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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
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
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
LNC icon
3351
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.1B
$514K ﹤0.01%
8,257
-16,881
-67% -$933K
ULH icon
3352
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$505M
$512K ﹤0.01%
19,448
+8,007
+70% +$192K
WSBF icon
3353
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$378M
$511K ﹤0.01%
+25,003
New +$494K
AIFU
3354
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$125M
$509K ﹤0.01%
91
-81
-47% -$474K
MED icon
3355
Medifast
MED
$135M
$508K ﹤0.01%
+2,397
New +$574K
TWOU
3356
CALL
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$508K ﹤0.01%
443
-890
-67% -$1.13M
OCAX
3357
DELISTED
OCA Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
OCAX
$508K ﹤0.01%
+51,881
New +$508K
MBUU icon
3358
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$569M
$507K ﹤0.01%
6,365
-2,961
-32% -$228K
AVID
3359
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$507K ﹤0.01%
24,008
-54,827
-70% -$1.07M
SVSVW
3360
DELISTED
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. Warrant
SVSVW
$506K ﹤0.01%
+425,000
New +$816K
SVFB
3361
DELISTED
SVF Investment Corp. 2 Class A Ordinary Shares
SVFB
$505K ﹤0.01%
+50,026
New +$518K
DAO
3362
Youdao
DAO
$2B
$504K ﹤0.01%
+21,162
New +$672K
ENSG icon
3363
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.4B
$500K ﹤0.01%
5,327
-3,877
-42% -$332K
SAP icon
3364
SAP
SAP
$251B
$500K ﹤0.01%
4,075
-27
-0.7% -$3.42K
TCACU
3365
DELISTED
Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corporation Unit
TCACU
$500K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$510K
FSM icon
3366
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.63B
$498K ﹤0.01%
76,993
+2,153
+3% +$16.2K
HTH icon
3367
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
$498K ﹤0.01%
14,593
-214,588
-94% -$7.05M
ASPCU
3368
DELISTED
Alpha Capital Acquisition Co Unit
ASPCU
$498K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$509K
SO icon
3369
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$104B
$497K ﹤0.01%
8,000
-12,700
-61% -$760K
SYRE icon
3370
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$9.63B
$497K ﹤0.01%
2,510
-1,959
-44% -$376K
BEAM icon
3371
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$3.21B
$496K ﹤0.01%
+6,196
New +$589K
CSIQ icon
3372
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$972M
$496K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-86,200
-90% -$4.46M
VUZI icon
3373
Vuzix
VUZI
$236M
$495K ﹤0.01%
19,467
-136,227
-87% -$2.21M
FACT.U
3374
DELISTED
Freedom Acquisition I Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
FACT.U
$494K ﹤0.01%
+49,531
New +$497K
AGAC.U
3375
DELISTED
African Gold Acquisition Corp Units
AGAC.U
$494K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$498K
133 134
135
136 137

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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.