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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2601
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$922M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
84,168
-79,134
| -48% | -$1.86M |
|
2602
PUT
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.11B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
66,700
| – | – |
|
|
ALDF
2603
Aldel Financial II Inc
ALDF
$322M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+199,929
| New | +$1.98M |
|
2604
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$19.9B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
7,372
-52,775
| -88% | -$15.7M |
|
|
TAVI
2605
Tavia Acquisition Corp
TAVI
$170M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,000
| New | +$1.98M |
|
2606
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
JEPI
$46.3B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,422
| New | +$2.04M |
|
2607
BlueLinx
BXC
$645M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
19,376
+663
| +4% | +$76K |
|
2608
PUT
Samsara
IOT
$24.5B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
45,300
+800
| +2% | +$39.4K |
|
2609
Heartland Express
HTLD
$954M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
176,258
+29,926
| +20% | +$352K |
|
|
SKE
2610
Skeena Resources
SKE
$4.39B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
227,300
-165,900
| -42% | -$1.51M |
|
2611
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$589M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
73,127
+40,993
| +128% | +$1.19M |
|
|
GCMGW
2612
DELISTED
GCM Grosvenor Inc Warrant
GCMGW
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
1,562,787
| – | – |
|
2613
CorVel
CRVL
$3.53B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
17,695
+1,348
| +8% | +$151K |
|
|
PRSU
2614
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.35B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
46,124
-29,311
| -39% | -$1.21M |
|
2615
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$752M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
205,590
-297,292
| -59% | -$3.01M |
|
2616
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$33.1B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2617
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$361M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
469,499
+84,999
| +22% | +$321K |
|
2618
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$15.3B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
40,500
-220,000
| -84% | -$10.4M |
|
2619
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.32B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
44,692
+2,792
| +7% | +$118K |
|
|
DMC
2620
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.49B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
58,565
-14,108
| -19% | -$453K |
|
|
CTEV
2621
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$659M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
131,504
| – | – |
|
2622
PUT
Green Plains
GPRE
$983M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
205,000
+32,000
| +18% | +$360K |
|
2623
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.28B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,242
| New | +$2.01M |
|
|
GRID
2624
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
GRID
$11.9B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
16,260
+8,598
| +112% | +$1.07M |
|
2625
CALL
Tencent Music
TME
$14.2B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
170,000
| – | – |
|
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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.