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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
PUT
Bumble
BMBL
$363M
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+252,000
| New | +$4.35M |
|
|
DOO
1877
PUT
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.42B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
1878
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$225M
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
1,270,965
-69,878
| -5% | -$207K |
|
1879
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
17,123
-316,212
| -95% | -$74M |
|
1880
State Street
STT
$53.2B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
57,582
-220,061
| -79% | -$15.8M |
|
1881
PUT
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$73.1B
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
250,000
-140,000
| -36% | -$2.14M |
|
1882
DHI Group
DHX
$193M
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
1,096,456
-11,595
| -1% | -$43K |
|
1883
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$824M
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
445,909
-530,933
| -54% | -$4.79M |
|
1884
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.72B
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
205,796
-1,256
| -0.6% | -$25.5K |
|
|
SGEN
1885
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
21,712
+3,977
| +22% | +$790K |
|
|
NXGN
1886
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
257,302
+25,652
| +11% | +$425K |
|
|
JNPR
1887
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
133,070
+33,479
| +34% | +$1.03M |
|
1888
Kopin
KOPN
$879M
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,938,824
+470,406
| +32% | +$705K |
|
1889
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.97B
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
78,195
+13,634
| +21% | +$701K |
|
1890
CALL
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,100
| New | +$4.27M |
|
1891
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.82B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,592
| New | +$3.76M |
|
1892
PUT
Nice
NICE
$5.92B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1893
PUT
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.86B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
64,700
-48,400
| -43% | -$2.95M |
|
1894
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$67.9B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
18,784
-61,688
| -77% | -$12.8M |
|
1895
BioNTech
BNTX
$28.3B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
38,200
+32,113
| +528% | +$3.61M |
|
1896
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$649M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
394,789
+148,373
| +60% | +$1.43M |
|
|
LL
1897
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
1,073,817
-325,541
| -23% | -$1.26M |
|
1898
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$2.7B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
76,088
-85,264
| -53% | -$4.9M |
|
1899
Expensify
EXFY
$233M
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
514,958
+171,489
| +50% | +$1.26M |
|
1900
CALL
Rogers Communications
RCI
$20B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,000
| New | +$4.22M |
|
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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.