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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3351
PUT
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$528M
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,200
| New | +$522K |
|
3352
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$5.16B
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
70,237
+41,445
| +144% | +$278K |
|
3353
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.8B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
21,630
-27,900
| -56% | -$510K |
|
3354
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.87B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,354
| New | +$442K |
|
3355
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.95B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
11,771
-19,333
| -62% | -$728K |
|
3356
IBEX
IBEX
$493M
| $424K | ﹤0.01% |
19,985
-1,232
| -6% | -$26.3K |
|
3357
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
TARS
$3.17B
| $424K | ﹤0.01% |
23,451
+5,884
| +33% | +$93.5K |
|
3358
Toro Company
TTC
$9.46B
| $424K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,168
| New | +$427K |
|
3359
PUT
Guardant Health
GH
$22.4B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,800
| New | +$339K |
|
|
AZEK
3360
DELISTED
The AZEK Co
AZEK
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,936
| New | +$360K |
|
3361
RPC Inc
RES
$1.36B
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
58,777
+36,917
| +169% | +$270K |
|
3362
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.65B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
19,515
-5,672
| -23% | -$128K |
|
|
GATO
3363
DELISTED
Gatos Silver, Inc.
GATO
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
110,773
+49,887
| +82% | +$269K |
|
3364
PubMatic
PUBM
$745M
| $417K | ﹤0.01% |
22,820
-7,380
| -24% | -$117K |
|
|
AFCG
3365
AFC Gamma
AFCG
$77.1M
| $417K | ﹤0.01% |
48,913
-63,412
| -56% | -$514K |
|
|
DSKE
3366
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
58,392
-15,551
| -21% | -$109K |
|
3367
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.03B
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
123,039
+19,776
| +19% | +$57.2K |
|
3368
KB Financial Group
KB
$42.1B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,385
| New | +$420K |
|
3369
Cato Corp
CATO
$56.1M
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
51,555
-11,301
| -18% | -$93.8K |
|
|
SEMR
3370
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
43,110
-152,626
| -78% | -$1.35M |
|
|
CTOS.WS
3371
DELISTED
Custom Truck One Source, Inc. Warrants, exerciseable for Common Stock
CTOS.WS
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
1,646,594
+840
| +0.1% | +$230 |
|
|
CETU
3372
DELISTED
Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
CETU
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3373
Koppers
KOP
$858M
| $409K | ﹤0.01% |
11,988
+225
| +2% | +$7.33K |
|
|
EXK
3374
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$3.27B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
140,427
-279,103
| -67% | -$986K |
|
3375
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$60.9M
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
348,960
-372,122
| -52% | -$664K |
|
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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.