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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
AVXL icon
3151
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$330M
$769K ﹤0.01%
+51,449
New +$562K
GBDC icon
3152
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.4B
$768K ﹤0.01%
52,555
+22,885
+77% +$336K
NBHC icon
3153
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.84B
$765K ﹤0.01%
19,269
+4,939
+34% +$185K
DIOD icon
3154
Diodes
DIOD
$4.28B
$764K ﹤0.01%
9,563
-31,930
-77% -$2.53M
IVR icon
3155
CALL
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$801M
$762K ﹤0.01%
19,000
+9,000
+90% +$340K
PIAI
3156
DELISTED
Prime Impact Acquisition I
PIAI
$761K ﹤0.01%
+78,171
New +$801K
XYL icon
3157
Xylem
XYL
$26.3B
$756K ﹤0.01%
7,185
+4,092
+132% +$415K
SDACU
3158
DELISTED
Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp. Unit
SDACU
$756K ﹤0.01%
+76,101
New +$795K
FSP
3159
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$45.5M
$755K ﹤0.01%
138,490
+35,299
+34% +$176K
HCM icon
3160
HUTCHMED
HCM
$2.13B
$751K ﹤0.01%
26,570
-5,867
-18% -$187K
SNRH
3161
DELISTED
Senior Connect Acquisition Corp. I Class A Common Stock
SNRH
$751K ﹤0.01%
+77,219
New +$779K
AMPI.U
3162
DELISTED
Advanced Merger Partners Inc Units
AMPI.U
$750K ﹤0.01%
+75,000
New +$750K
ARE icon
3163
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.1B
$749K ﹤0.01%
+4,558
New +$760K
EMR icon
3164
CALL
Emerson Electric
EMR
$86.4B
$749K ﹤0.01%
+8,300
New +$714K
WALDU
3165
DELISTED
Waldencast Acquisition Corp. Units
WALDU
$749K ﹤0.01%
+75,000
New +$753K
XPDIU
3166
DELISTED
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Unit
XPDIU
$749K ﹤0.01%
+74,037
New +$786K
QDROU
3167
DELISTED
Quadro Acquisition One Corp. Unit
QDROU
$746K ﹤0.01%
+75,000
New +$751K
SOFIW
3168
DELISTED
SoFi Technologies, Inc. Warrants
SOFIW
$745K ﹤0.01%
135,757
-15,411
-10% -$111K
CUTR
3169
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$744K ﹤0.01%
24,752
-34,589
-58% -$1.02M
MMX
3170
DELISTED
Maverix Metals Inc. Common Shares
MMX
$743K ﹤0.01%
+140,913
New +$748K
GAIA icon
3171
Gaia
GAIA
$39.2M
$740K ﹤0.01%
62,253
-18,461
-23% -$201K
SCPL
3172
DELISTED
SciPlay Corporation Class A Common Stock
SCPL
$738K ﹤0.01%
45,593
-51,681
-53% -$891K
MOMO
3173
CALL
Hello Group
MOMO
$853M
$737K ﹤0.01%
50,000
– –
RLI icon
3174
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.96B
$733K ﹤0.01%
13,146
-17,054
-56% -$905K
WIFI
3175
PUT
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$733K ﹤0.01%
52,100
– –
125 126
127
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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.