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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
PRFT
5151
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
– –
-6,553
Closed -$674K
TUP
5152
PUT
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
– –
-49,800
Closed -$1.18M
PLMIU
5153
DELISTED
Plum Acquisition Corp. I Units
PLMIU
– –
-282,489
Closed -$2.81M
BIG
5154
CALL
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
– –
-27,000
Closed -$1.78M
VLD
5155
DELISTED
Velo3D, Inc.
VLD
– –
-24,767
Closed -$8.68M
IRAAU
5156
DELISTED
Iris Acquisition Corp Units
IRAAU
– –
-303,354
Closed -$3.06M
SLAMU
5157
DELISTED
Slam Corp. Unit
SLAMU
– –
-583,899
Closed -$5.83M
CVIIU
5158
DELISTED
Churchill Capital Corp VII Units
CVIIU
– –
-1,053,009
Closed -$10.5M
GAMCU
5159
DELISTED
Golden Arrow Merger Corp. Unit
GAMCU
– –
-303,317
Closed -$3.02M
SLCA
5160
CALL
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
– –
-12,000
Closed -$139K
SLCA
5161
PUT
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
– –
-15,000
Closed -$173K
MAQCU
5162
DELISTED
Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation Unit
MAQCU
– –
-790,000
Closed -$8M
BHIL
5163
DELISTED
Benson Hill, Inc.
BHIL
– –
-4,455
Closed -$1.54M
ASTR
5164
DELISTED
Astra Space, Inc. Class A Common Stock
ASTR
– –
-66,667
Closed -$11.3M
BLUA.U
5165
DELISTED
BlueRiver Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-third of a redeemable Warrant to acquire one Class A ordinary shares
BLUA.U
– –
-62,957
Closed -$630K
WRK
5166
CALL
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
– –
-41,100
Closed -$2.19M
EFTR
5167
DELISTED
eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
EFTR
– –
-6,674
Closed -$1.65M
DMTK
5168
CALL
DELISTED
DermTech, Inc. Common Stock
DMTK
– –
-60,000
Closed -$2.49M
AQNU
5169
DELISTED
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp Units
AQNU
– –
-1,150,000
Closed -$56.9M
RMGCU
5170
DELISTED
RMG Acquisition Corp. III Unit
RMGCU
– –
-172,416
Closed -$1.72M
ARRWU
5171
DELISTED
Arrowroot Acquisition Corp. Unit
ARRWU
– –
-216,805
Closed -$2.17M
CASA
5172
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
– –
-10,030
Closed -$89K
MIMO
5173
DELISTED
Airspan Networks Holdings Inc
MIMO
– –
-729,540
Closed -$7.29M
JOAN
5174
DELISTED
JOANN, Inc. Common Stock
JOAN
– –
-22,952
Closed -$361K
FSR
5175
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
– –
-99,800
Closed -$1.5M
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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.