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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
+8.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.3B
Cap. Flow
-$2.57B
Cap. Flow %
-2.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.91%
Holding
5,208
New
1,193
Increased
1,491
Reduced
1,580
Closed
489

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$672M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$476M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$392M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$372M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$357M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.85%
3 Communication Services 7.8%
4 Healthcare 7.67%
5 Financials 5.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BSN.WS
3551
DELISTED
Broadstone Acquisition Corp. Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share
BSN.WS
$810K ﹤0.01%
675,000
BZFD icon
3552
BuzzFeed
BZFD
$90M
$808K ﹤0.01%
+20,482
New +$802K
NDLS icon
3553
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$91.5M
$808K ﹤0.01%
8,094
-2,543
-24% -$237K
OEC icon
3554
Orion
OEC
$346M
$807K ﹤0.01%
42,481
+28,808
+211% +$570K
ASND icon
3555
Ascendis Pharma A/S
ASND
$16.4B
$805K ﹤0.01%
6,117
-2,250
-27% -$300K
MDH
3556
DELISTED
MDH Acquisition Corp.
MDH
$805K ﹤0.01%
+83,500
New +$811K
XLB icon
3557
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.9B
$802K ﹤0.01%
19,492
-936,308
-98% -$39.4M
CSX icon
3558
CALL
CSX Corp
CSX
$96.2B
$799K ﹤0.01%
+24,900
New +$821K
CFFEU
3559
DELISTED
CF Acquisition Corp. VIII Unit
CFFEU
$798K ﹤0.01%
+78,857
New +$791K
THFF icon
3560
First Financial Corp
THFF
$946M
$797K ﹤0.01%
19,525
-13,559
-41% -$602K
FSTR icon
3561
Foster
FSTR
$394M
$796K ﹤0.01%
42,735
-21,200
-33% -$372K
IOVA icon
3562
PUT
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$3.68B
$794K ﹤0.01%
+30,500
New +$793K
ALEC icon
3563
Alector
ALEC
$276M
$793K ﹤0.01%
+38,077
New +$718K
TNK icon
3564
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$2.88B
$793K ﹤0.01%
+55,020
New +$788K
FTCI icon
3565
FTC Solar
FTCI
$35.2M
$791K ﹤0.01%
+5,944
New +$665K
CMCO icon
3566
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$516M
$790K ﹤0.01%
16,374
+8,342
+104% +$427K
REAL icon
3567
PUT
The RealReal
REAL
$1.34B
$790K ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$817K
RDS.A
3568
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$788K ﹤0.01%
19,500
-12,200
-38% -$485K
CRTO icon
3569
CALL
Criteo S.A.
CRTO
$837M
$787K ﹤0.01%
17,400
+7,000
+67% +$270K
RS icon
3570
PUT
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$19.9B
$785K ﹤0.01%
+5,200
New +$845K
CRU
3571
DELISTED
Crucible Acquisition Corporation
CRU
$782K ﹤0.01%
+80,667
New +$791K
BWB icon
3572
Bridgewater Bancshares
BWB
$591M
$781K ﹤0.01%
48,341
+5,879
+14% +$98.4K
FSP
3573
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$43.6M
$781K ﹤0.01%
148,517
+10,027
+7% +$53.8K
SCHW
3574
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$190B
$779K ﹤0.01%
10,700
-12,800
-54% -$906K
OOMA icon
3575
Ooma
OOMA
$568M
$778K ﹤0.01%
+41,234
New +$747K

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David Shaw's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, David Shaw held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
  • David Shaw added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.