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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
LPSN icon
4951
LivePerson
LPSN
$33.2M
– –
-1,014
Closed -$962K
LQDT icon
4952
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.35B
– –
-26,912
Closed -$685K
LU icon
4953
PUT
Lufax Holding
LU
$1.17B
– –
-31,250
Closed -$1.41M
MAC icon
4954
Macerich
MAC
$6.91B
– –
-12,751
Closed -$216K
MAIN icon
4955
Main Street Capital
MAIN
$5.51B
– –
-11,321
Closed -$465K
MAN icon
4956
CALL
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.86B
– –
-19,200
Closed -$2.28M
MANU icon
4957
Manchester United
MANU
$4.09B
– –
-26,127
Closed -$397K
MASI
4958
CALL
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
– –
-26,600
Closed -$6.45M
MDT icon
4959
CALL
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
– –
-71,900
Closed -$8.93M
MDT icon
4960
PUT
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
– –
-11,300
Closed -$1.4M
MED icon
4961
PUT
Medifast
MED
$134M
– –
-10,000
Closed -$2.83M
MFA
4962
MFA Financial
MFA
$904M
– –
-6,449
Closed -$120K
MFC icon
4963
Manulife Financial
MFC
$71B
– –
-313,540
Closed -$6.17M
MFIC icon
4964
CALL
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$801M
– –
-40,000
Closed -$546K
MGNI icon
4965
PUT
Magnite
MGNI
$3.38B
– –
-60,000
Closed -$2.03M
MIDD icon
4966
CALL
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$3.46M
MITK icon
4967
Mitek Systems
MITK
$806M
– –
-15,877
Closed -$306K
MKC icon
4968
PUT
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$15.1B
– –
-35,000
Closed -$3.09M
MKL icon
4969
PUT
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
– –
-1,100
Closed -$1.3M
MKTX icon
4970
CALL
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
– –
-3,500
Closed -$1.62M
MLKN icon
4971
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.58B
– –
-6,810
Closed -$321K
MNSO icon
4972
MINISO
MNSO
$3.32B
– –
-66,882
Closed -$1.39M
CALY
4973
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$2.82B
– –
-125,790
Closed -$4.24M
MOMO
4974
CALL
Hello Group
MOMO
$841M
– –
-50,000
Closed -$766K
MOV icon
4975
Movado Group
MOV
$772M
– –
-16,597
Closed -$522K
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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.