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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.49% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.18% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 8% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
LendingTree
TREE
$418M
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
274,252
-73,602
| -21% | -$2.41M |
|
1502
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
127,327
+63,881
| +101% | +$3.67M |
|
1503
PUT
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.6B
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
7,500
| – | – |
|
1504
PUT
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.66B
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
60,000
+56,400
| +1,567% | +$7.89M |
|
1505
PUT
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$942M
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
183,200
+8,800
| +5% | +$349K |
|
|
WBA
1506
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
210,856
+150,050
| +247% | +$5.32M |
|
1507
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
10,100
-10,000
| -50% | -$7.04M |
|
1508
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.4B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
15,201
-33,557
| -69% | -$15.7M |
|
1509
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$34B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
32,074
-22,204
| -41% | -$4.54M |
|
1510
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.23B
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
335,257
+194,835
| +139% | +$4.36M |
|
1511
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.27B
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
770,909
-2,201,582
| -74% | -$22.7M |
|
1512
Global Payments
GPN
$24.6B
| $7.23M | 0.01% |
68,655
-21,384
| -24% | -$2.32M |
|
1513
iQIYI
IQ
$948M
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
991,767
+790,659
| +393% | +$5.43M |
|
1514
Toast
TOST
$21.4B
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
406,600
-1,008,928
| -71% | -$19.9M |
|
1515
PUT
Simon Property Group
SPG
$70.2B
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
64,300
+5,000
| +8% | +$597K |
|
|
MRSH
1516
Marsh
MRSH
$92.2B
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
43,166
+26,985
| +167% | +$4.5M |
|
1517
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$8.34B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
197,298
+51,234
| +35% | +$1.85M |
|
1518
PUT
Cummins
CMI
$79.6B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
1519
PUT
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.8B
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
16,700
-10,000
| -37% | -$3.65M |
|
1520
Atkore
ATKR
$3.16B
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
50,963
-12,623
| -20% | -$1.71M |
|
1521
PUT
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
104,200
-25,500
| -20% | -$1.85M |
|
1522
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.03B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
2,940,997
-136,976
| -4% | -$314K |
|
1523
Corning
GLW
$132B
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
202,389
-326,544
| -62% | -$11.4M |
|
|
AAN
1524
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc
AAN
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
738,352
+89,093
| +14% | +$1.14M |
|
1525
Arhaus
ARHS
$1.27B
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
860,271
+393,423
| +84% | +$4.75M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, David Shaw held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 860 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- David Shaw added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- David Shaw fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw opened 431 new positions and closed 860 in Q1 2023.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.