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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
FITB
3701
CALL
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.8B
$210K ﹤0.01%
+5,600
New +$190K
GFI icon
3702
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.3B
$210K ﹤0.01%
+22,166
New +$206K
INDB icon
3703
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.95B
$210K ﹤0.01%
+2,493
New +$208K
RACE icon
3704
CALL
Ferrari
RACE
$74.6B
$209K ﹤0.01%
1,000
-18,900
-95% -$3.87M
CLOVW
3705
DELISTED
Clover Health Investments, Corp. Warrants
CLOVW
$209K ﹤0.01%
132,333
-50,000
-27% -$142K
STM icon
3706
STMicroelectronics
STM
$44B
$208K ﹤0.01%
5,419
-26,563
-83% -$1.04M
SRC
3707
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$208K ﹤0.01%
+4,904
New +$201K
NGS icon
3708
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$448M
$207K ﹤0.01%
21,939
+2,674
+14% +$25.5K
LPL icon
3709
LG Display
LPL
$3.29B
$205K ﹤0.01%
20,567
-30,731
-60% -$306K
PTC icon
3710
PTC
PTC
$16.7B
$205K ﹤0.01%
1,489
-2,610
-64% -$347K
CECO icon
3711
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.18B
$204K ﹤0.01%
25,780
+3,107
+14% +$24.6K
MODV
3712
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$203K ﹤0.01%
1,370
-268
-16% -$41.6K
VYGG.WS
3713
DELISTED
Vy Global Growth Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50
VYGG.WS
$203K ﹤0.01%
100,000
– –
BXMT icon
3714
PUT
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.38B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+6,500
New +$189K
SYM icon
3715
Symbotic
SYM
$5.2B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$205K
CCCC icon
3716
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$504M
$201K ﹤0.01%
5,430
-7,144
-57% -$284K
ARQ icon
3717
Arq
ARQ
$96.5M
$201K ﹤0.01%
36,463
-39,431
-52% -$221K
BGB
3718
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund
BGB
$500M
$200K ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
BN icon
3719
Brookfield
BN
$93.7B
$200K ﹤0.01%
8,408
-127,057
-94% -$2.83M
CRHC.WS
3720
DELISTED
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
CRHC.WS
$200K ﹤0.01%
166,666
– –
ISD
3721
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$408M
$196K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
GLAD icon
3722
Gladstone Capital
GLAD
$448M
$195K ﹤0.01%
9,814
+1,726
+21% +$33.2K
FPH icon
3723
Five Point Holdings
FPH
$371M
$194K ﹤0.01%
25,704
+15,390
+149% +$103K
CYCN icon
3724
Cyclerion Therapeutics
CYCN
$18.4M
$191K ﹤0.01%
3,424
-5,640
-62% -$424K
OPTN
3725
DELISTED
OptiNose
OPTN
$191K ﹤0.01%
+3,444
New +$210K
147 148
149
150 151

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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.