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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$104B
AUM Growth
-$8.26B
Cap. Flow
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow %
-17.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.93%
Holding
4,712
New
825
Increased
1,119
Reduced
1,773
Closed
730

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$862M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$752M
3
TME icon
Tencent Music
TME
+$426M
4
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$424M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$383M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$981M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$673M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$574M
4
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$442M
5
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$415M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
3 Communication Services 9.04%
4 Healthcare 8.89%
5 Financials 6.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SONY icon
1676
CALL
Sony
SONY
$141B
$5.3M 0.01%
250,000
– –
RWX icon
1677
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$267M
$5.3M 0.01%
153,850
+42,000
+38% +$1.43M
CALY
1678
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$2.81B
$5.3M 0.01%
+198,041
New +$5.6M
IIAC
1679
DELISTED
Investindustrial Acquisition Corp.
IIAC
$5.3M 0.01%
+543,416
New +$5.58M
WDAY icon
1680
CALL
Workday
WDAY
$47.1B
$5.29M 0.01%
21,300
-49,100
-70% -$12.1M
CDLX icon
1681
Cardlytics
CDLX
$24.3M
$5.27M 0.01%
4,807
+1,287
+37% +$1.7M
IIPR icon
1682
PUT
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.57B
$5.26M 0.01%
29,200
-800
-3% -$153K
ONB icon
1683
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$9.86B
$5.26M 0.01%
+271,856
New +$5.04M
FLY
1684
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
$5.24M 0.01%
311,228
-114,151
-27% -$1.29M
KRNY icon
1685
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$639M
$5.24M 0.01%
433,802
+109,462
+34% +$1.26M
BTAQ
1686
DELISTED
Burgundy Technology Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary shares
BTAQ
$5.23M 0.01%
+528,688
New +$5.61M
LI icon
1687
CALL
Li Auto
LI
$11.9B
$5.22M 0.01%
+208,900
New +$6.04M
B
1688
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$5.22M 0.01%
105,323
+38,614
+58% +$2.03M
CSOD
1689
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$5.21M 0.01%
119,664
-115,051
-49% -$5.3M
PTGX icon
1690
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.8B
$5.21M 0.01%
200,980
-135,876
-40% -$3.44M
DLR icon
1691
CALL
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.8B
$5.2M 0.01%
36,900
+9,300
+34% +$1.29M
GILD icon
1692
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$184B
$5.2M 0.01%
80,400
-122,500
-60% -$7.9M
VMC icon
1693
CALL
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.5B
$5.18M 0.01%
30,700
-2,400
-7% -$389K
SC
1694
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$5.18M 0.01%
+191,300
New +$4.79M
FIZZ icon
1695
PUT
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.09B
$5.17M 0.01%
+105,800
New +$5.5M
AFMD
1696
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
$5.17M 0.01%
65,391
+18,396
+39% +$1.19M
WOLF icon
1697
CALL
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.4B
$5.17M 0.01%
47,800
+1,200
+3% +$135K
WPCB.U
1698
DELISTED
Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-B Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
WPCB.U
$5.17M 0.01%
+517,733
New +$5.21M
VRTX icon
1699
PUT
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
$5.16M 0.01%
+24,000
New +$5.27M
Y
1700
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$5.16M 0.01%
8,233
+2,255
+38% +$1.4M
66 67
68
69 70

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David Shaw's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, David Shaw held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $18.3B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
  • David Shaw added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
  • David Shaw fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.