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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 Miscellaneous 30.1%
2 Technology 16.45%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
4 Communication Services 9.04%
5 Healthcare 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CTRA
2201
PUT
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
143,500
MFIC icon
2202
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$797M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
196,281
+184,250
+1,531% +$2.43M
JYNT icon
2203
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$120M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
55,650
+9,758
+21% +$366K
BWAC
2204
DELISTED
BETTER WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. Common Stock
BWAC
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
+270,436
New +$2.78M
CTRN icon
2205
Citi Trends
CTRN
$577M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
32,028
-11,264
-26% -$803K
CLB icon
2206
Core Laboratories
CLB
$568M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
92,847
+42,751
+85% +$1.46M
FMAC
2207
DELISTED
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
FMAC
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
+267,202
New +$2.9M
NNI icon
2208
Nelnet
NNI
$4.57B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
36,705
+3,079
+9% +$223K
VTOL icon
2209
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.37B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
103,153
-16,082
-13% -$438K
CGEM icon
2210
Cullinan Oncology
CGEM
$1.46B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
+64,033
New +$2.6M
DOW icon
2211
Dow Inc
DOW
$22B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
41,724
+21,448
+106% +$1.28M
KMX icon
2212
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$8.92B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
20,100
-17,600
-47% -$2.14M
MRSH
2213
Marsh
MRSH
$90.2B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
21,849
-171,709
-89% -$19.8M
EB
2214
CALL
DELISTED
Eventbrite
EB
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
+120,000
New +$2.42M
ANAT
2215
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
24,651
+6,092
+33% +$594K
KWR icon
2216
CALL
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.83B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
10,900
+900
+9% +$240K
CLVT icon
2217
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.29B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
100,649
+10,386
+12% +$284K
MTH icon
2218
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.6B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
+57,794
New +$2.5M
LOGI icon
2219
PUT
Logitech
LOGI
$14B
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
25,400
FSRXU
2220
DELISTED
FinServ Acquisition Corp. II Unit
FSRXU
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
+265,552
New +$2.75M
AUD
2221
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
502,901
-839,729
-63% -$4.08M
KSU
2222
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-4,100
-29% -$892K
ESM.U
2223
DELISTED
ESM Acquisition Corporation Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant
ESM.U
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
+265,258
New +$2.64M
ATHN.U
2224
DELISTED
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and
ATHN.U
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
+266,666
New +$2.64M
EXAS
2225
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
20,000
-10,000
-33% -$1.37M

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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 Miscellaneous at 30% of assets, down from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

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.