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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.7B |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$880M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$850M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$689M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$665M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$964M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$606M |
| 3 |
Workday
WDAY
|
+$520M |
| 4 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$514M |
| 5 |
Spotify
SPOT
|
+$431M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 44.58% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.87% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.68% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2501
Cricut
CRCT
$1.2B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
396,118
+75,663
| +24% | +$454K |
|
|
CFLT
2502
DELISTED
Confluent
CFLT
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
80,643
+69,761
| +641% | +$1.87M |
|
2503
PUT
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.77B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
9,200
+4,700
| +104% | +$1.15M |
|
2504
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.3B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
12,450
+6,200
| +99% | +$1.26M |
|
2505
CALL
Shift4
FOUR
$3.49B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,500
| New | +$2.13M |
|
2506
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.35B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
66,391
+18,542
| +39% | +$655K |
|
2507
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$431M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
100,212
+53,643
| +115% | +$1.27M |
|
2508
PUT
Elastic
ESTC
$8.84B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
22,500
| – | – |
|
|
OPTN
2509
DELISTED
OptiNose
OPTN
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
333,333
| – | – |
|
|
GRSD
2510
Grandstand Ltd
GRSD
$67.3M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
157,728
+113,396
| +256% | +$1.33M |
|
2511
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.62B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+101,638
| New | +$2.39M |
|
2512
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF
MLPX
$3.64B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,422
| New | +$2.17M |
|
2513
Factset
FDS
$10.9B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
4,590
-7,469
| -62% | -$3.55M |
|
|
GRP.U
2514
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
45,268
-7,600
| -14% | -$405K |
|
2515
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.41B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
144,749
+49,863
| +53% | +$761K |
|
2516
PUT
H&R Block
HRB
$6.5B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
41,500
| – | – |
|
2517
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.11B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
157,021
+106,265
| +209% | +$1.73M |
|
2518
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$102B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,500
| New | +$2.32M |
|
2519
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.29B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
33,843
+10,387
| +44% | +$602K |
|
2520
Red Robin
RRGB
$180M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
394,471
+208,862
| +113% | +$1.13M |
|
2521
Citi Trends
CTRN
$582M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
82,419
+7,931
| +11% | +$167K |
|
2522
VF Corp
VFC
$5.38B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
100,815
-310,970
| -76% | -$6.33M |
|
2523
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.16B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
80,095
-141,065
| -64% | -$4M |
|
2524
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
11,600
+3,300
| +40% | +$569K |
|
2525
CALL
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.67B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,000
| New | +$1.98M |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, David Shaw held 5,079 positions worth $136B, up 17% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $7.08B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 591 new positions and adding to 1,620 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Lam Research: 3,525,438 shares worth $255M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 45% of assets, up from 43% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was NVIDIA, an estimated $964M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2024 buy was Lam Research: 3,525,438 shares worth $255M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2024, an estimated $3.7B increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $964M.
- David Shaw fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $81.4M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $136B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- David Shaw opened 591 new positions and closed 731 in Q4 2024.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $136B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.