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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.4B
| $8.71M | 0.01% |
10,457
-2,870
| -22% | -$2.45M |
|
|
QNGY
1477
DELISTED
Quanergy Systems, Inc.
QNGY
| $8.71M | 0.01% |
43,935
+26,817
| +157% | +$5.34M |
|
1478
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.5B
| $8.71M | 0.01% |
+398,044
| New | +$7.67M |
|
1479
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.22B
| $8.69M | 0.01% |
44,790
+31,229
| +230% | +$7M |
|
|
VLD
1480
DELISTED
Velo3D, Inc.
VLD
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
24,767
+13,641
| +123% | +$4.83M |
|
1481
Fortive
FTV
$18.1B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
165,044
-537,735
| -77% | -$29M |
|
1482
CALL
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.8B
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
47,300
+25,600
| +118% | +$4.01M |
|
1483
CALL
Dell
DELL
$292B
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
171,454
+138,110
| +414% | +$6.93M |
|
|
VRNT
1484
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
192,106
+166,634
| +654% | +$7.73M |
|
1485
CALL
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.6B
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
95,800
+85,900
| +868% | +$8.06M |
|
1486
Upwork
UPWK
$1.07B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
148,462
+116,650
| +367% | +$5.48M |
|
1487
Idacorp
IDA
$8B
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
88,644
-142,245
| -62% | -$14.3M |
|
1488
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.1B
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
89,785
+4,373
| +5% | +$422K |
|
1489
PUT
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $8.62M | 0.01% |
14,100
+4,100
| +41% | +$2.43M |
|
|
NKLA
1490
CALL
DELISTED
Nikola Corporation Common Stock
NKLA
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
15,867
+4,970
| +46% | +$2.07M |
|
1491
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$473M
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
295,614
-11,602
| -4% | -$359K |
|
|
SPWR
1492
CALL
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
293,300
-249,100
| -46% | -$6.43M |
|
1493
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
1,348,083
-3,522,809
| -72% | -$26.2M |
|
1494
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.1B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
515,867
-42,151
| -8% | -$690K |
|
1495
PG&E
PCG
$40B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
+840,060
| New | +$9.01M |
|
1496
Angi Inc
ANGI
$200M
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
63,172
+14,304
| +29% | +$2.08M |
|
1497
PUT
BlackBerry
BB
$4.61B
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
698,300
+463,200
| +197% | +$4.85M |
|
|
BECN
1498
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
159,635
-71,431
| -31% | -$3.99M |
|
1499
PUT
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$508M
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
150,000
+90,000
| +150% | +$3.32M |
|
1500
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.2B
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
13,184
+7,392
| +128% | +$4.5M |
|
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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.