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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SGEN
1951
CALL
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1952
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$833M
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
488,180
+99,850
| +26% | +$784K |
|
1953
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$124M
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
345,855
+209,685
| +154% | +$1.9M |
|
1954
CALL
CF Industries
CF
$19B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
55,300
-17,200
| -24% | -$1.2M |
|
1955
Hecla Mining
HL
$13.9B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
744,573
+484,378
| +186% | +$2.77M |
|
1956
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$14B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
25,949
-48,065
| -65% | -$7.33M |
|
1957
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$17.8B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
24,488
-38,764
| -61% | -$5.5M |
|
1958
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$68M
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
112,734
+75,653
| +204% | +$2.59M |
|
1959
Delek US
DK
$4.34B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
159,285
+82,451
| +107% | +$1.87M |
|
1960
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$316M
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
1,318,725
-115,665
| -8% | -$220K |
|
1961
CALL
Lyft
LYFT
$6.58B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
396,900
-111,400
| -22% | -$1.07M |
|
1962
PUT
STMicroelectronics
STM
$44.3B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
76,100
| – | – |
|
1963
National Vision
EYE
$1.48B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
156,544
-270,686
| -63% | -$6.3M |
|
1964
PUT
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.2B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
190,000
-124,900
| -40% | -$2.43M |
|
1965
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$6.18B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
98,745
-107,927
| -52% | -$4.29M |
|
1966
NerdWallet
NRDS
$626M
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
403,703
-107,223
| -21% | -$1.21M |
|
1967
PUT
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.4B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
1968
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.36B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
223,286
-193,736
| -46% | -$2.79M |
|
|
B
1969
Barrick Mining
B
$77.4B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
223,078
-171,944
| -44% | -$3.13M |
|
|
TCS
1970
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
80,155
-4,074
| -5% | -$181K |
|
1971
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$162B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
437,364
-718,457
| -62% | -$5.94M |
|
1972
PUT
Walmart Inc
WMT
$830B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
71,700
-506,400
| -88% | -$25.5M |
|
1973
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$842M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
177,505
+103,831
| +141% | +$2.44M |
|
1974
Wipro
WIT
$18.1B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
1,591,444
-559,678
| -26% | -$1.3M |
|
|
TYGOW
1975
DELISTED
Tigo Energy, Inc. Warrant
TYGOW
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+2,051,948
| New | +$1.56M |
|
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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.