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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1126
Progyny
PGNY
$1.98B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
368,766
-25,043
| -6% | -$827K |
|
|
TELL
1127
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
9,614,471
+611,560
| +7% | +$974K |
|
1128
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.8B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
124,751
+73,404
| +143% | +$6.8M |
|
|
PRVB
1129
DELISTED
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
489,613
-653,687
| -57% | -$8.2M |
|
|
XM
1130
DELISTED
Qualtrics International Inc. Class A Common Stock
XM
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
661,137
+456,190
| +223% | +$6.97M |
|
|
HOUS
1131
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
2,232,291
-524,911
| -19% | -$3.58M |
|
1132
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
77,559
+7,462
| +11% | +$1.1M |
|
1133
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.71B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
105,852
-40,185
| -28% | -$4.63M |
|
1134
PUT
Cloudflare
NET
$98.8B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
190,800
+48,800
| +34% | +$2.67M |
|
1135
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.34B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
3,014,385
-531,045
| -15% | -$2.23M |
|
1136
Manulife Financial
MFC
$71.6B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
638,040
+614,440
| +2,604% | +$11.7M |
|
1137
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.77B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
34,083
+20,603
| +153% | +$7.31M |
|
1138
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.4B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
74,014
-96,750
| -57% | -$14.7M |
|
|
KCGI
1139
DELISTED
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V
KCGI
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
1,117,761
+200,000
| +22% | +$2.06M |
|
1140
PUT
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.23B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
191,000
-153,200
| -45% | -$8.15M |
|
1141
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.42B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
204,588
+27,993
| +16% | +$1.58M |
|
|
RADI
1142
DELISTED
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RADI
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
790,300
-220,762
| -22% | -$2.99M |
|
1143
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.2B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
84,468
+30,371
| +56% | +$3.87M |
|
|
SPWR
1144
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
835,129
-1,077,016
| -56% | -$16.9M |
|
1145
PUT
Novartis
NVS
$304B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
125,600
| – | – |
|
1146
Parsons
PSN
$5.13B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
258,081
-40,126
| -13% | -$1.76M |
|
1147
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.2B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
123,624
+76,856
| +164% | +$6.61M |
|
1148
Green Dot
GDOT
$764M
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
671,287
+14,282
| +2% | +$250K |
|
1149
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.7B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
4,244,100
+3,070,040
| +261% | +$7.81M |
|
|
JAQC
1150
DELISTED
Jupiter Acquisition Corporation Common stock
JAQC
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
1,135,000
| – | – |
|
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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.