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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
+8.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.3B
Cap. Flow
-$2.57B
Cap. Flow %
-2.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.91%
Holding
5,208
New
1,193
Increased
1,491
Reduced
1,580
Closed
489

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$672M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$476M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$392M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$372M
5
WFC icon
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
MTH icon
2451
PUT
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.71B
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
+58,400
New +$2.95M
PODD icon
2452
CALL
Insulet
PODD
$9.94B
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$2.72M
PODD icon
2453
PUT
Insulet
PODD
$9.94B
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
10,000
PEAR
2454
DELISTED
Pear Therapeutics, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PEAR
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
+277,432
New +$2.72M
PRPL icon
2455
Purple Innovation
PRPL
$20.6M
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
4,152
+3,405
+456% +$2.61M
MAN icon
2456
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.88B
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
23,050
-106,837
-82% -$12.6M
CFIV
2457
DELISTED
CF Acquisition Corp. IV Class A common stock
CFIV
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
+282,643
New +$2.76M
MAAC
2458
DELISTED
Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
MAAC
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
275,802
+223,078
+423% +$2.2M
RXRAU
2459
DELISTED
RXR Acquisition Corp. Units
RXRAU
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
273,408
+68,408
+33% +$683K
MET icon
2460
CALL
MetLife
MET
$61.3B
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
45,400
-194,900
-81% -$12.4M
OCA
2461
DELISTED
Omnichannel Acquisition Corp.
OCA
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
276,401
+219,389
+385% +$2.16M
FATH
2462
DELISTED
Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corporation
FATH
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
+13,968
New +$2.74M
WPCB.U
2463
DELISTED
Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-B Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
WPCB.U
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
269,325
-248,408
-48% -$2.5M
SWKS icon
2464
CALL
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
+14,100
New +$2.5M
SPNS
2465
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
102,822
+5,784
+6% +$171K
SPR
2466
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
57,200
+34,000
+147% +$1.61M
TPVG icon
2467
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
TPVG
$217M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
177,679
-61,784
-26% -$952K
IPVA.U
2468
DELISTED
InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
IPVA.U
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
270,264
+70,264
+35% +$701K
LNN icon
2469
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
16,296
-8,724
-35% -$1.44M
BE icon
2470
PUT
Bloom Energy
BE
$64.3B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
100,000
-40,000
-29% -$970K
SPB icon
2471
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.04B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
31,593
-38,356
-55% -$3.38M
LCAA
2472
DELISTED
L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
LCAA
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
+276,785
New +$2.71M
INSG icon
2473
Inseego
INSG
$74.2M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
+26,587
New +$2.43M
SCAQ
2474
DELISTED
Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
SCAQ
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
+276,785
New +$2.68M
TOL icon
2475
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
+46,323
New +$2.82M

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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.