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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
XP
XP
$9.04B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
154,000
-91,000
| -37% | -$1.54M |
|
|
FRGI
2002
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
454,598
-26,867
| -6% | -$213K |
|
2003
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$1.24B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+208,068
| New | +$3.18M |
|
2004
Exelon
EXC
$45.8B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
88,163
-261,571
| -75% | -$10.8M |
|
2005
PUT
Duke Energy
DUK
$95B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
+28,800
| +257% | +$2.72M |
|
|
JKS
2006
PUT
JinkoSolar
JKS
$715M
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
80,800
+74,800
| +1,247% | +$3.38M |
|
|
FICV
2007
DELISTED
Frontier Investment Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
FICV
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
345,064
| – | – |
|
2008
Kennametal
KMT
$2.29B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
126,066
+36,291
| +40% | +$973K |
|
|
ZLS
2009
DELISTED
Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
ZLS
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
344,591
| – | – |
|
2010
Franklin Covey
FC
$227M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
81,804
+22,551
| +38% | +$835K |
|
2011
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$100M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
1,049,688
-526,084
| -33% | -$1.86M |
|
2012
PUT
Zillow
ZG
$8.09B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
72,500
| – | – |
|
2013
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.2B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
37,168
-86,456
| -70% | -$8.11M |
|
2014
Macerich
MAC
$6.86B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
315,769
-16,917
| -5% | -$172K |
|
|
RENT
2015
Rent the Runway
RENT
$121M
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
89,775
+1,741
| +2% | +$85.7K |
|
2016
CALL
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.13B
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,200
| New | +$3.07M |
|
|
VTLE
2017
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
78,436
-55,988
| -42% | -$2.53M |
|
2018
Eversource Energy
ES
$27B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
49,922
-77,404
| -61% | -$5.76M |
|
2019
CALL
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.52B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
322,100
+229,600
| +248% | +$3.05M |
|
2020
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.08B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
275,274
+1,521
| +0.6% | +$17.5K |
|
2021
PUT
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-30,000
| -75% | -$9.55M |
|
|
AFTR
2022
DELISTED
AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp
AFTR
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
340,746
+197,952
| +139% | +$2.04M |
|
2023
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$14.6B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
210,000
+35,000
| +20% | +$563K |
|
2024
Diageo
DEO
$52.1B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,286
| New | +$3.62M |
|
2025
Oric Pharmaceuticals
ORIC
$1.44B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
453,249
-125,054
| -22% | -$710K |
|
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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.