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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
APGB
551
DELISTED
Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II
APGB
| $33.4M | 0.04% |
3,258,713
+187,408
| +6% | +$1.9M |
|
552
Flywire
FLYW
$2.36B
| $33.3M | 0.04% |
1,135,444
+248,566
| +28% | +$6.55M |
|
553
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.2B
| $33.3M | 0.04% |
327,524
-36,948
| -10% | -$3.57M |
|
554
CALL
Zillow
Z
$8.33B
| $33.3M | 0.04% |
748,000
-861,600
| -54% | -$36.6M |
|
555
PUT
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
| $33M | 0.04% |
243,900
-65,400
| -21% | -$9.11M |
|
556
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.6B
| $33M | 0.04% |
473,027
-219,301
| -32% | -$16.3M |
|
557
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $32.9M | 0.04% |
420,555
+15,450
| +4% | +$1.25M |
|
558
Prologis
PLD
$136B
| $32.8M | 0.04% |
262,827
-167,745
| -39% | -$20.6M |
|
559
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
| $32.7M | 0.04% |
1,865,373
+291,759
| +19% | +$5.19M |
|
560
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40.7B
| $32.6M | 0.03% |
335,700
+95,800
| +40% | +$10M |
|
561
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.85B
| $32.4M | 0.03% |
1,714,984
+153,888
| +10% | +$2.96M |
|
562
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.34B
| $32.4M | 0.03% |
390,291
-69,718
| -15% | -$6.56M |
|
563
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.01B
| $32.4M | 0.03% |
522,374
-33,243
| -6% | -$1.99M |
|
564
Community Health Systems
CYH
$424M
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
6,600,450
+369,385
| +6% | +$1.94M |
|
565
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$410B
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
347,700
+140,000
| +67% | +$12.3M |
|
566
Elastic
ESTC
$8.65B
| $32.1M | 0.03% |
553,994
+249,678
| +82% | +$14.2M |
|
567
Republic Services
RSG
$68.3B
| $32M | 0.03% |
236,401
+174,140
| +280% | +$22.2M |
|
568
CALL
TSMC
TSM
$2.13T
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
343,200
+172,500
| +101% | +$15.5M |
|
569
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
55,300
-15,900
| -22% | -$8.96M |
|
570
Avantor
AVTR
$9.64B
| $31.8M | 0.03% |
1,505,999
-2,823,330
| -65% | -$64.3M |
|
571
CALL
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.1B
| $31.7M | 0.03% |
223,300
+34,000
| +18% | +$4.53M |
|
572
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
392,667
-1,089,059
| -73% | -$91.7M |
|
|
MRO
573
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
1,320,271
-243,236
| -16% | -$6.22M |
|
574
CALL
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28B
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
384,000
+333,300
| +657% | +$25.3M |
|
575
CALL
ConocoPhillips
COP
$160B
| $31.5M | 0.03% |
317,900
-610,300
| -66% | -$66.8M |
|
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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.