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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
PUT
Corteva
CTVA
$54.7B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
37,900
| – | – |
|
2527
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
QCLN
$589M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
63,515
+23,093
| +57% | +$798K |
|
2528
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$432M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
312,974
-18,031
| -5% | -$123K |
|
2529
CALL
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.91B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
53,500
| – | – |
|
2530
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.69B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
100,095
+75,538
| +308% | +$1.68M |
|
2531
CALL
Ross Stores
ROST
$74.4B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
-71,400
| -83% | -$10.5M |
|
2532
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.81B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
35,295
-64,782
| -65% | -$3.86M |
|
2533
PUT
WIX.com
WIX
$3.55B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2534
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$828M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
82,418
-96,654
| -54% | -$2.59M |
|
|
REVG
2535
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
67,164
-22,260
| -25% | -$662K |
|
2536
PUT
Lemonade
LMND
$4.24B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+58,200
| New | +$1.86M |
|
2537
CALL
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.93B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
2538
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.34B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
58,004
-47,592
| -45% | -$1.85M |
|
|
CYBR
2539
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
-18,600
| -74% | -$5.65M |
|
2540
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
44,159
+16,408
| +59% | +$818K |
|
2541
Nurix Therapeutics
NRIX
$2.75B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
112,841
+40,001
| +55% | +$917K |
|
2542
CALL
Nano X Imaging
NNOX
$69.6M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
295,000
| – | – |
|
2543
Worthington Steel
WS
$1.75B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
66,725
+60,428
| +960% | +$2.36M |
|
|
TIGR
2544
UP Fintech Holding
TIGR
$921M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
327,981
-502,196
| -60% | -$3.45M |
|
2545
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.93B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
77,949
-17,216
| -18% | -$519K |
|
2546
Stratasys
SSYS
$699M
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
237,415
+174,704
| +279% | +$1.5M |
|
2547
Merchants Bancorp
MBIN
$2.43B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
57,754
+20,797
| +56% | +$841K |
|
2548
Hamilton Insurance Group
HG
$3.43B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
110,675
-79,915
| -42% | -$1.48M |
|
|
IRBT
2549
CALL
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
271,600
-68,300
| -20% | -$547K |
|
2550
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.22B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
1,536,354
-72,071
| -4% | -$110K |
|
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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.