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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
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
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
SCAQW
4651
DELISTED
Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp. Warrant
SCAQW
$58K ﹤0.01%
92,261
– –
OEPWW
4652
DELISTED
One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. Warrant
OEPWW
$58K ﹤0.01%
90,483
+57,150
+171% +$46.3K
MDH.WS
4653
DELISTED
MDH Acquisition Corp. Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
MDH.WS
$58K ﹤0.01%
+105,414
New +$67.6K
NCMI icon
4654
National CineMedia
NCMI
$251M
$57K ﹤0.01%
1,613
-15,244
-90% -$495K
GAPA.WS
4655
DELISTED
G&P Acquisition Corp. Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
GAPA.WS
$57K ﹤0.01%
+105,704
New +$65.2K
SWBK.WS
4656
DELISTED
Switchback II Corporation Warrants, exercisable for one share of Class A Ordinary Share
SWBK.WS
$57K ﹤0.01%
41,634
+1,808
+5% +$2.5K
GNSS icon
4657
Genasys
GNSS
$76.5M
$56K ﹤0.01%
10,856
-1,445
-12% -$7.78K
BSLKW
4658
DELISTED
Bolt Projects Holdings Warrant
BSLKW
$56K ﹤0.01%
+108,968
New +$75.2K
FTPAW
4659
DELISTED
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp. Warrant
FTPAW
$56K ﹤0.01%
+58,775
New +$67.2K
SBII.WS
4660
DELISTED
Sandbridge X2 Corp. Redeemable Warrants, each whole Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
SBII.WS
$56K ﹤0.01%
69,755
+28,616
+70% +$27.4K
ASRT
4661
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
$55K ﹤0.01%
4,081
-1,204
-23% -$20.6K
VEON icon
4662
VEON
VEON
$4.21B
$55K ﹤0.01%
1,062
-192
-15% -$9.23K
NOGNW
4663
DELISTED
Nogin, Inc. Warrant
NOGNW
$55K ﹤0.01%
+100,997
New +$56.1K
CPARW
4664
DELISTED
Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. Warrant
CPARW
$55K ﹤0.01%
+64,585
New +$77.3K
DCRNW
4665
DELISTED
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II Warrant
DCRNW
$54K ﹤0.01%
44,072
+16,572
+60% +$21.5K
FRONW
4666
DELISTED
Frontier Acquisition Corp. Warrant
FRONW
$53K ﹤0.01%
57,549
+32,784
+132% +$37.1K
GIGGW
4667
DELISTED
GigCapital4, Inc. Warrant
GIGGW
$53K ﹤0.01%
50,000
– –
STSA
4668
DELISTED
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
STSA
$52K ﹤0.01%
11,232
-3,396
-23% -$18K
WPCA.WS
4669
DELISTED
Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-A Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
WPCA.WS
$51K ﹤0.01%
48,606
+31,940
+192% +$37.5K
FOA icon
4670
Finance of America Companies
FOA
$186M
$50K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
GSEVW
4671
DELISTED
Gores Holdings VII, Inc. Warrant
GSEVW
$50K ﹤0.01%
42,554
+20,679
+95% +$27.1K
MNOV icon
4672
MediciNova
MNOV
$75.3M
$49K ﹤0.01%
12,847
-12,024
-48% -$45.7K
NBSTW
4673
DELISTED
Newbury Street Acquisition Corporation Warrants
NBSTW
$49K ﹤0.01%
100,000
– –
SCOBW
4674
DELISTED
ScION Tech Growth II Warrants
SCOBW
$49K ﹤0.01%
75,000
– –
AUROW
4675
Aurora Innovation Warrant
AUROW
$178M
$48K ﹤0.01%
+32,211
New +$48.2K
185 186
187
188 189

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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.