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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3101
CALL
Ryder
R
$9.44B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
8,900
| – | – |
|
3102
Lightwave Logic
LWLG
$916M
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
+107,629
| New | +$626K |
|
|
SAVE
3103
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
+43,677
| New | +$715K |
|
3104
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.04B
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
14,700
-24,575
| -63% | -$1.12M |
|
|
CTLP
3105
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
93,943
+57,713
| +159% | +$374K |
|
|
XHR
3106
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.82B
| $747K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,718
| New | +$757K |
|
3107
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.29B
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
22,818
+16,757
| +276% | +$790K |
|
|
VZIO
3108
DELISTED
VIZIO Holding Corp.
VZIO
| $745K | ﹤0.01% |
110,410
+31,912
| +41% | +$247K |
|
3109
Paysafe
PSFE
$356M
| $745K | ﹤0.01% |
73,799
+33,317
| +82% | +$422K |
|
3110
Methode Electronics
MEI
$570M
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,182
| New | +$905K |
|
3111
Xperi
XPER
$307M
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
56,541
-32,863
| -37% | -$356K |
|
3112
Lufax Holding
LU
$1.16B
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
+129,747
| New | +$858K |
|
3113
Regional Management Corp
RM
$308M
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
24,312
+3,044
| +14% | +$83.5K |
|
3114
Avantor
AVTR
$9.75B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
35,963
-1,470,036
| -98% | -$29.7M |
|
3115
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.64B
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
24,500
-4,776
| -16% | -$167K |
|
3116
Sasol
SSL
$7.34B
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
59,444
+46,695
| +366% | +$601K |
|
|
MARX
3117
DELISTED
Mars Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares
MARX
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
3118
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$892M
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
6,749
-1,414
| -17% | -$145K |
|
3119
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.78B
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
80,900
-75,407
| -48% | -$690K |
|
3120
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.83B
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
25,596
-177,154
| -87% | -$5.03M |
|
3121
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$815M
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
42,980
+5,407
| +14% | +$92.7K |
|
3122
PUT
Organon & Co
OGN
$3.61B
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,000
| New | +$761K |
|
3123
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.17B
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
7,026
+217
| +3% | +$20.9K |
|
|
CHS
3124
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
136,050
-10,161
| -7% | -$53K |
|
3125
Corsair Gaming
CRSR
$1.28B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,925
| New | +$746K |
|
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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.