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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AXON
1826
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.8B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
+20,000
| +200% | +$2.94M |
|
|
AXON
1827
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.8B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$4.42M |
|
|
CNR
1828
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
291,726
-246,794
| -46% | -$3.97M |
|
|
HES
1829
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
60,620
-317,062
| -84% | -$25.6M |
|
|
DQ
1830
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$962M
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,269
| New | +$5.84M |
|
1831
PUT
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-42,500
| -74% | -$15.1M |
|
1832
Allogene Therapeutics
ALLO
$750M
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+202,263
| New | +$5.77M |
|
|
GOOS
1833
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$803M
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
120,581
-441,175
| -79% | -$18M |
|
1834
HealthStream
HSTM
$844M
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
188,755
+24,185
| +15% | +$608K |
|
1835
PUT
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.9B
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
130,800
+78,700
| +151% | +$2.85M |
|
|
MORF
1836
DELISTED
Morphic Holding, Inc. Common Stock
MORF
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
91,561
-37,254
| -29% | -$2.05M |
|
1837
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.57B
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
37,293
+29,536
| +381% | +$4.35M |
|
|
HR
1838
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
173,688
-61,224
| -26% | -$1.91M |
|
1839
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.9B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
16,781
-12,656
| -43% | -$3.71M |
|
|
ACB
1840
Aurora Cannabis
ACB
$254M
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+57,829
| New | +$5.01M |
|
1841
SK Telecom
SKM
$15.2B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
100,990
+77,208
| +325% | +$3.93M |
|
1842
CALL
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$27.6B
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
65,400
-20,000
| -23% | -$1.7M |
|
|
MOMO
1843
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$853M
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
340,900
-101,100
| -23% | -$1.49M |
|
1844
PUT
Viatris
VTRS
$19.2B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
364,908
+150,032
| +70% | +$2.17M |
|
|
JBGS
1845
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$741M
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
165,437
+52,881
| +47% | +$1.72M |
|
|
SGEN
1846
PUT
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
33,000
| – | – |
|
1847
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$48.5B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+87,789
| New | +$5.12M |
|
1848
Anterix
ATEX
$1.81B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
86,736
+5,200
| +6% | +$261K |
|
|
VMW
1849
CALL
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
-1,700
| -5% | -$272K |
|
1850
CALL
Everest Group
EG
$14.4B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
20,600
| – | – |
|
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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.