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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$862M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tencent Music
TME
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$383M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$673M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$574M |
| 4 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$415M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.45% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.49% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 9.04% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.89% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.45% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
876
CALL
Datadog
DDOG
$81.1B
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
231,500
-248,900
| -52% | -$24M |
|
877
PUT
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
136,300
-269,900
| -66% | -$35.7M |
|
878
PUT
Okta
OKTA
$22.8B
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
87,400
-44,600
| -34% | -$11.2M |
|
879
CALL
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97.2B
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
109,000
+96,700
| +786% | +$15.9M |
|
|
UNVR
880
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
885,905
+101,495
| +13% | +$2.08M |
|
881
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
56,800
+27,100
| +91% | +$8.66M |
|
882
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.67B
| $19M | 0.02% |
790,649
-335,219
| -30% | -$7.85M |
|
883
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$104B
| $19M | 0.02% |
+1,253,996
| New | +$17M |
|
|
STL
884
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
822,503
+212,740
| +35% | +$4.57M |
|
885
Bloom Energy
BE
$60.1B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
699,760
-972,966
| -58% | -$31.7M |
|
|
MDP
886
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
635,618
+35,969
| +6% | +$950K |
|
887
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.25B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
718,420
+84,369
| +13% | +$2.23M |
|
888
CEL-SCI Corp
CVM
$24.3M
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
41,193
+11,542
| +39% | +$6.3M |
|
889
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$5.62B
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
1,356,298
+614,449
| +83% | +$8.36M |
|
890
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.41B
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
407,403
+62,951
| +18% | +$2.72M |
|
891
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
16,133
-5,174
| -24% | -$6M |
|
892
Altimmune
ALT
$605M
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
1,315,814
+122,120
| +10% | +$1.97M |
|
|
JHG
893
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
596,164
+375,158
| +170% | +$11.8M |
|
894
PUT
Magnite
MGNI
$3.38B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
+445,000
| New | +$19.3M |
|
|
LGF.B
895
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
1,434,378
-112,555
| -7% | -$1.48M |
|
896
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.7B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
2,382,669
-2,795,259
| -54% | -$22.8M |
|
|
AEL
897
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
580,810
+206,571
| +55% | +$6.15M |
|
898
PUT
Capital One
COF
$133B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
143,700
+24,300
| +20% | +$2.86M |
|
899
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.8B
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
151,106
-86,174
| -36% | -$9.25M |
|
|
SPWR
900
CALL
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $18.1M | 0.02% |
542,400
+458,300
| +545% | +$17.2M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, David Shaw held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $18.3B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
- David Shaw added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
- David Shaw fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- David Shaw opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.