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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
URI icon
5101
United Rentals
URI
$67.6B
– –
-5,264
Closed -$1.77M
USB icon
5102
PUT
US Bancorp
USB
$97.2B
– –
-13,600
Closed -$775K
USFD icon
5103
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
– –
-7,913
Closed -$304K
VERX icon
5104
CALL
Vertex
VERX
$2.21B
– –
-70,000
Closed -$1.54M
VKTX icon
5105
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.9B
– –
-16,273
Closed -$97K
VNET
5106
VNET Group
VNET
$1.83B
– –
-10,323
Closed -$192K
VNET
5107
PUT
VNET Group
VNET
$1.83B
– –
-11,900
Closed -$273K
VNO icon
5108
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.26B
– –
-13,514
Closed -$631K
VOD icon
5109
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
– –
-64,300
Closed -$1.1M
VRNS icon
5110
CALL
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.7B
– –
-60,000
Closed -$3.46M
VRNS icon
5111
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.7B
– –
-40,964
Closed -$2.36M
VRTS icon
5112
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.12B
– –
-2,077
Closed -$577K
VSAT icon
5113
Viasat
VSAT
$10.1B
– –
-9,319
Closed -$476K
VTVT icon
5114
vTv Therapeutics
VTVT
$136M
– –
-4,540
Closed -$414K
WASH icon
5115
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$761M
– –
-12,315
Closed -$632K
WDFC icon
5116
CALL
WD-40
WDFC
$2.92B
– –
-9,300
Closed -$2.38M
WEN icon
5117
Wendy's
WEN
$1.69B
– –
-902,508
Closed -$21.1M
WHG icon
5118
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$185M
– –
-24,161
Closed -$526K
WING icon
5119
Wingstop
WING
$3.15B
– –
-5,379
Closed -$912K
WKHS icon
5120
Workhorse Group
WKHS
$34.5M
– –
-21
Closed -$635K
WPC icon
5121
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.3B
– –
-3,257
Closed -$238K
WRAP icon
5122
Wrap Technologies
WRAP
$90.8M
– –
-17,483
Closed -$137K
WSR
5123
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
– –
-387,705
Closed -$3.2M
WWD icon
5124
Woodward
WWD
$19.7B
– –
-7,462
Closed -$917K
XAIR icon
5125
Beyond Air
XAIR
$4.98M
– –
-62
Closed -$160K
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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.