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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Corning
GLW
$127B
| $8.41M | 0.01% |
240,145
+37,756
| +19% | +$1.24M |
|
1377
CarGurus
CARG
$3.25B
| $8.41M | 0.01% |
371,823
-181,385
| -33% | -$3.43M |
|
1378
Five Below
FIVE
$14.3B
| $8.41M | 0.01% |
42,804
+20,224
| +90% | +$3.95M |
|
1379
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.9B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
148,533
-104,908
| -41% | -$5.16M |
|
1380
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$13.7B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
117,165
-56,812
| -33% | -$3.71M |
|
1381
Unisys
UIS
$196M
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
2,100,048
+420,215
| +25% | +$1.67M |
|
|
MRC
1382
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
829,890
-405,685
| -33% | -$3.84M |
|
1383
CALL
APA Corp
APA
$14.5B
| $8.34M | 0.01% |
244,100
-99,400
| -29% | -$3.47M |
|
1384
Robert Half
RHI
$4.6B
| $8.32M | 0.01% |
110,640
+60,091
| +119% | +$4.29M |
|
1385
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36B
| $8.3M | 0.01% |
146,064
+66,484
| +84% | +$3.64M |
|
1386
PUT
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.3B
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
87,700
+40,000
| +84% | +$3.38M |
|
1387
Outset Medical
OM
$80.8M
| $8.25M | 0.01% |
25,158
-8,566
| -25% | -$2.61M |
|
1388
CALL
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32.1B
| $8.24M | 0.01% |
43,400
| – | – |
|
1389
Rentokil
RTO
$12B
| $8.24M | 0.01% |
211,170
-304,572
| -59% | -$11.9M |
|
1390
CALL
Dell
DELL
$292B
| $8.23M | 0.01% |
152,100
+40,000
| +36% | +$1.84M |
|
1391
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.95B
| $8.23M | 0.01% |
26,671
+12,727
| +91% | +$4.09M |
|
1392
CALL
KB Home
KBH
$3.5B
| $8.22M | 0.01% |
158,900
-104,800
| -40% | -$4.73M |
|
1393
Teekay
TK
$1.17B
| $8.21M | 0.01% |
1,359,665
+142,452
| +12% | +$832K |
|
|
HES
1394
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
60,300
| – | – |
|
|
CMA
1395
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $8.18M | 0.01% |
193,176
-1,317,216
| -87% | -$53.2M |
|
|
SLCA
1396
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
673,241
-169,550
| -20% | -$2.09M |
|
1397
CALL
Li Auto
LI
$12B
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
232,000
-846,300
| -78% | -$23.8M |
|
1398
Cerus
CERS
$548M
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
3,306,969
+475,137
| +17% | +$1.13M |
|
1399
CALL
AT&T
T
$177B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
510,000
-2,973,700
| -85% | -$50.6M |
|
1400
Humana
HUM
$46.8B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
18,169
-16,568
| -48% | -$8.34M |
|
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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.