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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
EA
2251
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
18,700
-60,100
-76% -$8.33M
BCOV
2252
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
125,756
-144,802
-54% -$2.9M
MOS icon
2253
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.5B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
+80,000
New +$2.36M
UA icon
2254
PUT
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.17B
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
136,800
+13,900
+11% +$244K
DMTK
2255
PUT
DELISTED
DermTech, Inc. Common Stock
DMTK
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
+49,700
New +$2.6M
CPUH.U
2256
DELISTED
Compute Health Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-quarter of one redeemable warrant
CPUH.U
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.63M
WGSWW
2257
DELISTED
GeneDx Holdings Warrant
WGSWW
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
+498,333
New +$2.77M
CBSH icon
2258
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.34B
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
41,981
+29,867
+247% +$1.72M
EDIT icon
2259
PUT
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$502M
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
+60,000
New +$3.42M
PB icon
2260
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.73B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
33,545
+6,153
+22% +$450K
IMPX
2261
DELISTED
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp
IMPX
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
+255,533
New +$2.67M
ONEM
2262
DELISTED
1Life Healthcare
ONEM
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
+64,189
New +$3.01M
DVN icon
2263
PUT
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.2B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
114,700
+98,800
+621% +$2.03M
TPR icon
2264
CALL
Tapestry
TPR
$25B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
60,800
-30,000
-33% -$1.16M
ERIE icon
2265
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$13.7B
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
11,341
+3,945
+53% +$958K
MATX icon
2266
Matsons
MATX
$6.68B
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
37,529
+30,169
+410% +$2.07M
HLLY icon
2267
Holley
HLLY
$343M
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
+250,587
New +$2.54M
AAC.U
2268
DELISTED
Ares Acquisition Corporation Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
AAC.U
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.56M
STRE.U
2269
DELISTED
Supernova Partners Acquisition Company III, Ltd. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
STRE.U
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.49M
GSEVU
2270
DELISTED
Gores Holdings VII, Inc. Units
GSEVU
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
+251,008
New +$2.56M
MRSN
2271
DELISTED
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
6,163
-15,592
-72% -$7.56M
GTPBU
2272
DELISTED
Gores Technology Partners II, Inc. Units
GTPBU
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.53M
AG icon
2273
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.7B
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
159,681
-117,379
-42% -$1.88M
NSTC.U
2274
DELISTED
Northern Star Investment Corp. III Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-sixth of one redeemable warrant
NSTC.U
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.5M
CENHU
2275
DELISTED
Centricus Acquisition Corp. Unit
CENHU
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.55M

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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.