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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
MSBI icon
3576
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$681M
$297K ﹤0.01%
10,713
-3,000
-22% -$69.7K
RLJ icon
3577
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.76B
$296K ﹤0.01%
+19,092
New +$285K
NGM
3578
DELISTED
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
NGM
$296K ﹤0.01%
+10,188
New +$285K
R icon
3579
CALL
Ryder
R
$9.39B
$295K ﹤0.01%
3,900
NWLI
3580
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$295K ﹤0.01%
1,186
-100
-8% -$21.5K
CONXW
3581
DELISTED
CONX Corp. Warrant
CONXW
$295K ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$443K
EVI icon
3582
EVI Industries
EVI
$190M
$291K ﹤0.01%
+10,109
New +$354K
FLIC
3583
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$291K ﹤0.01%
13,681
-3,661
-21% -$69.4K
TCBI icon
3584
PUT
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.26B
$291K ﹤0.01%
+4,100
New +$301K
LNSR icon
3585
LENSAR
LNSR
$113M
$290K ﹤0.01%
39,895
-21,087
-35% -$164K
TR icon
3586
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.11B
$290K ﹤0.01%
10,155
-26,578
-72% -$730K
TECK icon
3587
PUT
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.4B
$288K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$304K
ALL icon
3588
PUT
Allstate
ALL
$65.8B
$287K ﹤0.01%
2,500
-2,100
-46% -$231K
WDFC icon
3589
WD-40
WDFC
$2.9B
$287K ﹤0.01%
938
-100
-10% -$30.3K
LESL icon
3590
Leslie's
LESL
$5.44M
$286K ﹤0.01%
584
-417
-42% -$213K
FBMS
3591
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$285K ﹤0.01%
7,778
+538
+7% +$18.1K
EVV
3592
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
$284K ﹤0.01%
22,500
HSBC icon
3593
HSBC
HSBC
$357B
$284K ﹤0.01%
+9,763
New +$279K
LOVE
3594
CALL
LoveSac
LOVE
$232M
$283K ﹤0.01%
+5,000
New +$276K
ASPL.WS
3595
DELISTED
Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Cl
ASPL.WS
$283K ﹤0.01%
200,000
HPE icon
3596
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$69.4B
$282K ﹤0.01%
17,937
-62,818
-78% -$870K
IRTC icon
3597
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.13B
$282K ﹤0.01%
2,028
-9,090
-82% -$1.63M
PWR icon
3598
PUT
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.7B
$282K ﹤0.01%
3,200
SYRS
3599
DELISTED
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
SYRS
$282K ﹤0.01%
3,768
-19,601
-84% -$2.04M
HCI icon
3600
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
$277K ﹤0.01%
+3,600
New +$227K

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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.