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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $66.4M | 0.07% |
382,858
+229,455
| +150% | +$37.9M |
|
327
Array Technologies
ARRY
$722M
| $66.2M | 0.07% |
2,929,660
+63,303
| +2% | +$1.36M |
|
|
BNY
328
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| $66.2M | 0.07% |
1,486,049
-906,409
| -38% | -$38.9M |
|
|
AMAM
329
DELISTED
Ambrx Biopharma Inc
AMAM
| $66.1M | 0.07% |
4,015,908
+82,356
| +2% | +$1.04M |
|
330
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
| $66M | 0.07% |
388,450
-91,368
| -19% | -$18.1M |
|
331
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $65.3M | 0.07% |
488,200
-52,100
| -10% | -$6.72M |
|
332
CALL
Pinduoduo
PDD
$126B
| $65.2M | 0.07% |
943,700
+703,700
| +293% | +$48.3M |
|
|
DFS
333
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $65.1M | 0.07% |
557,543
-493,233
| -47% | -$51.7M |
|
334
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
| $65M | 0.07% |
469,274
-192,523
| -29% | -$26.1M |
|
|
MRO
335
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $65M | 0.07% |
2,822,525
+1,502,254
| +114% | +$35.4M |
|
336
Weatherford International
WFRD
$6.49B
| $64.1M | 0.07% |
964,422
-653,573
| -40% | -$40.2M |
|
|
337
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $64M | 0.07% |
478,636
+41,058
| +9% | +$5.3M |
|
338
PUT
Palantir
PLTR
$432B
| $63.8M | 0.07% |
4,163,000
+3,622,700
| +670% | +$41.2M |
|
339
CALL
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
| $63.8M | 0.07% |
138,600
-13,200
| -9% | -$6.13M |
|
340
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $63.2M | 0.06% |
521,614
+115,700
| +29% | +$13.7M |
|
341
Boston Scientific
BSX
$73B
| $63.1M | 0.06% |
1,165,825
+694,070
| +147% | +$36.3M |
|
342
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
| $62.8M | 0.06% |
267,696
-97,341
| -27% | -$21.2M |
|
343
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
| $62.2M | 0.06% |
259,013
+108,623
| +72% | +$22.6M |
|
344
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $62M | 0.06% |
694,282
+492,117
| +243% | +$46.6M |
|
345
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
| $61.6M | 0.06% |
3,224,756
+508,498
| +19% | +$10.4M |
|
346
Nutrien
NTR
$35.9B
| $61.3M | 0.06% |
1,038,386
+427,199
| +70% | +$27.2M |
|
347
CALL
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
| $61.3M | 0.06% |
590,500
+136,800
| +30% | +$10.7M |
|
|
XYZ
348
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $61.2M | 0.06% |
919,300
+231,500
| +34% | +$14.5M |
|
349
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.7B
| $61.1M | 0.06% |
635,534
+307,826
| +94% | +$26.5M |
|
|
ITCI
350
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $60.3M | 0.06% |
952,842
+442,938
| +87% | +$27.6M |
|
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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.