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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 7.8% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.67% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2351
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
17,189
-17,112
| -50% | -$2.95M |
|
2352
Senseonics Holdings Inc
SENS
$494M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,530
| New | +$2M |
|
|
LTCH
2353
DELISTED
Latch, Inc. Common Stock
LTCH
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
247,285
-49,715
| -17% | -$541K |
|
|
GTH
2354
DELISTED
Genetron Holdings Limited ADS
GTH
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
50,184
+3,620
| +8% | +$223K |
|
|
FRXB.U
2355
DELISTED
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
FRXB.U
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
301,695
+179,424
| +147% | +$1.8M |
|
2356
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,171
| New | +$3.05M |
|
2357
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$363M
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
397,021
-188,983
| -32% | -$1.45M |
|
2358
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
3,760
-7,880
| -68% | -$5.85M |
|
2359
CALL
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.66B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
14,700
+3,000
| +26% | +$588K |
|
2360
Innospec
IOSP
$2.36B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
33,279
+26,732
| +408% | +$2.65M |
|
|
GAMCU
2361
DELISTED
Golden Arrow Merger Corp. Unit
GAMCU
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+303,317
| New | +$3.02M |
|
2362
Broadridge
BR
$20.7B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
18,656
-55,638
| -75% | -$8.89M |
|
2363
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$13B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
136,856
-148,261
| -52% | -$3.3M |
|
2364
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$24.3B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
45,117
-23,653
| -34% | -$1.67M |
|
2365
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$119M
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
126,055
-253,664
| -67% | -$6.22M |
|
2366
Wabash National
WNC
$510M
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
187,930
-118,719
| -39% | -$2.04M |
|
2367
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
ZNTL
$368M
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
56,454
+34,283
| +155% | +$1.84M |
|
|
BNFT
2368
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
212,716
+36,018
| +20% | +$508K |
|
2369
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.6B
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
+391,904
| New | +$3.21M |
|
|
PIAI
2370
DELISTED
Prime Impact Acquisition I
PIAI
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
307,099
+228,928
| +293% | +$2.24M |
|
|
WWE
2371
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
51,650
-69,789
| -57% | -$3.97M |
|
2372
Antero Resources
AR
$11.8B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
198,797
-507,977
| -72% | -$5.96M |
|
2373
CALL
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.2B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
70,600
| – | – |
|
2374
Oracle
ORCL
$429B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
38,329
-1,561,916
| -98% | -$122M |
|
2375
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
42,283
-12,167
| -22% | -$867K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, David Shaw held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- David Shaw added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- David Shaw fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.