DELISTED
BlueRiver Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-third of a redeemable Warrant to acquire one Class A ordinary shares
BLUA.U
$996K ﹤0.01%
+99,900
New +$1.02M
PMGMU
2978
DELISTED
Priveterra Acquisition Corp. Units
PMGMU
$994K ﹤0.01%
+100,000
New +$1.01M
SSAAU
2979
DELISTED
Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha Unit
SSAAU
$994K ﹤0.01%
+100,000
New +$1.03M
KTOS icon
2980
CALL
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.88B
$993K ﹤0.01%
36,400
+16,400
+82% +$460K
ABST
2981
DELISTED
Absolute Software Corp
ABST
$993K ﹤0.01%
+71,500
New +$1.01M
CAMP
2982
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$989K ﹤0.01%
3,963
+1,321
+50% +$335K
BIG
2983
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$988K ﹤0.01%
+14,470
New +$864K
AVAL icon
2984
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.58B
$986K ﹤0.01%
158,577
-33,278
-17% -$217K
EVH icon
2985
Evolent Health
EVH
$553M
$986K ﹤0.01%
48,802
+16,301
+50% +$310K
COHU icon
2986
Cohu
COHU
$2.4B
$985K ﹤0.01%
23,550
-17,822
-43% -$785K
HIPO icon
2987
Hippo Holdings
HIPO
$887M
$984K ﹤0.01%
+3,931
New +$1.14M
PFS icon
2988
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.06B
$983K ﹤0.01%
44,116
-42,929
-49% -$878K
MYRG icon
2989
MYR Group
MYRG
$4.61B
$982K ﹤0.01%
13,700
-376
-3% -$23.8K
ZEN
2990
PUT
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$981K ﹤0.01%
+7,400
New +$1.06M
BH icon
2991
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.21B
$979K ﹤0.01%
7,373
-483
-6% -$60.7K
CDXS icon
2992
Codexis
CDXS
$184M
$979K ﹤0.01%
+42,749
New +$1M
GRBK icon
2993
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.16B
$979K ﹤0.01%
+43,149
New +$920K
CNOB icon
2994
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.61B
$978K ﹤0.01%
38,549
-12,938
-25% -$305K
RNR icon
2995
PUT
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$978K ﹤0.01%
+6,100
New +$985K
HCICW
2996
DELISTED
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V Warrant
HCICW
$973K ﹤0.01%
+853,875
New +$1.24M
DBRG icon
2997
CALL
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
$972K ﹤0.01%
37,500
– –
FMS icon
2998
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.5B
$972K ﹤0.01%
26,363
-35,980
-58% -$1.36M
LGND icon
2999
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.62B
$972K ﹤0.01%
10,222
-43,142
-81% -$4.08M
STEP icon
3000
StepStone Group
STEP
$4.1B
$971K ﹤0.01%
27,526
+15,559
+130% +$548K
118 119
120
121 122

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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.