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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.9B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.07B |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$908M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$861M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$666M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.68B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.31B |
| 3 |
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
|
+$789M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$653M |
| 5 |
Applovin
APP
|
+$634M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 38.56% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.25% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.51% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.11% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 6.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2576
PUT
MetLife
MET
$61.4B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
| – | – |
|
2577
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.29B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
134,700
-211,900
| -61% | -$4.51M |
|
2578
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.94B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
50,034
-14,224
| -22% | -$784K |
|
2579
Gates Industrial Corp
GTES
$6.6B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
115,663
-51,355
| -31% | -$1.28M |
|
2580
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$21.6B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
35,300
-114,400
| -76% | -$9.17M |
|
2581
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.39B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
99,935
+43,186
| +76% | +$101K |
|
2582
PUT
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$856M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
85,400
+75,900
| +799% | +$2.5M |
|
2583
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.18B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
6,519
-19,974
| -75% | -$8.96M |
|
2584
First American
FAF
$7.64B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
44,382
-33,412
| -43% | -$2.11M |
|
2585
Arm
ARM
$265B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,150
| New | +$2.93M |
|
2586
ReNew
RNW
$2.49B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
370,183
+177,477
| +92% | +$1.35M |
|
2587
Rapid7
RPD
$898M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
151,888
+29,271
| +24% | +$618K |
|
|
RDAC
2588
Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp
RDAC
$28.3M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
273,125
| – | – |
|
|
NOEM
2589
CO2 Energy Transition Corp
NOEM
$39.6M
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
280,000
| – | – |
|
2590
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$310M
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
321,167
-90,201
| -22% | -$702K |
|
2591
Henry Schein
HSIC
$10.1B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,556
| New | +$2.95M |
|
2592
Expensify
EXFY
$238M
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
1,525,993
-318,059
| -17% | -$644K |
|
2593
PUT
Repligen
RGEN
$10.1B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
21,100
+1,100
| +6% | +$134K |
|
2594
Teradata
TDC
$2.69B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
131,011
-74,051
| -36% | -$1.59M |
|
|
VTLE
2595
PUT
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
166,800
-13,300
| -7% | -$225K |
|
2596
PUT
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.3B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$3.06M |
|
2597
Anterix
ATEX
$1.84B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
131,075
-101,313
| -44% | -$2.27M |
|
2598
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$946M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
373,276
-17,372
| -4% | -$87K |
|
2599
Jack in the Box
JACK
$313M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
142,013
+107,613
| +313% | +$2.14M |
|
2600
CALL
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.4B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-5,200
| -33% | -$1.41M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2025, David Shaw held 5,023 positions worth $177B, up 26% from $141B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $8.01B of net new capital in Q3 2025, opening 714 new positions and adding to 1,743 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 3,319,000 shares worth $370M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 39% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $1.68B trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2025 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 3,319,000 shares worth $370M.
- David Shaw added most to Microsoft in Q3 2025, an estimated $1.9B increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $1.68B.
- David Shaw fully exited Hess in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $527M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $177B portfolio in Q3 2025.
- David Shaw opened 714 new positions and closed 514 in Q3 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $177B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 14 Nov 2025.