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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$862M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tencent Music
TME
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$383M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$673M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$574M |
| 4 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3201
CALL
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.29B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
9,900
+1,900
| +24% | +$140K |
|
|
ILPT
3202
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$560M
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,321
| New | +$680K |
|
|
UBA
3203
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
42,055
-73,991
| -64% | -$1.16M |
|
3204
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.9B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
41,639
-5,808,954
| -99% | -$93.9M |
|
|
BHR
3205
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$141M
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
114,864
-201,930
| -64% | -$1.19M |
|
3206
Costamare
CMRE
$1.91B
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
72,029
+14,887
| +26% | +$139K |
|
|
CPRX
3207
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
150,392
-206,555
| -58% | -$821K |
|
3208
CALL
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.41B
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
|
DRNA
3209
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
27,090
-88,755
| -77% | -$2.27M |
|
3210
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.3B
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
-55,035
| -89% | -$5.01M |
|
3211
ICF International
ICFI
$1.58B
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
7,913
-5,365
| -40% | -$448K |
|
3212
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,191
| New | +$688K |
|
3213
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3.35B
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
225,159
| – | – |
|
3214
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$221M
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
65,738
-11,605
| -15% | -$133K |
|
|
MIME
3215
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
17,139
-41,290
| -71% | -$1.82M |
|
|
STR
3216
DELISTED
Sitio Royalties
STR
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
38,288
-3,131
| -8% | -$49.7K |
|
3217
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.24B
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
25,040
-38,527
| -61% | -$1.02M |
|
3218
Bridgewater Bancshares
BWB
$589M
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
42,462
+6,579
| +18% | +$97.1K |
|
3219
PUT
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$797M
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-50,000
| -50% | -$660K |
|
|
EXPR
3220
CALL
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,510
| New | +$534K |
|
|
BDSI
3221
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
174,834
-140,437
| -45% | -$580K |
|
3222
CALL
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.2B
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,500
| New | +$654K |
|
3223
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$84.4B
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
+188,421
| New | +$712K |
|
3224
Philip Morris
PM
$302B
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
7,622
-83,948
| -92% | -$7.13M |
|
3225
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.72B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
31,844
+11,066
| +53% | +$207K |
|
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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.