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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
SLDB icon
3801
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$982M
$91K ﹤0.01%
1,099
-13,992
-93% -$1.55M
CBD
3802
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$91K ﹤0.01%
+15,559
New +$189K
YQ
3803
17 Education & Technology Group
YQ
$23.1M
$90K ﹤0.01%
+627
New +$164K
SOLO
3804
DELISTED
Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. Ltd.
SOLO
$88K ﹤0.01%
+18,633
New +$127K
FABC
3805
Fabric.AI Inc
FABC
$19.9M
$87K ﹤0.01%
+105
New +$95.7K
FLNT
3806
Fluent
FLNT
$132M
$86K ﹤0.01%
3,477
-13,533
-80% -$470K
GNE icon
3807
Genie Energy
GNE
$402M
$79K ﹤0.01%
12,516
-1,710
-12% -$12.8K
CHS
3808
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$79K ﹤0.01%
23,913
-206,092
-90% -$542K
CLAS.WS
3809
DELISTED
Class Acceleration Corp. Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50
CLAS.WS
$78K ﹤0.01%
+125,000
New +$108K
EMBKW
3810
DELISTED
Embark Technology, Inc. Warrants
EMBKW
$77K ﹤0.01%
+66,666
New +$106K
GSMGW
3811
DELISTED
Cheer Holding, Inc. Warrant expiring 2/13/2025
GSMGW
$73K ﹤0.01%
500,773
– –
MSPRZ
3812
DELISTED
MSP Recovery Inc Warrant
MSPRZ
$72K ﹤0.01%
100,000
– –
NIRWW
3813
DELISTED
Near Intelligence, Inc. Warrant
NIRWW
$70K ﹤0.01%
+125,000
New +$110K
OXSQ icon
3814
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$150M
$67K ﹤0.01%
14,435
-23,686
-62% -$92.1K
ITI
3815
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
$65K ﹤0.01%
10,496
-50,842
-83% -$325K
DGNR.WS
3816
DELISTED
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Cla
DGNR.WS
$64K ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$122K
CAAP icon
3817
Corporacion America
CAAP
$3.9B
$63K ﹤0.01%
12,859
-57,886
-82% -$249K
NWG icon
3818
NatWest
NWG
$74.4B
$62K ﹤0.01%
21,375
-221
-1% -$1.14K
FVT.WS
3819
DELISTED
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
FVT.WS
$62K ﹤0.01%
+59,415
New +$81.1K
MRKR icon
3820
Marker Therapeutics
MRKR
$25M
$61K ﹤0.01%
2,740
-68
-2% -$1.56K
KSMTW
3821
DELISTED
Kismet Acquisition One Corp Warrant
KSMTW
$60K ﹤0.01%
75,000
– –
CAS.WS
3822
DELISTED
Cascade Acquisition Corp. Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class
CAS.WS
$58K ﹤0.01%
+64,699
New +$84.9K
CASI
3823
DELISTED
CASI Pharmaceuticals
CASI
$54K ﹤0.01%
+2,260
New +$63.5K
SPFR.WS
3824
DELISTED
Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Cl
SPFR.WS
$52K ﹤0.01%
+26,470
New +$65.6K
SYBX
3825
DELISTED
Synlogic
SYBX
$51K ﹤0.01%
944
-11,503
-92% -$655K
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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.