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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
PUT
Rogers Communications
RCI
$20B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,000
| New | +$4.22M |
|
1902
CALL
Imperial Oil
IMO
$63.6B
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
|
KNDI
1903
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$66.1M
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
1,032,155
+62,684
| +6% | +$212K |
|
1904
Monro
MNRO
$394M
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
100,379
+22,038
| +28% | +$994K |
|
1905
PUT
Murphy USA
MUSA
$9.77B
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
13,100
| – | – |
|
1906
CALL
Synchrony
SYF
$26B
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
120,000
+10,000
| +9% | +$305K |
|
1907
PUT
H&R Block
HRB
$6.49B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
127,400
+44,600
| +54% | +$1.44M |
|
1908
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.41B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
50,242
-4,187
| -8% | -$345K |
|
|
CXAC
1909
DELISTED
C5 Acquisition Corporation
CXAC
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
380,936
+80,936
| +27% | +$854K |
|
1910
Semtech
SMTC
$13.1B
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
159,076
-1,081,976
| -87% | -$23.4M |
|
1911
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.7B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
123,862
-7,299
| -6% | -$225K |
|
1912
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.7B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
118,761
+104,376
| +726% | +$3.8M |
|
1913
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.03B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
388,937
-62,375
| -14% | -$568K |
|
1914
Lam Research
LRCX
$392B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
62,850
-373,870
| -86% | -$21.1M |
|
1915
PUT
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.5B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
44,300
+31,300
| +241% | +$2.44M |
|
1916
CALL
Paychex
PAYX
$44.4B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
36,000
| – | – |
|
|
WIRE
1917
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
21,598
+14,298
| +196% | +$2.42M |
|
1918
CALL
Spotify
SPOT
$113B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
+3,400
| +16% | +$493K |
|
1919
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.3B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
13,396
+12,386
| +1,226% | +$3.53M |
|
1920
CALL
S&P Global
SPGI
$129B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$3.65M |
|
1921
Interface
TILE
$2.24B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
456,028
+234,661
| +106% | +$1.8M |
|
1922
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.8B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
149,726
-257,116
| -63% | -$6.64M |
|
1923
Ero Copper
ERO
$4.09B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
197,400
-21,900
| -10% | -$414K |
|
1924
PUT
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.26B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
91,000
| – | – |
|
1925
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$69.9M
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
317,725
+195,763
| +161% | +$2.88M |
|
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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.