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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
RADI
3001
DELISTED
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RADI
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
+108,559
New +$1.62M
NUVB icon
3002
Nuvation Bio
NUVB
$2.51B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
+168,915
New +$1.93M
TVRD
3003
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$23.9M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
3,062
-3,438
-53% -$2.18M
GTM
3004
PUT
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.19B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
30,000
+20,000
+200% +$940K
EQHA
3005
DELISTED
EQ Health Acquisition Corp.
EQHA
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+161,511
New +$1.58M
ZION icon
3006
PUT
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.89B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+29,500
New +$1.65M
SAVE
3007
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
51,200
-79,500
-61% -$2.79M
BL icon
3008
CALL
BlackLine
BL
$1.95B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+14,000
New +$1.53M
CMO
3009
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
253,798
-200,150
-44% -$1.29M
AXSM icon
3010
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$10.8B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
23,049
-10,169
-31% -$610K
CGEM icon
3011
Cullinan Oncology
CGEM
$1.47B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
60,319
-3,714
-6% -$114K
MSGS icon
3012
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.6B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
9,003
-28,966
-76% -$5.24M
GMBT
3013
DELISTED
Pivotal Holdings Corp Class A Ordinary Share
GMBT
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+159,904
New +$1.56M
BHIL
3014
DELISTED
Benson Hill, Inc.
BHIL
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
+4,455
New +$1.56M
CRAI icon
3015
CRA International
CRAI
$1.08B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
17,955
-5,784
-24% -$470K
HST icon
3016
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.4B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
89,963
+42,749
+91% +$745K
UDR icon
3017
UDR
UDR
$12B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
31,387
-19,614
-38% -$923K
VERX icon
3018
CALL
Vertex
VERX
$2.32B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
+70,000
New +$1.42M
WPP icon
3019
WPP
WPP
$5.62B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
22,665
-107,716
-83% -$7.37M
MACC.U
3020
DELISTED
Mission Advancement Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant
MACC.U
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+153,461
New +$1.53M
NOAC
3021
DELISTED
Natural Order Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
NOAC
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+156,721
New +$1.56M
OLN icon
3022
Olin
OLN
$1.96B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
33,100
-24,762
-43% -$1.11M
ON icon
3023
CALL
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.9B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
40,000
– –
PRA
3024
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
67,206
+51,665
+332% +$1.3M
OSTR
3025
DELISTED
Oyster Enterprises Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
OSTR
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+158,061
New +$1.53M
119 120
121
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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.