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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.49% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.18% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 8% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CDMO
3476
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,479
| New | +$386K |
|
|
PRO
3477
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,034
| New | +$418K |
|
|
BIG
3478
CALL
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-20,000
| -33% | -$302K |
|
3479
EnerSys
ENS
$7.01B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
5,045
-21,429
| -81% | -$1.8M |
|
|
WRK
3480
PUT
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
14,300
-10,700
| -43% | -$353K |
|
3481
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
| $435K | ﹤0.01% |
3,131
-329,826
| -99% | -$44.4M |
|
3482
Titan Machinery
TITN
$446M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,256
| New | +$581K |
|
|
AHT
3483
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21.6M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
13,506
+10,890
| +416% | +$545K |
|
3484
PUT
Novavax
NVAX
$1.56B
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
62,500
| – | – |
|
|
WSR
3485
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,825
| New | +$453K |
|
|
RPTX
3486
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
43,753
-63,521
| -59% | -$729K |
|
3487
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$2.36B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
3,296
-37,032
| -92% | -$4.3M |
|
3488
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.74B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,334
| New | +$427K |
|
|
MZTI
3489
CALL
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.2B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
2,100
| – | – |
|
3490
MediaAlpha
MAX
$787M
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
28,434
-23,536
| -45% | -$318K |
|
3491
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$962M
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,350
| New | +$492K |
|
3492
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
13,401
+1,744
| +15% | +$63K |
|
3493
Stevanato
STVN
$6.2B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,414
| New | +$352K |
|
3494
Caesarstone
CSTE
$117M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
102,526
+1,894
| +2% | +$10.5K |
|
3495
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$305M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
44,995
+8,870
| +25% | +$112K |
|
3496
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.88B
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
7,250
-9,287
| -56% | -$584K |
|
3497
York Water
YORW
$556M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,460
| New | +$423K |
|
3498
CALL
Allstate
ALL
$65.1B
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
+100
| +3% | +$12.6K |
|
3499
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.45B
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
60,452
-67,212
| -53% | -$523K |
|
3500
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.01B
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
10,180
-6,066
| -37% | -$256K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, David Shaw held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 860 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- David Shaw fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw opened 431 new positions and closed 860 in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.