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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
GHY
3726
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$472M
$187K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
HCAQ
3727
DELISTED
HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
HCAQ
$187K ﹤0.01%
+18,741
New +$192K
IMXI icon
3728
International Money Express
IMXI
$429M
$185K ﹤0.01%
12,293
-13,617
-53% -$211K
PROS
3729
DELISTED
ProSight Global, Inc.
PROS
$185K ﹤0.01%
14,667
+3,951
+37% +$50.2K
SRNE
3730
PUT
DELISTED
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
SRNE
$184K ﹤0.01%
+22,200
New +$234K
TBCPU
3731
DELISTED
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III Inc. Units
TBCPU
$183K ﹤0.01%
+18,532
New +$190K
GOL
3732
DELISTED
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing Ten Preferred Shares)
GOL
$181K ﹤0.01%
+23,673
New +$197K
HIO
3733
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO
$331M
$178K ﹤0.01%
35,000
– –
RGP icon
3734
Resources Connection
RGP
$147M
$176K ﹤0.01%
12,972
-13,820
-52% -$178K
SURF
3735
DELISTED
Surface Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SURF
$176K ﹤0.01%
22,605
-27,074
-54% -$271K
PAYS icon
3736
Paysign
PAYS
$771M
$175K ﹤0.01%
40,061
+26,997
+207% +$128K
MTEM
3737
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
$175K ﹤0.01%
924
-1,086
-54% -$190K
VELOU
3738
DELISTED
Velocity Acquisition Corp. Units
VELOU
$173K ﹤0.01%
+17,500
New +$175K
ISOS.U
3739
DELISTED
Isos Acquisition Corporation Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-third of
ISOS.U
$173K ﹤0.01%
+17,366
New +$173K
ECVT icon
3740
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.1B
$172K ﹤0.01%
10,275
-72,714
-88% -$1.16M
CURO
3741
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
$172K ﹤0.01%
11,783
-49,757
-81% -$746K
LX
3742
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$214M
$170K ﹤0.01%
+16,852
New +$169K
GERN icon
3743
Geron
GERN
$977M
$168K ﹤0.01%
106,476
-916,081
-90% -$1.64M
DLCAU
3744
DELISTED
Deep Lake Capital Acquisition Corp. Unit
DLCAU
$168K ﹤0.01%
+16,700
New +$175K
ACIC icon
3745
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$441M
$167K ﹤0.01%
23,167
-35,712
-61% -$227K
SCWX
3746
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
$166K ﹤0.01%
12,398
-324
-3% -$4.68K
MNOV icon
3747
MediciNova
MNOV
$75.3M
$165K ﹤0.01%
+32,702
New +$190K
WARR.U
3748
DELISTED
Warrior Technologies Acquisition Company Units,eachconsistingofoneshare ofClassAcommonstockandone-halfofone warrant
WARR.U
$165K ﹤0.01%
+16,666
New +$166K
NEXA icon
3749
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$2.02B
$163K ﹤0.01%
+15,912
New +$156K
BRPMU
3750
DELISTED
B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. Unit
BRPMU
$159K ﹤0.01%
+15,900
New +$162K
148 149
150
151 152

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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.