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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.7% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3026
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$113B
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
17,898
-39,895
| -69% | -$2.16M |
|
3027
Rimini Street
RMNI
$485M
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
186,497
+15,674
| +9% | +$65K |
|
3028
Silicom
SILC
$249M
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
24,187
| – | – |
|
3029
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$482M
| $889K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,671
| New | +$709K |
|
3030
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.72B
| $888K | ﹤0.01% |
49,061
-31,058
| -39% | -$584K |
|
3031
DocGo
DCGO
$37.8M
| $887K | ﹤0.01% |
94,629
+72,013
| +318% | +$632K |
|
3032
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.1B
| $882K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,497
| New | +$926K |
|
|
GOOS
3033
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$803M
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
49,509
-46,027
| -48% | -$827K |
|
3034
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.36B
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
+114,511
| New | +$973K |
|
3035
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.69B
| $878K | ﹤0.01% |
147,703
-1,443
| -1% | -$8.07K |
|
3036
CALL
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.8B
| $878K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
| – | – |
|
3037
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.37B
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
20,795
-149,096
| -88% | -$6.4M |
|
|
PRTK
3038
DELISTED
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PRTK
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
396,076
+42,577
| +12% | +$88.3K |
|
3039
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.21B
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
50,586
-7,935
| -14% | -$138K |
|
3040
PUT
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.46B
| $870K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,400
| New | +$712K |
|
|
ARNC
3041
DELISTED
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
29,318
-194,792
| -87% | -$5.38M |
|
3042
New Oriental
EDU
$9.08B
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
21,852
-401,758
| -95% | -$16.1M |
|
3043
Scotiabank
BNS
$113B
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
17,200
+5,800
| +51% | +$288K |
|
|
GHL
3044
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
58,319
-109,258
| -65% | -$1.15M |
|
|
RENE
3045
DELISTED
Cartesian Growth Corp II
RENE
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
3046
PUT
Nucor
NUE
$56.2B
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
5,200
-3,300
| -39% | -$482K |
|
3047
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$981M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
135,280
+23,982
| +22% | +$147K |
|
3048
PUT
Lumentum
LITE
$79.4B
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
| – | – |
|
|
WNS
3049
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
11,541
+7,708
| +201% | +$616K |
|
3050
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.78B
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
48,090
+15,974
| +50% | +$297K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, David Shaw held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.