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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 7.8% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.67% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
PUT
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.2B
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
60,000
+10,000
| +20% | +$3.28M |
|
|
ARCH
902
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
363,833
+90,980
| +33% | +$4.75M |
|
903
PepsiCo
PEP
$197B
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
139,418
-648,419
| -82% | -$94.5M |
|
904
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.8B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
2,175,359
-68,247
| -3% | -$705K |
|
905
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.38B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
311,333
-138,099
| -31% | -$9.54M |
|
906
Children's Place
PLCE
$58M
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
221,021
-311,713
| -59% | -$26.5M |
|
907
CALL
Lam Research
LRCX
$388B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
316,000
+38,000
| +14% | +$2.4M |
|
908
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$5.62B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
1,436,616
+80,318
| +6% | +$1.15M |
|
909
PUT
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
54,100
-21,100
| -28% | -$8.11M |
|
910
CALL
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.4B
| $20.4M | 0.02% |
79,600
-29,000
| -27% | -$6.79M |
|
|
911
CALL
McDonald's
MCD
$193B
| $20.4M | 0.02% |
88,100
+86,200
| +4,537% | +$20.1M |
|
912
CALL
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
277,600
+261,200
| +1,593% | +$19.6M |
|
913
CALL
Warner Bros
WBD
$72B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
660,900
+410,000
| +163% | +$14.2M |
|
|
GES
914
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
767,909
-102,831
| -12% | -$2.84M |
|
915
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.3B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
307,372
-241,062
| -44% | -$16.8M |
|
916
CALL
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.2B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
38,200
+14,800
| +63% | +$7.38M |
|
917
CALL
JD.com
JD
$39.4B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
252,700
+72,000
| +40% | +$5.42M |
|
|
LL
918
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
953,790
-68,022
| -7% | -$1.6M |
|
919
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
57,100
+300
| +0.5% | +$107K |
|
920
PUT
Blackrock
BLK
$182B
| $20M | 0.02% |
22,900
+13,700
| +149% | +$11.6M |
|
921
PRA Group
PRAA
$759M
| $20M | 0.02% |
520,792
+47,939
| +10% | +$1.84M |
|
922
Azenta
AZTA
$1.44B
| $20M | 0.02% |
209,999
+176,931
| +535% | +$17.2M |
|
923
PUT
Valero Energy
VLO
$99.6B
| $20M | 0.02% |
256,100
+110,000
| +75% | +$8.52M |
|
924
Tencent Music
TME
$14.2B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
1,286,644
-15,841,784
| -92% | -$262M |
|
|
CONX
925
DELISTED
CONX Corp. Class A Common Stock
CONX
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
2,018,329
+971,414
| +93% | +$9.63M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, David Shaw held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- David Shaw added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- David Shaw fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.