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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.7% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
CALL
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
| $33.7M | 0.03% |
342,900
-308,000
| -47% | -$25.8M |
|
552
PUT
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $33.7M | 0.03% |
289,100
-297,800
| -51% | -$34.6M |
|
553
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
| $33.6M | 0.03% |
2,862,136
+1,358,118
| +90% | +$15.6M |
|
554
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| $33.4M | 0.03% |
269,720
+132,137
| +96% | +$17.8M |
|
|
HOLX
555
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
| $33.3M | 0.03% |
411,563
-92,347
| -18% | -$7.55M |
|
556
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $33.3M | 0.03% |
380,004
+155,302
| +69% | +$12.6M |
|
557
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
| $33.3M | 0.03% |
365,074
+323,529
| +779% | +$25.3M |
|
558
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.15B
| $33.2M | 0.03% |
109,300
+25,100
| +30% | +$6.01M |
|
559
Corteva
CTVA
$54.6B
| $33.1M | 0.03% |
578,054
+328,931
| +132% | +$19.2M |
|
560
PUT
C3.ai
AI
$1.6B
| $32.8M | 0.03% |
900,000
+500,000
| +125% | +$14.1M |
|
561
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| $32.7M | 0.03% |
1,914,282
+199,298
| +12% | +$3.66M |
|
562
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.19B
| $32.5M | 0.03% |
497,079
+467,344
| +1,572% | +$30.9M |
|
563
FIGS
FIGS
$2.44B
| $32.5M | 0.03% |
3,925,439
-199,626
| -5% | -$1.52M |
|
564
Match Group
MTCH
$9.38B
| $32.4M | 0.03% |
773,326
-875,431
| -53% | -$32M |
|
565
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
292,449
+54,807
| +23% | +$6.41M |
|
566
GlobalFoundries
GFS
$26.4B
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
499,789
-440,871
| -47% | -$26.7M |
|
567
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.2B
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
493,534
+167,707
| +51% | +$9.92M |
|
568
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
| $32.2M | 0.03% |
501,986
-52,008
| -9% | -$3.26M |
|
569
CALL
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
| $32.1M | 0.03% |
874,000
-256,100
| -23% | -$9.97M |
|
570
PUT
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $32M | 0.03% |
531,700
-199,400
| -27% | -$12.4M |
|
571
CALL
Rivian
RIVN
$24.6B
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
1,917,700
+610,100
| +47% | +$8.52M |
|
572
PUT
NIO
NIO
$11.6B
| $31.7M | 0.03% |
3,273,500
-1,901,300
| -37% | -$16.1M |
|
|
SWAV
573
DELISTED
Shockwave Medical, Inc. Common Stock
SWAV
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
110,745
+60,846
| +122% | +$16.9M |
|
574
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$988M
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
816,672
-43,996
| -5% | -$1.71M |
|
575
CALL
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.9B
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
117,300
+17,100
| +17% | +$4.9M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, David Shaw held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.