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 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.87% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 5.68% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JBGS
2826
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$715M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
94,835
-46,904
| -33% | -$785K |
|
2827
PUT
Array Technologies
ARRY
$718M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
241,300
-120,000
| -33% | -$765K |
|
2828
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$322M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
304,146
-255,652
| -46% | -$1.23M |
|
2829
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$45.3M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
545,398
+242,222
| +80% | +$607K |
|
2830
Flex
FLEX
$41.9B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
37,916
-5,321
| -12% | -$197K |
|
2831
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.21B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
19,637
+12,189
| +164% | +$997K |
|
|
MOMO
2832
Hello Group
MOMO
$847M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
188,257
-56,540
| -23% | -$402K |
|
2833
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$11.9B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
6,336
-76,765
| -92% | -$16.1M |
|
|
RPC
2834
Ridgepost Capital
RPC
$971M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+114,829
| New | +$1.4M |
|
2835
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.1B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
12,700
-97,929
| -89% | -$12.5M |
|
2836
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.4B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
6,934
-9,937
| -59% | -$2.22M |
|
2837
PUT
Nokia
NOK
$58.4B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
325,500
| – | – |
|
|
NOVA
2838
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
419,180
+371,180
| +773% | +$1.86M |
|
2839
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$1.78B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
7,753
+4,780
| +161% | +$928K |
|
2840
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$145M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
295,717
+32,062
| +12% | +$179K |
|
2841
CF Industries
CF
$18.8B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
16,822
-348,275
| -95% | -$30.1M |
|
2842
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF
PBW
$398M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
71,302
-6,315
| -8% | -$129K |
|
2843
Woodside Energy
WDS
$43.7B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+91,425
| New | +$1.47M |
|
2844
CALL
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$14.3B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,800
| New | +$1.56M |
|
2845
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.92B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
26,208
-116,251
| -82% | -$6.1M |
|
2846
Haemonetics
HAE
$4.82B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,237
| New | +$1.46M |
|
2847
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
39,098
-144,237
| -79% | -$5.21M |
|
2848
Diebold Nixdorf
DBD
$2.3B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
32,949
+24,933
| +311% | +$1.12M |
|
2849
CALL
Five Below
FIVE
$14.2B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
13,500
+3,200
| +31% | +$306K |
|
2850
BRC Inc
BRCC
$124M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
44,576
+38,983
| +697% | +$1.22M |
|
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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 Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
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.