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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
ISEE
4451
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
– –
-16,355
Closed -$113K
BWACU
4452
DELISTED
Better World Acquisition Corp. Unit
BWACU
– –
-425,000
Closed -$4.7M
BLU
4453
DELISTED
BELLUS Health Inc.
BLU
– –
-10,452
Closed -$32K
CS
4454
CALL
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
– –
-106,500
Closed -$1.36M
DBD
4455
CALL
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
– –
-41,000
Closed -$437K
SEAC
4456
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
– –
-1,310
Closed -$37K
APTX
4457
DELISTED
Aptinyx Inc. Common Stock
APTX
– –
-45,036
Closed -$156K
TA
4458
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
– –
-14,125
Closed -$460K
MAXR
4459
CALL
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
– –
-60,600
Closed -$2.34M
MAXR
4460
PUT
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
– –
-150,300
Closed -$5.8M
AIMC
4461
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
– –
-6,240
Closed -$346K
QTT
4462
DELISTED
Qutoutiao Inc. American Depositary Shares
QTT
– –
-78,583
Closed -$1.25M
ALR
4463
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc
ALR
– –
-10,161
Closed -$70K
MYOV
4464
DELISTED
Myovant Sciences Ltd.
MYOV
– –
-26,880
Closed -$742K
FCRD
4465
DELISTED
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. Common Stock
FCRD
– –
-135,033
Closed -$493K
ATNX
4466
DELISTED
Athenex, Inc. Common Stock
ATNX
– –
-2,757
Closed -$610K
TTM
4467
CALL
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
– –
-200,000
Closed -$2.52M
TTM
4468
PUT
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
– –
-190,000
Closed -$2.39M
EAR
4469
DELISTED
Eargo, Inc. Common Stock
EAR
– –
-2,625
Closed -$2.35M
SWIR
4470
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
– –
-130,402
Closed -$1.91M
BIOR
4471
DELISTED
Biora Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
BIOR
– –
-177
Closed -$235K
PCPC.U
4472
DELISTED
Periphas Capital Partnering Corporation CAPS, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-quarter of one redeemable warrant
PCPC.U
– –
-450,000
Closed -$11.8M
CND.U
4473
DELISTED
Concord Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Warrant
CND.U
– –
-875,000
Closed -$9.02M
SWCH
4474
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
– –
-593,299
Closed -$9.71M
RADA
4475
DELISTED
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd
RADA
– –
-12,316
Closed -$120K
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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.