David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$757M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$544M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$475M |
| 4 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$377M |
| 5 |
Caterpillar
CAT
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$443M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$363M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
CALL
Factset
FDS
$10.9B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+4,500
| New | +$1.64M |
|
|
UMPQ
3002
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
87,410
-27,896
| -24% | -$535K |
|
3003
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
9,995
-100,451
| -91% | -$20M |
|
3004
Dorian LPG
LPG
$2.12B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
142,217
+57,062
| +67% | +$713K |
|
3005
Materion
MTRN
$5.12B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
25,712
+1,118
| +5% | +$80K |
|
3006
Matrix Service
MTRX
$308M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
168,771
-49,159
| -23% | -$527K |
|
|
ANAT
3007
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
9,337
-14,447
| -61% | -$2.57M |
|
3008
CALL
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.83B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
68,200
-6,400
| -9% | -$203K |
|
3009
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,855
| New | +$1.85M |
|
|
GTM
3010
CALL
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.18B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,700
| New | +$1.72M |
|
3011
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.28B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,268
| New | +$1.67M |
|
3012
First Merchants
FRME
$2.61B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
41,823
+20,657
| +98% | +$840K |
|
|
ACBA
3013
DELISTED
Ace Global Business Acquisition Ltd
ACBA
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+172,259
| New | +$1.72M |
|
3014
Alignment Healthcare
ALHC
$2.84B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
109,427
+20,483
| +23% | +$396K |
|
|
AXON
3015
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.6B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+9,987
| New | +$1.81M |
|
3016
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.77B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
35,483
-3,661
| -9% | -$177K |
|
3017
iQIYI
IQ
$900M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
217,605
-1,769,008
| -89% | -$18.3M |
|
3018
Mercer International
MERC
$26.3M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
150,524
+33,082
| +28% | +$384K |
|
|
OTRK
3019
DELISTED
Ontrak
OTRK
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
1,926
+1,797
| +1,393% | +$3.21M |
|
|
AJRD
3020
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
39,861
| – | – |
|
|
PVG
3021
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
179,643
-297,982
| -62% | -$2.84M |
|
3022
CALL
Dow Inc
DOW
$22B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
LTRPA
3023
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
556,756
-155,836
| -22% | -$580K |
|
|
SLCR
3024
DELISTED
Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary Share
SLCR
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
174,878
| – | – |
|
|
EUCR
3025
DELISTED
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares
EUCR
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
175,681
+54,646
| +45% | +$533K |
|
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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.