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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPKL
2726
Spark I Acquisition Corp
SPKL
$100M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
156,193
+75,000
| +92% | +$783K |
|
2727
PUT
DaVita
DVA
$11.4B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2728
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.5B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+78,925
| New | +$1.59M |
|
2729
Nurix Therapeutics
NRIX
$2.81B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,840
| New | +$1.65M |
|
2730
PUT
Akamai
AKAM
$16B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
16,200
| – | – |
|
|
SEM
2731
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
86,974
-142,663
| -62% | -$2.73M |
|
2732
Tenaris
TS
$27.5B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
51,325
-303,537
| -86% | -$9M |
|
2733
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.1B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,523
| New | +$1.6M |
|
2734
Wendy's
WEN
$1.5B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
92,894
+4,513
| +5% | +$76.8K |
|
|
AFJK
2735
Aimei Health Technology Co
AFJK
$38.6M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
155,000
| – | – |
|
2736
Vertex
VERX
$2.33B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
42,149
+17,356
| +70% | +$640K |
|
2737
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.39B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
98,270
-50,815
| -34% | -$679K |
|
|
IGMS
2738
DELISTED
IGM Biosciences
IGMS
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
97,716
-33,349
| -25% | -$365K |
|
|
LAZR
2739
DELISTED
Luminar Technologies
LAZR
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
119,695
+68,864
| +135% | +$1.25M |
|
2740
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$531M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
110,374
-25,020
| -18% | -$324K |
|
2741
Dorian LPG
LPG
$2.12B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
46,540
-40,624
| -47% | -$1.54M |
|
2742
CALL
GigaCloud Technology
GCT
$1.85B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,700
| New | +$1.67M |
|
2743
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.31B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
25,673
+484
| +2% | +$29.3K |
|
2744
CALL
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.3B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.51M |
|
2745
Allient
ALNT
$1.63B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
83,953
+25,940
| +45% | +$595K |
|
2746
PUT
Fluor
FLR
$7.25B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
33,400
| – | – |
|
|
CFB
2747
DELISTED
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
CFB
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
95,081
+59,139
| +165% | +$997K |
|
2748
Dominion Energy
D
$58.5B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
27,404
+13,950
| +104% | +$762K |
|
2749
CALL
Coherent
COHR
$57.7B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,800
| New | +$1.33M |
|
2750
Dole
DOLE
$1.3B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
97,036
+14,735
| +18% | +$220K |
|
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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.