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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.7% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
CALL
Warner Bros
WBD
$72.5B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
867,600
-190,000
| -18% | -$2.47M |
|
1177
Parsons
PSN
$5.15B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
225,953
-32,128
| -12% | -$1.47M |
|
1178
PUT
Western Digital
WDC
$159B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
378,643
+30,694
| +9% | +$854K |
|
1179
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$215M
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
947,973
+319,501
| +51% | +$3.31M |
|
|
KDNY
1180
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
282,154
-37,552
| -12% | -$964K |
|
1181
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$286B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
113,294
-6,569
| -5% | -$627K |
|
|
VRE
1182
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
673,843
+87,101
| +15% | +$1.41M |
|
1183
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.28B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
68,561
-67,106
| -49% | -$10.1M |
|
1184
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.85B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
226,433
-201,966
| -47% | -$9.73M |
|
1185
CALL
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$132B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
31,500
-19,800
| -39% | -$5.99M |
|
1186
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.89B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
398,714
+20,090
| +5% | +$510K |
|
1187
CALL
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$52.3B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+75,400
| New | +$11.3M |
|
1188
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.7B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
430,480
-186,240
| -30% | -$3.12M |
|
1189
CALL
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.4B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
113,400
+7,700
| +7% | +$650K |
|
|
DISH
1190
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+1,625,610
| New | +$11.5M |
|
1191
Shutterstock
SSTK
$201M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
219,342
-289,974
| -57% | -$16.5M |
|
1192
PUT
Sunrun
RUN
$2.22B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
597,500
+61,000
| +11% | +$1.13M |
|
1193
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.4B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,883,535
+1,025,544
| +120% | +$6.57M |
|
|
CTLT
1194
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
244,505
-289,685
| -54% | -$12.7M |
|
1195
Navient
NAVI
$895M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
570,344
-343,305
| -38% | -$5.64M |
|
|
TWOU
1196
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
87,609
-11,044
| -11% | -$1.47M |
|
|
SPLK
1197
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
99,631
+34,891
| +54% | +$3.32M |
|
1198
PUT
Prudential Financial
PRU
$40.9B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
119,700
+64,800
| +118% | +$5.42M |
|
1199
Accuray
ARAY
$32.8M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
2,727,246
+124,017
| +5% | +$430K |
|
1200
Gates Industrial Corp
GTES
$6.58B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
781,334
+511,603
| +190% | +$6.64M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, David Shaw held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- David Shaw fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.