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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101
PUT
Coherent
COHR
$56.4B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
328,100
+50,000
| +18% | +$2.03M |
|
1102
PUT
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.87B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
221,700
+147,000
| +197% | +$8.04M |
|
|
MNTV
1103
DELISTED
Momentive Global Inc. Common Stock
MNTV
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
1,338,241
-428,485
| -24% | -$3.36M |
|
1104
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$65.6B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
31,500
-21,000
| -40% | -$8.82M |
|
1105
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$184B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
150,000
-30,000
| -17% | -$2.48M |
|
1106
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
192,658
+116,726
| +154% | +$7.99M |
|
1107
Dycom Industries
DY
$10.6B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
132,731
+119,707
| +919% | +$11.1M |
|
1108
Conduent
CNDT
$253M
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
3,612,158
-461,359
| -11% | -$1.9M |
|
1109
CALL
APA Corp
APA
$14.5B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
343,500
-134,600
| -28% | -$5.4M |
|
1110
Celestica
CLS
$38.7B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
956,778
+50,619
| +6% | +$647K |
|
1111
CALL
Dominion Energy
D
$58.9B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
220,000
+110,000
| +100% | +$6.44M |
|
1112
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$10.9B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
117,200
-17,798
| -13% | -$2.03M |
|
1113
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$98.8M
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
169,192
+27,912
| +20% | +$2.71M |
|
|
VMRK
1114
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$27B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
204,340
+3,376
| +2% | +$207K |
|
1115
PACCAR
PCAR
$68B
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
167,272
+123,980
| +286% | +$8.87M |
|
|
DCPH
1116
DELISTED
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
DCPH
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
790,786
-207,707
| -21% | -$3.47M |
|
1117
Spotify
SPOT
$114B
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
91,026
-161,766
| -64% | -$18.5M |
|
1118
PUT
Amgen
AMGN
$239B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$12.3M |
|
1119
Marqeta
MQ
$1.7B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
660,965
+544,499
| +468% | +$12.2M |
|
1120
RB Global
RBA
$15.7B
| $12M | 0.01% |
213,755
+2,267
| +1% | +$134K |
|
|
MRC
1121
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
| $12M | 0.01% |
1,235,575
-419,151
| -25% | -$4.76M |
|
1122
Coursera
COUR
$1.64B
| $12M | 0.01% |
1,039,134
+214,290
| +26% | +$2.77M |
|
1123
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.3B
| $12M | 0.01% |
84,109
+27,161
| +48% | +$3.68M |
|
1124
CALL
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.65B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
90,100
-90,600
| -50% | -$12.9M |
|
1125
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$27.6B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
329,820
-310,904
| -49% | -$11.5M |
|
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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.