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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
HL icon
3176
Hecla Mining
HL
$14B
$731K ﹤0.01%
128,549
+23,501
+22% +$143K
AEGN
3177
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$730K ﹤0.01%
25,406
-10,114
-28% -$241K
EGLE
3178
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
$730K ﹤0.01%
+20,200
New +$571K
PXLW icon
3179
Pixelworks
PXLW
$42.6M
$729K ﹤0.01%
18,346
-3,096
-14% -$129K
TPCO
3180
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$729K ﹤0.01%
40,511
-22,288
-35% -$360K
EOG icon
3181
PUT
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$725K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-20,300
-67% -$1.3M
AMCX icon
3182
CALL
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$531M
$723K ﹤0.01%
+13,600
New +$744K
DCBO
3183
Docebo
DCBO
$614M
$722K ﹤0.01%
+16,800
New +$831K
PSFE.WS
3184
DELISTED
Paysafe Ltd Warrants
PSFE.WS
$722K ﹤0.01%
+166,666
New +$722K
ABMD
3185
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$722K ﹤0.01%
2,268
+1,286
+131% +$412K
CVCO icon
3186
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.49B
$721K ﹤0.01%
3,197
+255
+9% +$53.1K
AMSF icon
3187
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$486M
$720K ﹤0.01%
11,255
-7,760
-41% -$466K
CASA
3188
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$715K ﹤0.01%
75,020
-160,331
-68% -$1.36M
KNTE
3189
DELISTED
Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Common Stock
KNTE
$712K ﹤0.01%
+22,845
New +$796K
VWTR
3190
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$712K ﹤0.01%
80,026
-8,216
-9% -$76.5K
HP icon
3191
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.22B
$711K ﹤0.01%
26,371
-119,509
-82% -$3.3M
NBSE
3192
DELISTED
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
NBSE
$711K ﹤0.01%
4,812
+2,754
+134% +$499K
MVIS icon
3193
Microvision
MVIS
$55.4M
$708K ﹤0.01%
+2,544
New +$480K
NFG icon
3194
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$708K ﹤0.01%
+14,153
New +$642K
PHIC
3195
DELISTED
Population Health Investment Co., Inc. Class A Ordinary Share
PHIC
$705K ﹤0.01%
+71,509
New +$731K
RMGB
3196
DELISTED
RMG Acquisition Corp. II Class A Ordinary Shares
RMGB
$705K ﹤0.01%
+70,356
New +$760K
ROG icon
3197
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.22B
$704K ﹤0.01%
3,741
-22,356
-86% -$3.99M
XIFR
3198
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.1B
$704K ﹤0.01%
9,656
-60,944
-86% -$4.69M
ARKO icon
3199
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$534M
$703K ﹤0.01%
+70,704
New +$659K
COWN
3200
CALL
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$703K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$644K

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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.