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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAP
1151
CALL
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.33B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
396,900
-79,300
| -17% | -$2.62M |
|
1152
CALL
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$455M
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
14,500
+2,750
| +23% | +$1.56M |
|
1153
PUT
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
80,132
+23,920
| +43% | +$3.99M |
|
|
WBA
1154
PUT
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
252,900
-137,800
| -35% | -$7.41M |
|
|
NBP
1155
NovaBridge Biosciences American Depositary Shares
NBP
$219M
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
158,458
+120,642
| +319% | +$7.96M |
|
1156
CALL
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.17B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
87,200
+54,200
| +164% | +$7.14M |
|
1157
PUT
Workday
WDAY
$49.2B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
55,700
+1,600
| +3% | +$385K |
|
|
UGIC
1158
DELISTED
UGI Corporation
UGIC
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
+125,000
| New | +$13.3M |
|
1159
CALL
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.3B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
110,000
+28,300
| +35% | +$3.53M |
|
1160
Weibo
WB
$1.72B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
251,067
+53,892
| +27% | +$2.67M |
|
1161
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.05T
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
660,000
| – | – |
|
1162
CALL
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.62B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
60,500
+21,800
| +56% | +$5.08M |
|
1163
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.6B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
62,523
-36,543
| -37% | -$7.78M |
|
1164
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.72B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
720,373
+531,861
| +282% | +$9.1M |
|
1165
GFL Environmental
GFL
$15B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
412,606
+333,368
| +421% | +$10.9M |
|
1166
PUT
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.04B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
126,800
+76,800
| +154% | +$7.75M |
|
1167
CALL
Lemonade
LMND
$4.17B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
120,000
+80,500
| +204% | +$7.31M |
|
|
DCH
1168
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
1,266,094
-576,311
| -31% | -$6.06M |
|
1169
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$110B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
216,441
-131,388
| -38% | -$8.77M |
|
1170
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.02B
| $13M | 0.01% |
614,708
-1,299,989
| -68% | -$29.4M |
|
1171
CALL
Target
TGT
$77.2B
| $13M | 0.01% |
53,900
+50,000
| +1,282% | +$10.9M |
|
1172
Manitowoc
MTW
$710M
| $13M | 0.01% |
529,981
-78,980
| -13% | -$1.88M |
|
|
NATI
1173
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
| $13M | 0.01% |
306,949
-212,188
| -41% | -$8.94M |
|
|
SIVB
1174
CALL
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $13M | 0.01% |
+23,300
| New | +$12.9M |
|
1175
AST SpaceMobile
ASTS
$18.7B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
+1,000,000
| New | +$9M |
|
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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.