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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.02B |
| 3 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$911M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$699M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$672M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GE Vernova
GEV
|
+$768M |
| 2 |
Robinhood
HOOD
|
+$643M |
| 3 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$534M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$493M |
| 5 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$472M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.33% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 8.66% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.33% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3101
Designer Brands
DBI
$297M
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
432,213
-62,152
| -13% | -$188K |
|
3102
Cognizant
CTSH
$28.4B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
13,165
-285,397
| -96% | -$21.9M |
|
3103
CALL
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.85B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-7,800
| -43% | -$756K |
|
3104
CALL
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.1B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
1,400
| – | – |
|
3105
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.78B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
521,076
-224,666
| -30% | -$411K |
|
3106
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.81B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
12,297
-42,716
| -78% | -$3.57M |
|
|
RAAQ
3107
DELISTED
Real Asset Acquisition Corp
RAAQ
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$1.02M |
|
3108
PUT
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.32B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
-5,300
| -31% | -$383K |
|
|
FSP
3109
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$45.5M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
615,113
-100,803
| -14% | -$168K |
|
|
WTGUU
3110
Wintergreen Acquisition Corp Unit
WTGUU
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$1M |
|
3111
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$393M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
90,333
+37,953
| +72% | +$470K |
|
3112
CALL
Alamos Gold
AGI
$16.3B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
37,900
-140,300
| -79% | -$3.75M |
|
3113
PUT
Insmed
INSM
$27.1B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3114
Sable Offshore Corp
SOC
$904M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
45,758
+30,888
| +208% | +$719K |
|
|
ORLA
3115
CALL
DELISTED
Orla Mining
ORLA
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
3116
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.6B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,086
| New | +$898K |
|
3117
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.3B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
16,046
-9,151
| -36% | -$436K |
|
3118
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$569M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
57,449
+23,652
| +70% | +$341K |
|
|
GCMGW
3119
DELISTED
GCM Grosvenor Inc Warrant
GCMGW
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
1,562,787
| – | – |
|
3120
CALL
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.3B
| $1,000K | ﹤0.01% |
4,300
-3,700
| -46% | -$842K |
|
3121
CALL
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$2.7B
| $999K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,300
| New | +$924K |
|
3122
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.42B
| $998K | ﹤0.01% |
10,002
-16,701
| -63% | -$1.63M |
|
3123
PUT
Rio Tinto
RIO
$174B
| $997K | ﹤0.01% |
17,100
+7,100
| +71% | +$419K |
|
|
AFCG
3124
AFC Gamma
AFCG
$76.9M
| $996K | ﹤0.01% |
222,399
-11,310
| -5% | -$58.2K |
|
3125
CALL
DoubleVerify
DV
$2.06B
| $991K | ﹤0.01% |
66,200
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, David Shaw held 4,838 positions worth $141B, up 26% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $7.51B of net new capital in Q2 2025, opening 647 new positions and adding to 1,556 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Sea Limited: 1,365,221 shares worth $218M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was GE Vernova, an estimated $768M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2025 buy was Sea Limited: 1,365,221 shares worth $218M.
- David Shaw added most to Apple in Q2 2025, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was GE Vernova, cutting an estimated $768M.
- David Shaw fully exited Novo Nordisk in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $176M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $141B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- David Shaw opened 647 new positions and closed 532 in Q2 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $141B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 14 Aug 2025.