David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.7% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4451
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.82B
| – | – |
-117,072
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
4452
CALL
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.38B
| – | – |
-28,400
| Closed | -$9.07M |
|
|
VNET
4453
VNET Group
VNET
$1.91B
| – | – |
-48,534
| Closed | -$157K |
|
4454
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.07B
| – | – |
-373,865
| Closed | -$5.51M |
|
4455
PUT
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| – | – |
-22,500
| Closed | -$248K |
|
4456
Vor Biopharma
VOR
$1.38B
| – | – |
-574
| Closed | -$61.8K |
|
|
VRNA
4457
DELISTED
Verona Pharma
VRNA
| – | – |
-14,364
| Closed | -$288K |
|
4458
PUT
Viasat
VSAT
$10.3B
| – | – |
-35,300
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
4459
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.85B
| – | – |
-9,471
| Closed | -$214K |
|
4460
Vuzix
VUZI
$248M
| – | – |
-23,288
| Closed | -$96.4K |
|
4461
V2X
VVX
$2.46B
| – | – |
-26,134
| Closed | -$1.04M |
|
4462
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
| – | – |
-8,201
| Closed | -$247K |
|
4463
PUT
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.4B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$3.1M |
|
|
WCC
4464
PUT
WESCO International
WCC
$17B
| – | – |
-6,300
| Closed | -$974K |
|
4465
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.38B
| – | – |
-10,881
| Closed | -$829K |
|
4466
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
| – | – |
-17,121
| Closed | -$3.23M |
|
|
4467
PUT
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$1.78M |
|
4468
PUT
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| – | – |
-74,200
| Closed | -$5.32M |
|
4469
Cactus
WHD
$5.57B
| – | – |
-53,115
| Closed | -$2.19M |
|
4470
Workhorse Group
WKHS
$35.3M
| – | – |
-228
| Closed | -$910K |
|
4471
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.1B
| – | – |
-22,887
| Closed | -$2.65M |
|
4472
PUT
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.2B
| – | – |
-80,000
| Closed | -$2.39M |
|
4473
CALL
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| – | – |
-60,000
| Closed | -$9.79M |
|
4474
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.76B
| – | – |
-5,788
| Closed | -$490K |
|
4475
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
| – | – |
-160,151
| Closed | -$8.16M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, David Shaw held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.