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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 7.8% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.67% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4601
PUT
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.6B
| – | – |
-18,000
| Closed | -$795K |
|
|
CHCT
4602
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$430M
| – | – |
-6,807
| Closed | -$314K |
|
4603
ChargePoint
CHPT
$156M
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$53.4M |
|
4604
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$576M
| – | – |
-12,029
| Closed | -$276K |
|
4605
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
| – | – |
-3,096
| Closed | -$260K |
|
4606
PUT
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.1B
| – | – |
-3,600
| Closed | -$360K |
|
4607
CONMED
CNMD
$1.56B
| – | – |
-7,428
| Closed | -$970K |
|
4608
Cohu
COHU
$2.45B
| – | – |
-23,550
| Closed | -$985K |
|
4609
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82.9B
| – | – |
-24,825
| Closed | -$1.89M |
|
4610
Copart
CPRT
$30.8B
| – | – |
-217,540
| Closed | -$5.91M |
|
4611
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$1.04B
| – | – |
-19,153
| Closed | -$1.31M |
|
4612
CALL
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
| – | – |
-46,400
| Closed | -$3.96M |
|
4613
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.3B
| – | – |
-39,747
| Closed | -$1.31M |
|
|
CTRA
4614
PUT
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
| – | – |
-143,500
| Closed | -$2.69M |
|
4615
CALL
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
| – | – |
-21,000
| Closed | -$1.64M |
|
4616
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.47B
| – | – |
-3,197
| Closed | -$721K |
|
|
CYBR
4617
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| – | – |
-45,802
| Closed | -$6.1M |
|
4618
PUT
CryoPort
CYRX
$832M
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$520K |
|
4619
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.7B
| – | – |
-92,247
| Closed | -$2.15M |
|
|
DAO
4620
Youdao
DAO
$2.08B
| – | – |
-21,162
| Closed | -$504K |
|
|
DCBO
4621
Docebo
DCBO
$608M
| – | – |
-16,800
| Closed | -$722K |
|
4622
Datadog
DDOG
$82.3B
| – | – |
-569,851
| Closed | -$51.5M |
|
4623
CALL
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.4B
| – | – |
-30,600
| Closed | -$1.69M |
|
4624
Dell
DELL
$281B
| – | – |
-12,041
| Closed | -$604K |
|
4625
Diageo
DEO
$53.6B
| – | – |
-17,656
| Closed | -$3.28M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, David Shaw held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- David Shaw added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- David Shaw fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.