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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
Vera Bradley
VRA
$95.3M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
284,474
-99,930
| -26% | -$498K |
|
|
B
3002
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
23,655
-99,210
| -81% | -$4.61M |
|
3003
CALL
ODDITY Tech
ODD
$670M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
26,600
-21,300
| -44% | -$916K |
|
3004
PUT
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.8B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
6,300
| – | – |
|
3005
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.5B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
12,025
-10,641
| -47% | -$1.07M |
|
|
CFB
3006
DELISTED
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
CFB
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
73,384
-21,697
| -23% | -$359K |
|
3007
PUT
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM
$6.88B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
50,800
+30,500
| +150% | +$650K |
|
3008
CALL
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
4,800
| – | – |
|
3009
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
$34.6B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
39,904
| – | – |
|
3010
Allstate
ALL
$66.2B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
5,694
-200
| -3% | -$38.8K |
|
3011
CALL
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$7.1B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$854K |
|
|
HCP
3012
PUT
DELISTED
HashiCorp, Inc. Class A Common Stock
HCP
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
32,000
| – | – |
|
3013
Global X MLP ETF
MLPA
$2.37B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,122
| New | +$1.09M |
|
|
IPG
3014
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
39,009
-4,760
| -11% | -$142K |
|
|
DNB
3015
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
87,700
+67,100
| +326% | +$802K |
|
3016
Core Laboratories
CLB
$550M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
63,082
-76,098
| -55% | -$1.47M |
|
3017
PUT
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.49B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
174,400
+91,900
| +111% | +$706K |
|
3018
PUT
Phreesia
PHR
$717M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
43,300
-35,200
| -45% | -$752K |
|
3019
Digi International
DGII
$2.89B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
36,017
-7,994
| -18% | -$249K |
|
3020
CALL
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$438M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+185,000
| New | +$1.23M |
|
3021
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.8B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
16,783
-573,419
| -97% | -$30.1M |
|
|
NOVA
3022
PUT
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
316,700
| – | – |
|
3023
CALL
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
5,200
-800
| -13% | -$179K |
|
3024
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$217M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
142,497
+13,644
| +11% | +$92.6K |
|
3025
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
4,600
| – | – |
|
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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 $10.6B 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.