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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
PUT
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$450M
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
7,905
-8,500
| -52% | -$4.83M |
|
1602
Regions Financial
RF
$26.1B
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
360,295
+83,906
| +30% | +$1.81M |
|
1603
The RealReal
REAL
$1.35B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
367,248
-324,905
| -47% | -$6.64M |
|
|
NPKI
1604
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
2,097,281
+124,998
| +6% | +$424K |
|
1605
CALL
Match Group
MTCH
$9.68B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
45,000
+10,000
| +29% | +$1.47M |
|
|
CPE
1606
CALL
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
125,700
+65,900
| +110% | +$2.77M |
|
1607
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$306M
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
83,548
-222,690
| -73% | -$17.9M |
|
1608
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.78B
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
156,162
-42,065
| -21% | -$1.9M |
|
1609
Energizer
ENR
$1.5B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
167,830
+31,524
| +23% | +$1.48M |
|
1610
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
113,247
-91,076
| -45% | -$5.63M |
|
1611
PUT
Elastic
ESTC
$8.36B
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
49,300
+13,800
| +39% | +$1.72M |
|
1612
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.27B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
602,704
-605,114
| -50% | -$7.46M |
|
|
SVC
1613
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.03B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
113,900
-58,706
| -34% | -$3.64M |
|
|
CMIIU
1614
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences II Inc. Unit
CMIIU
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
532,362
-267,638
| -33% | -$3.56M |
|
1615
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.44B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
411,377
+230,943
| +128% | +$3.69M |
|
1616
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.59B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
48,622
+47,098
| +3,090% | +$7.05M |
|
|
ALTR
1617
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
103,624
-22,220
| -18% | -$1.46M |
|
1618
Alcon
ALC
$35.5B
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
101,681
+29,150
| +40% | +$2.08M |
|
1619
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.24B
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
43,084
+9,985
| +30% | +$1.62M |
|
1620
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$970M
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
158,633
+32,462
| +26% | +$1.33M |
|
1621
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.58B
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
262,682
-377,039
| -59% | -$10.2M |
|
1622
PUT
American Well
AMWL
$198M
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
+28,175
| New | +$8.12M |
|
|
SLCA
1623
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
612,960
-669,728
| -52% | -$7.77M |
|
1624
CALL
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
| $7.08M | 0.01% |
62,700
| – | – |
|
1625
Chemed
CHE
$7.11B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
14,907
-27
| -0.2% | -$13K |
|
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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.