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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
VKTX icon
3776
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
$122K ﹤0.01%
19,239
-5,526
-22% -$38.9K
PBFS icon
3777
Pioneer Bancorp
PBFS
$418M
$121K ﹤0.01%
10,414
– –
PFLT icon
3778
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$740M
$121K ﹤0.01%
10,169
-22,953
-69% -$268K
DB icon
3779
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.2B
$120K ﹤0.01%
10,013
-40,000
-80% -$467K
BRW
3780
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
BRW
$329M
$116K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
SBT
3781
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
$116K ﹤0.01%
20,434
-2,993
-13% -$15.6K
PUCKU
3782
DELISTED
Goal Acquisitions Corp. Unit
PUCKU
$116K ﹤0.01%
+11,558
New +$119K
ACIU icon
3783
AC Immune
ACIU
$284M
$112K ﹤0.01%
14,716
+3,804
+35% +$27.2K
EQD.WS
3784
DELISTED
Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp. Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Clas
EQD.WS
$112K ﹤0.01%
104,166
– –
MGI
3785
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$111K ﹤0.01%
+16,915
New +$124K
AAIC
3786
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
$108K ﹤0.01%
26,811
-80,659
-75% -$318K
MUDS
3787
DELISTED
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II Class A Common Stock
MUDS
$108K ﹤0.01%
+11,000
New +$111K
BWACW
3788
DELISTED
BETTER WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. Warrants
BWACW
$104K ﹤0.01%
+100,770
New +$153K
NXU.U
3789
DELISTED
Novus Capital Corporation II Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one thi
NXU.U
$104K ﹤0.01%
+10,426
New +$109K
UWMC icon
3790
UWM Holdings
UWMC
$2.28B
$103K ﹤0.01%
+12,985
New +$126K
CTT
3791
DELISTED
CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
CTT
$103K ﹤0.01%
10,093
-95,834
-90% -$975K
BTG icon
3792
B2Gold
BTG
$7.56B
$102K ﹤0.01%
23,756
+3,205
+16% +$15.6K
THCAW
3793
DELISTED
Tuscan Holdings Corp. II Warrant
THCAW
$102K ﹤0.01%
127,823
-34,677
-21% -$62.5K
TALK
3794
DELISTED
Talkspace
TALK
$101K ﹤0.01%
10,208
-212,272
-95% -$2.31M
GALT icon
3795
Galectin Therapeutics
GALT
$391M
$99K ﹤0.01%
45,775
-5,549
-11% -$12.4K
TGS icon
3796
Transportadora de Gas del Sur
TGS
$4.29B
$99K ﹤0.01%
20,429
+2,104
+11% +$10.4K
RPLA
3797
DELISTED
Replay Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares
RPLA
$96K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$101K
NUVB.WS
3798
DELISTED
Nuvation Bio Inc Warrants
NUVB.WS
$95K ﹤0.01%
+35,401
New +$102K
HMY icon
3799
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$14.3B
$93K ﹤0.01%
21,354
+6,884
+48% +$29.9K
NGD
3800
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
$92K ﹤0.01%
60,024
-724
-1% -$1.31K
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.