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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.49% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.18% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 8% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4751
PUT
Upwork
UPWK
$1.08B
| – | – |
-106,600
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
4752
Energy Fuels
UUUU
$3.78B
| – | – |
-27,200
| Closed | -$168K |
|
4753
CALL
Valaris
VAL
$6.09B
| – | – |
-22,500
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
|
4754
Valaris
VAL
$6.09B
| – | – |
-17,615
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
4755
CALL
Vale
VALE
$62.1B
| – | – |
-660,000
| Closed | -$11.2M |
|
4756
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
$8.74B
| – | – |
-875,030
| Closed | -$66.2M |
|
4757
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$40.3B
| – | – |
-7,900
| Closed | -$1.27M |
|
4758
Veru
VERU
$45M
| – | – |
-1,022
| Closed | -$53.9K |
|
4759
Verde Clean Fuels
VGAS
$27.1M
| – | – |
-807,528
| Closed | -$7.36M |
|
4760
PUT
Vicor
VICR
$9.25B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
4761
CALL
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| – | – |
-59,100
| Closed | -$1.21M |
|
|
4762
PUT
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$204K |
|
4763
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$337M
| – | – |
-12,322
| Closed | -$93.2K |
|
4764
Vontier
VNT
$4.46B
| – | – |
-158,529
| Closed | -$3.06M |
|
4765
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.75B
| – | – |
-338,167
| Closed | -$9.88M |
|
4766
CALL
Vroom Inc
VRM
$53.8M
| – | – |
-1,546
| Closed | -$126K |
|
4767
PUT
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| – | – |
-17,100
| Closed | -$3.51M |
|
4768
PUT
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
| – | – |
-8,000
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
4769
VSE Corp
VSEC
$6.11B
| – | – |
-24,176
| Closed | -$1.13M |
|
4770
Verastem
VSTM
$624M
| – | – |
-76,943
| Closed | -$372K |
|
4771
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.09B
| – | – |
-106,113
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
|
4772
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.09B
| – | – |
-1,215,356
| Closed | -$17.5M |
|
4773
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.69B
| – | – |
-138,864
| Closed | -$8.27M |
|
4774
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
| – | – |
-177,000
| Closed | -$1.68M |
|
4775
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| – | – |
-25,174
| Closed | -$1.83M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, David Shaw held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 860 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- David Shaw fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw opened 431 new positions and closed 860 in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.