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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
PRI icon
2276
Primerica
PRI
$8.98B
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
16,823
-34,644
-67% -$4.97M
NSTD.U
2277
DELISTED
Northern Star Investment Corp. IV Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-sixth of one redeemable warrant
NSTD.U
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.5M
MBAC.U
2278
DELISTED
M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, and one-third of one redeemable warrant
MBAC.U
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.49M
PCTY icon
2279
Paylocity
PCTY
$8.38B
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
+13,767
New +$2.62M
JKHY icon
2280
CALL
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$12.2B
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
+16,300
New +$2.49M
IPVF.U
2281
DELISTED
InterPrivate III Financial Partners Inc. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
IPVF.U
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
+250,763
New +$2.5M
MKSI icon
2282
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.4B
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
13,331
-35,231
-73% -$5.92M
DSPG
2283
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
173,499
+53,807
+45% +$860K
LHAA
2284
DELISTED
Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LHAA
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.49M
FRWAU
2285
DELISTED
PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. I Units
FRWAU
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.48M
CTMX icon
2286
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$730M
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
318,481
-297,518
-48% -$2.35M
SLG icon
2287
CALL
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.16B
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
35,145
+651
+2% +$43.9K
DTOCU
2288
DELISTED
Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. Units
DTOCU
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
+248,657
New +$2.47M
SF
2289
Stifel
SF
$12.2B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
57,173
-189,021
-77% -$7.37M
TECK icon
2290
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.9B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
127,217
-42,300
-25% -$857K
BNFT
2291
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
176,698
+57,208
+48% +$823K
TRMK icon
2292
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.67B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
72,433
-11,432
-14% -$357K
IEMG icon
2293
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$161B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
37,840
-30,691
-45% -$2.02M
OPAD icon
2294
Offerpad Solutions
OPAD
$21.7M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
+1,605
New +$2.63M
LAB icon
2295
Standard BioTools
LAB
$255M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
538,274
-152,752
-22% -$839K
ROST icon
2296
Ross Stores
ROST
$74.6B
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
20,293
-309,724
-94% -$36.7M
YMAB
2297
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
80,465
+25,422
+46% +$1.04M
NIR
2298
DELISTED
Near Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NIR
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
+250,000
New +$2.45M
KR icon
2299
Kroger
KR
$35.3B
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
67,490
-89,251
-57% -$3.05M
SIX
2300
CALL
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
52,200
+23,700
+83% +$988K

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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.