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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
CLR
4476
CALL
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
– –
-37,000
Closed -$603K
CLR
4477
PUT
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
– –
-79,600
Closed -$1.3M
TINV.U
4478
DELISTED
Tiga Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one half of one warrant
TINV.U
– –
-300,000
Closed -$3.17M
TEN
4479
PUT
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
– –
-93,200
Closed -$988K
ZVO
4480
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
– –
-18,400
Closed -$87K
IPOD.U
4481
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
IPOD.U
– –
-200,686
Closed -$2.94M
IPOF.U
4482
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
IPOF.U
– –
-1,121,061
Closed -$14.5M
TPGY.U
4483
DELISTED
TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
TPGY.U
– –
-200,000
Closed -$5.44M
GBT
4484
CALL
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
– –
-10,000
Closed -$433K
GBT
4485
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
– –
-18,355
Closed -$795K
USAK
4486
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
– –
-18,888
Closed -$169K
TUFN
4487
DELISTED
Tufin Software Technologies Ltd.
TUFN
– –
-57,183
Closed -$714K
NPTN
4488
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
– –
-97,810
Closed -$889K
SAFM
4489
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-4,439
Closed -$587K
MIC
4490
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
– –
-128,537
Closed -$4.83M
APTS
4491
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
– –
-54,403
Closed -$403K
ENIA
4492
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
– –
-31,802
Closed -$261K
CAS.U
4493
DELISTED
Cascade Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half o
CAS.U
– –
-129,398
Closed -$1.35M
ATRS
4494
DELISTED
Antares Pharma, Inc.
ATRS
– –
-68,395
Closed -$273K
ZNTEU
4495
DELISTED
Zanite Acquisition Corp. Unit
ZNTEU
– –
-915,000
Closed -$9.63M
SVSVU
4496
DELISTED
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. Unit
SVSVU
– –
-850,000
Closed -$8.97M
TLMD
4497
DELISTED
SOC Telemed, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TLMD
– –
-11,670
Closed -$91K
ISBC
4498
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
– –
-99,175
Closed -$1.05M
RVI
4499
DELISTED
Retail Value Inc. Common Shares
RVI
– –
-140,549
Closed -$192K
BXRX
4500
DELISTED
Baudax Bio, Inc. Common Stock
BXRX
– –
-95
Closed -$134K
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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.