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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
CALL
Alcoa
AA
$13.5B
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
174,000
-268,600
| -61% | -$9.76M |
|
1627
Cars.com
CARS
$661M
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
297,825
-63,459
| -18% | -$1.19M |
|
|
HAPN
1628
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.11B
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
604,665
-210,386
| -26% | -$1.69M |
|
1629
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$2.57B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
93,664
+86,425
| +1,194% | +$4.97M |
|
1630
CALL
Realty Income
O
$59.5B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
+98,500
| New | +$6.01M |
|
1631
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
+41,254
| New | +$6.06M |
|
|
OLPX
1632
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
1,576,588
+291,033
| +23% | +$1.07M |
|
1633
CALL
Tidewater
TDW
$4.59B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
105,700
-5,200
| -5% | -$238K |
|
1634
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$72.5B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
+467,100
| New | +$6.06M |
|
1635
DoubleVerify
DV
$2.06B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
150,071
+113,849
| +314% | +$3.67M |
|
1636
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.93B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
+126,900
| New | +$5.7M |
|
1637
PUT
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.5B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
51,200
+20,000
| +64% | +$2.38M |
|
1638
CALL
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.2B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
+23,300
| New | +$5.46M |
|
1639
CALL
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.1B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$5.7M |
|
1640
Everspin Technologies
MRAM
$429M
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
630,873
-7,079
| -1% | -$53.3K |
|
|
PRLH
1641
DELISTED
Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
PRLH
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
549,000
| – | – |
|
1642
CALL
Celanese
CE
$4.89B
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$5.42M |
|
1643
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$184B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
75,000
-75,000
| -50% | -$5.98M |
|
1644
CALL
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.9B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
73,100
-90,900
| -55% | -$6.1M |
|
|
LPRO
1645
DELISTED
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
549,905
+80,789
| +17% | +$714K |
|
|
FTCH
1646
PUT
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
956,700
-331,000
| -26% | -$1.59M |
|
1647
CALL
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.5B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$6M |
|
1648
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.65B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
38,762
-120,259
| -76% | -$16.5M |
|
1649
United Airlines
UAL
$38.1B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
105,084
-77,869
| -43% | -$3.68M |
|
1650
CALL
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.6B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
39,100
-16,800
| -30% | -$2.2M |
|
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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.