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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
-0.75%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$111B
AUM Growth
-$5.05B
Cap. Flow
-$8.92B
Cap. Flow %
-8.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.24%
Holding
5,618
New
915
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,634
Closed
695

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$757M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$544M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$475M
4
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
+$377M
5
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$285M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$1.07B
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$486M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$443M
4
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$363M
5
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$352M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.87%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.92%
3 Healthcare 7.34%
4 Financials 7.06%
5 Communication Services 6.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PSN icon
3976
Parsons
PSN
$5.13B
$468K ﹤0.01%
13,854
-2,239
-14% -$81.7K
RIGL icon
3977
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$873M
$468K ﹤0.01%
+12,895
New +$508K
AMCX icon
3978
CALL
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$530M
$466K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-3,600
-26% -$184K
TRUP icon
3979
CALL
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.4B
$466K ﹤0.01%
6,000
-36,200
-86% -$3.57M
ABMD
3980
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$466K ﹤0.01%
1,431
+400
+39% +$136K
APRN
3981
DELISTED
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APRN
$465K ﹤0.01%
5,273
-4,804
-48% -$253K
STNG icon
3982
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.87B
$463K ﹤0.01%
+24,960
New +$416K
BUD icon
3983
CALL
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
$462K ﹤0.01%
+8,200
New +$515K
GOTU icon
3984
Gaotu Techedu
GOTU
$410M
$462K ﹤0.01%
150,556
-1,231
-0.8% -$6.21K
PAY icon
3985
Paymentus
PAY
$4.95B
$461K ﹤0.01%
+18,715
New +$530K
EMKR
3986
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$461K ﹤0.01%
6,163
+2,698
+78% +$216K
EVBG
3987
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$460K ﹤0.01%
+3,045
New +$451K
LEAP
3988
DELISTED
Ribbit LEAP, Ltd.
LEAP
$460K ﹤0.01%
+45,409
New +$466K
AXSM icon
3989
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$10.8B
$459K ﹤0.01%
13,939
-9,110
-40% -$355K
MRSN
3990
DELISTED
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$458K ﹤0.01%
1,944
+341
+21% +$99.6K
ATNI icon
3991
ATN International
ATNI
$473M
$457K ﹤0.01%
9,745
-3,602
-27% -$163K
BTRS
3992
DELISTED
BTRS Holdings Inc. Class 1 Common Stock
BTRS
$457K ﹤0.01%
+42,990
New +$496K
WPP icon
3993
WPP
WPP
$5.75B
$456K ﹤0.01%
6,802
-15,863
-70% -$1.06M
RYM
3994
RYTHM Inc
RYM
$51.2M
$455K ﹤0.01%
+8
New +$524K
CRMT icon
3995
PUT
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$20.4M
$455K ﹤0.01%
+3,900
New +$538K
EOCW.WS
3996
DELISTED
Elliott Opportunity II Corp. Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
EOCW.WS
$454K ﹤0.01%
+412,826
New +$441K
DZSI
3997
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
$454K ﹤0.01%
37,023
+22,526
+155% +$354K
ECOM
3998
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
$452K ﹤0.01%
17,931
-2,016
-10% -$49.7K
FSK icon
3999
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$3.33B
$450K ﹤0.01%
20,400
-431,618
-95% -$9.52M
CIT
4000
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$449K ﹤0.01%
8,645
-27,629
-76% -$1.41M
158 159
160
161 162

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David Shaw's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2021, David Shaw held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $8.92B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
  • David Shaw added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
  • David Shaw fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.