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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$708M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
|
+$614M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$521M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$492M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$646M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$607M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$482M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$438M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 42.81% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.84% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.28% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.84% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.63% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2651
Waters Corp
WAT
$41.5B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
4,899
-440
| -8% | -$143K |
|
|
NXDR
2652
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$901M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
710,777
+89,767
| +14% | +$231K |
|
|
BCPC
2653
CALL
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.69B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.7M |
|
2654
PUT
Petrobras
PBR
$118B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
122,000
+38,500
| +46% | +$566K |
|
|
RYZ
2655
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.32B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
88,223
+74,039
| +522% | +$1.5M |
|
|
LADR
2656
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.25B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
151,311
-128,837
| -46% | -$1.53M |
|
2657
CALL
Teradyne
TER
$57B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,100
| New | +$1.77M |
|
2658
CALL
Trane Technologies
TT
$100B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+4,500
| New | +$1.56M |
|
2659
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.2B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,580
| New | +$1.52M |
|
2660
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.33B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
47,376
-22,451
| -32% | -$830K |
|
2661
CALL
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$320M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,300
| New | +$1.75M |
|
2662
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.38B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,038
| New | +$1.49M |
|
2663
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.49B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
229,090
-121,710
| -35% | -$925K |
|
2664
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$57.7B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+122,354
| New | +$1.74M |
|
2665
PUT
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.35B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+110,600
| New | +$1.48M |
|
2666
CALL
Evolent Health
EVH
$539M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,500
| New | +$1.59M |
|
2667
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.34B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
47,849
+26,828
| +128% | +$1.04M |
|
2668
CALL
Nokia
NOK
$59.1B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
397,700
| – | – |
|
2669
Li Auto
LI
$11.9B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
67,754
-981,913
| -94% | -$19.9M |
|
2670
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.52B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
76,898
+13,837
| +22% | +$267K |
|
2671
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$275M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,894
| New | +$1.81M |
|
2672
CALL
Sigma Lithium
SGML
$1.41B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
139,800
-10,000
| -7% | -$109K |
|
2673
PUT
Concentrix
CNXC
$1.74B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
33,700
-32,100
| -49% | -$2.15M |
|
2674
PUT
Elastic
ESTC
$8.77B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
22,500
-600
| -3% | -$59.2K |
|
2675
Camtek
CAMT
$6.71B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
21,610
-102,791
| -83% | -$10M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, David Shaw held 5,052 positions worth $116B, up 8.9% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.02B in Q3 2024, closing 558 positions and reducing 1,742 holdings. Its most notable exit was WestRock Company, an estimated $148M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 43% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $115M.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2024 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,429,800 shares worth $115M.
- David Shaw added most to NVIDIA in Q3 2024, an estimated $708M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $646M.
- David Shaw fully exited WestRock Company in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $148M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $116B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- David Shaw opened 599 new positions and closed 558 in Q3 2024.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.9% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 14 Nov 2024.