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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$862M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tencent Music
TME
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$383M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$673M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$574M |
| 4 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
CALL
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.2B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
48,600
-151,400
| -76% | -$12.2M |
|
1877
PUT
Cigna
CI
$74.2B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
17,000
| – | – |
|
|
DVAX
1878
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
417,544
+407,244
| +3,954% | +$3.36M |
|
1879
United Rentals
URI
$65.8B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
12,460
-13,077
| -51% | -$3.7M |
|
|
GTM
1880
CALL
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.11B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+83,900
| New | +$4.21M |
|
1881
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.28B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
62,785
+37,732
| +151% | +$2.58M |
|
|
NTUS
1882
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
160,112
-70,163
| -30% | -$1.8M |
|
|
RWT
1883
PUT
Redwood Trust
RWT
$579M
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
392,600
+100,000
| +34% | +$960K |
|
|
CERN
1884
PUT
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,800
| New | +$4.27M |
|
1885
CALL
XPO
XPO
$22.5B
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
95,705
| – | – |
|
1886
New Fortress Energy
NFE
$82.5M
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+88,868
| New | +$4.35M |
|
|
ITCI
1887
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
119,999
+22,096
| +23% | +$767K |
|
1888
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.31B
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
151,585
-119,641
| -44% | -$2.99M |
|
1889
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$347M
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
293,725
+102,314
| +53% | +$1.3M |
|
|
DOCU
1890
CALL
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.3B
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-211,000
| -91% | -$48.9M |
|
|
EPAY
1891
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
89,403
-73,052
| -45% | -$3.51M |
|
|
NUAN
1892
CALL
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
92,500
| – | – |
|
1893
First Solar
FSLR
$22.1B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
46,208
+34,492
| +294% | +$3.16M |
|
|
XLNX
1894
PUT
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
-62,600
| -66% | -$8.35M |
|
1895
Aaon
AAON
$6.58B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
86,199
+38,982
| +83% | +$1.91M |
|
|
EA
1896
PUT
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
29,700
-50,300
| -63% | -$6.97M |
|
1897
TC Energy
TRP
$65.5B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
87,619
-152,303
| -63% | -$6.75M |
|
|
ABB
1898
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+131,759
| New | +$3.96M |
|
1899
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$21.8B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
50,600
+27,600
| +120% | +$2.05M |
|
1900
CALL
Polaris
PII
$3.63B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-45,600
| -60% | -$5.56M |
|
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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.