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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 38.43% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.31% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
PUT
Imperial Oil
IMO
$63B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$4.29M |
|
|
BWAC
2202
DELISTED
BETTER WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. Common Stock
BWAC
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
470,678
-23,000
| -5% | -$235K |
|
2203
Aon
AON
$75.4B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,840
| New | +$4.32M |
|
2204
Atossa Therapeutics
ATOS
$25.8M
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
257,542
-18,979
| -7% | -$386K |
|
2205
PUT
Zillow
ZG
$8.33B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
-16,000
| -14% | -$846K |
|
2206
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.8B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
60,972
-43,282
| -42% | -$3.65M |
|
2207
PUT
Shift4
FOUR
$3.55B
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
77,700
+33,600
| +76% | +$1.77M |
|
|
TWNI
2208
DELISTED
Tailwind International Acquisition Corp.
TWNI
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
491,532
-581,766
| -54% | -$5.66M |
|
2209
GeoPark
GPRK
$642M
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
321,687
-109,610
| -25% | -$1.54M |
|
|
CCRN
2210
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
221,507
+115,629
| +109% | +$2.51M |
|
|
PHYT
2211
DELISTED
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp.
PHYT
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
482,472
+415,579
| +621% | +$4.13M |
|
|
ATC
2212
DELISTED
Atotech Limited
ATC
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
218,519
+113,314
| +108% | +$2.71M |
|
2213
CALL
Rapid7
RPD
$891M
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
43,000
-10,000
| -19% | -$1M |
|
2214
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.8B
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
178,252
+82,938
| +87% | +$2.22M |
|
|
VSAC
2215
DELISTED
Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
VSAC
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
477,722
+325,000
| +213% | +$3.23M |
|
|
SPLK
2216
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
32,124
-29,497
| -48% | -$3.61M |
|
|
KRNL
2217
DELISTED
Kernel Group Holdings, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares
KRNL
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
486,315
-450,839
| -48% | -$4.39M |
|
2218
Children's Place
PLCE
$55.1M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
96,755
-12,506
| -11% | -$796K |
|
2219
PUT
Bumble
BMBL
$363M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
164,500
+90,000
| +121% | +$2.49M |
|
2220
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.62B
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
190,030
-19,261
| -9% | -$492K |
|
2221
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.03B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,046
| New | +$5.25M |
|
2222
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.24B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
54,139
-65,635
| -55% | -$6.76M |
|
2223
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.79B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
107,800
+6,800
| +7% | +$290K |
|
2224
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.71B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
67,495
-7,668
| -10% | -$542K |
|
2225
CALL
Petrobras
PBR
$118B
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
320,000
-1,233,400
| -79% | -$16.5M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, David Shaw held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $10.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, down from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- David Shaw added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- David Shaw opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.