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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+8.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.3B
Cap. Flow
-$2.57B
Cap. Flow %
-2.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.91%
Holding
5,208
New
1,193
Increased
1,491
Reduced
1,580
Closed
489

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$700M
2
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$525M
3
MPC icon
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
+$522M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$503M
5
F icon
Ford
F
+$474M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$672M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$476M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$392M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$372M
5
WFC icon
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
WMS icon
1351
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$10.6B
$10.2M 0.01%
87,084
-83,467
-49% -$9.27M
GSAQ
1352
DELISTED
Global Synergy Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
GSAQ
$10.1M 0.01%
+1,045,380
New +$10.2M
SMG icon
1353
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.53B
$10.1M 0.01%
52,803
+50,551
+2,245% +$11.2M
DT icon
1354
Dynatrace
DT
$14.2B
$10.1M 0.01%
173,441
-264,389
-60% -$13.8M
MGLN
1355
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$10.1M 0.01%
107,513
-58,943
-35% -$5.55M
GOAC.U
1356
DELISTED
GO Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of on
GOAC.U
$10.1M 0.01%
995,000
– –
BNTX icon
1357
CALL
BioNTech
BNTX
$28.3B
$10.1M 0.01%
+45,000
New +$8.49M
TPTX
1358
DELISTED
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TPTX
$10.1M 0.01%
129,019
-126,910
-50% -$9.38M
GBTG icon
1359
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$4.95B
$10.1M 0.01%
1,028,806
+577,127
+128% +$5.68M
ABEV icon
1360
Ambev
ABEV
$45B
$10M 0.01%
2,920,291
+2,902,726
+16,526% +$9.45M
ALTU
1361
DELISTED
Altitude Acquisition Corp
ALTU
$10M 0.01%
+1,024,590
New +$10.1M
HZON
1362
DELISTED
Horizon Acquisition Corporation II
HZON
$10M 0.01%
1,026,694
+924,308
+903% +$9.25M
EXEEW
1363
DELISTED
Expand Energy Corp Class A Warrants
EXEEW
$10M 0.01%
372,820
– –
FMAC
1364
DELISTED
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
FMAC
$10M 0.01%
1,009,081
+741,879
+278% +$7.39M
SHAK icon
1365
CALL
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.05B
$10M 0.01%
93,500
+9,600
+11% +$969K
AVAN
1366
DELISTED
Avanti Acquisition Corp.
AVAN
$10M 0.01%
1,026,694
+848,134
+475% +$8.33M
GIWWU
1367
DELISTED
GigInternational1, Inc. Units
GIWWU
$10M 0.01%
+990,000
New +$9.91M
TSN icon
1368
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.4B
$9.99M 0.01%
135,453
-68,342
-34% -$5.3M
MUSA icon
1369
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10.4B
$9.98M 0.01%
74,861
-191,562
-72% -$26.5M
DISAU
1370
DELISTED
Disruptive Acquisition Corporation I Unit
DISAU
$9.97M 0.01%
1,000,000
– –
CYBR
1371
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$9.97M 0.01%
76,500
+37,400
+96% +$4.98M
PM icon
1372
Philip Morris
PM
$298B
$9.93M 0.01%
100,177
+92,555
+1,214% +$8.88M
DQ
1373
PUT
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$976M
$9.92M 0.01%
152,500
+130,000
+578% +$9.35M
CLX icon
1374
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$13B
$9.91M 0.01%
55,100
+35,500
+181% +$6.48M
PBH icon
1375
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.46B
$9.88M 0.01%
189,697
-88,807
-32% -$4.27M
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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.