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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$104B
AUM Growth
-$8.26B
Cap. Flow
-$10.4B
Cap. Flow %
-10.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.93%
Holding
4,712
New
825
Increased
1,119
Reduced
1,773
Closed
730

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$862M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$752M
3
TME icon
Tencent Music
TME
+$426M
4
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$424M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$383M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$981M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$673M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$574M
4
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$442M
5
DD icon
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
PLYA
2001
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
474,179
+460,740
+3,428% +$3.04M
TPVG icon
2002
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
TPVG
$218M
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
239,463
-80,339
-25% -$1.13M
SEB icon
2003
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.81B
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
937
-35
-4% -$117K
AMKR icon
2004
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$12.7B
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
145,816
-266,028
-65% -$5.44M
BHC icon
2005
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.39B
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
+108,600
New +$3.19M
DLR icon
2006
PUT
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.9B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
24,400
+900
+4% +$124K
O icon
2007
PUT
Realty Income
O
$58.5B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
55,831
-55,006
-50% -$3.26M
UA icon
2008
CALL
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.13B
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
185,900
+131,900
+244% +$2.32M
JWSM.U
2009
DELISTED
Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
JWSM.U
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
+337,817
New +$3.53M
QNGY
2010
DELISTED
Quanergy Systems, Inc.
QNGY
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
17,118
+12,118
+242% +$2.6M
RUN icon
2011
CALL
Sunrun
RUN
$2.19B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
56,600
-122,400
-68% -$8.51M
AMSC icon
2012
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.44B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
180,434
+18,234
+11% +$451K
CAJ
2013
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
149,663
+96,595
+182% +$2.1M
FCEL icon
2014
PUT
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.54B
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
+7,880
New +$4.22M
AIG icon
2015
CALL
American International
AIG
$39.7B
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
73,600
-440,200
-86% -$19M
STAA icon
2016
PUT
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.13B
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
+32,100
New +$3.21M
AGEN
2017
Agenus
AGEN
$373M
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
63,294
-1,783
-3% -$129K
DVN icon
2018
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.2B
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
154,617
-1,655,265
-91% -$34.1M
HAL icon
2019
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$28.6B
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
157,200
– –
ESS icon
2020
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.3B
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
12,379
-146,107
-92% -$37.9M
LGIH icon
2021
CALL
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.33B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
+22,500
New +$2.7M
EHTH icon
2022
PUT
eHealth
EHTH
$38.4M
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
46,100
– –
BAP icon
2023
Credicorp
BAP
$29.9B
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
24,453
+22,155
+964% +$3.44M
KAHC.U
2024
DELISTED
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
KAHC.U
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
+333,333
New +$3.34M
UFS
2025
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
90,045
-103,373
-53% -$3.57M
79 80
81
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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 $10.4B 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.