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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.63B
| $20.9M | 0.02% |
536,527
+32,333
| +6% | +$1.17M |
|
777
Simon Property Group
SPG
$71.4B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
180,542
-93,002
| -34% | -$10.1M |
|
778
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.6B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
277,615
-392,019
| -59% | -$29.3M |
|
779
PUT
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.2B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
39,000
+22,300
| +134% | +$10.5M |
|
780
Amdocs
DOX
$6.48B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
209,922
+49,964
| +31% | +$4.7M |
|
781
CALL
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$58B
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
136,100
+91,100
| +202% | +$13.5M |
|
782
CareDx
CDNA
$2.46B
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
2,435,753
+401,225
| +20% | +$3.35M |
|
783
Cameco
CCJ
$44.5B
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
659,483
-525,500
| -44% | -$14.8M |
|
784
CALL
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.4B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
355,000
+33,900
| +11% | +$2.01M |
|
|
WAVC
785
DELISTED
Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1
WAVC
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
1,980,000
| – | – |
|
786
CALL
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
117,500
+68,300
| +139% | +$11M |
|
787
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$102B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
175,506
+3,791
| +2% | +$441K |
|
788
KBR
KBR
$4.75B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
312,551
-159,303
| -34% | -$9.5M |
|
789
CALL
Unity
U
$20.3B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
467,100
-146,700
| -24% | -$4.7M |
|
790
BlackBerry
BB
$4.48B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
3,654,580
+451,110
| +14% | +$2.18M |
|
791
IonQ
IONQ
$16.6B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
1,490,733
+1,472,483
| +8,068% | +$12.2M |
|
792
PUT
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
605,300
+370,600
| +158% | +$12.7M |
|
793
Allegion
ALLE
$13.8B
| $20M | 0.02% |
166,526
-82,755
| -33% | -$9.03M |
|
794
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.31B
| $20M | 0.02% |
388,020
-76,446
| -16% | -$3.59M |
|
795
FedEx
FDX
$79.1B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
80,476
-11,905
| -13% | -$2.72M |
|
796
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
173,513
-90,351
| -34% | -$10.2M |
|
797
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.63B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
567,700
+444,500
| +361% | +$17.2M |
|
798
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$110B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
40,600
-85,600
| -68% | -$34.5M |
|
799
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.2B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
133,868
+120,566
| +906% | +$16.8M |
|
|
800
PUT
FedEx
FDX
$79.1B
| $19.8M | 0.02% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
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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.