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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
CALL
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.2B
| $9.23M | 0.01% |
122,200
-6,800
| -5% | -$515K |
|
1302
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$108B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
215,786
+156,486
| +264% | +$6.61M |
|
1303
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
47,136
-60,814
| -56% | -$11.3M |
|
1304
CALL
Teck Resources
TECK
$35.1B
| $9.15M | 0.01% |
217,500
-5,900
| -3% | -$254K |
|
1305
PUT
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.63B
| $9.14M | 0.01% |
130,000
+70,000
| +117% | +$7.2M |
|
1306
Manulife Financial
MFC
$71.6B
| $9.12M | 0.01% |
482,540
-155,500
| -24% | -$2.97M |
|
|
VRN
1307
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $9.12M | 0.01% |
1,353,891
-1,149,500
| -46% | -$8.01M |
|
1308
Enbridge
ENB
$109B
| $9.1M | 0.01% |
244,830
-369,335
| -60% | -$14.1M |
|
1309
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.41B
| $9.07M | 0.01% |
+113,000
| New | +$8.09M |
|
1310
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$53B
| $9.04M | 0.01% |
44,200
+35,500
| +408% | +$7.1M |
|
1311
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.96B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
76,741
-44,574
| -37% | -$5.35M |
|
1312
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.58B
| $9.01M | 0.01% |
+609,844
| New | +$9.74M |
|
1313
PUT
American International
AIG
$39.9B
| $9.01M | 0.01% |
+156,500
| New | +$8.4M |
|
1314
Shift4
FOUR
$3.79B
| $9.01M | 0.01% |
132,602
-52,416
| -28% | -$3.44M |
|
1315
Constellium
CSTM
$3.67B
| $9M | 0.01% |
523,480
-660,949
| -56% | -$10.1M |
|
|
BTX
1316
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust
BTX
$1.03B
| $9M | 0.01% |
+1,146,208
| New | +$8.68M |
|
|
ZIMV
1317
DELISTED
ZimVie
ZIMV
| $8.99M | 0.01% |
800,933
+268,309
| +50% | +$2.61M |
|
|
LGF.B
1318
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $8.99M | 0.01% |
1,076,177
+176,698
| +20% | +$1.74M |
|
1319
Wabtec
WAB
$50.2B
| $8.96M | 0.01% |
81,691
-22,592
| -22% | -$2.24M |
|
1320
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$673M
| $8.95M | 0.01% |
453,643
-26,898
| -6% | -$475K |
|
1321
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.2B
| $8.94M | 0.01% |
65,217
-19,251
| -23% | -$2.58M |
|
1322
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.26B
| $8.94M | 0.01% |
202,365
-895
| -0.4% | -$40.2K |
|
1323
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.79B
| $8.92M | 0.01% |
172,595
+55,107
| +47% | +$2.71M |
|
1324
Omeros
OMER
$1.4B
| $8.92M | 0.01% |
1,639,202
+176,674
| +12% | +$1.03M |
|
|
KRTX
1325
CALL
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
| $8.91M | 0.01% |
41,100
+20,700
| +101% | +$4.43M |
|
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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.