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 | Technology | 14.84% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.28% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 6.84% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3226
First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF
ROBT
$768M
| $877K | ﹤0.01% |
20,023
-26,599
| -57% | -$1.12M |
|
3227
Algoma Steel Group Warrant
ASTLW
$239K
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
506,816
| – | – |
|
3228
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$127B
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
209,089
-6,237
| -3% | -$26.1K |
|
3229
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$1.36B
| $872K | ﹤0.01% |
13,374
+1,935
| +17% | +$112K |
|
3230
Innodata
INOD
$1.92B
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
51,948
-20,021
| -28% | -$337K |
|
3231
Quad
QUAD
$515M
| $870K | ﹤0.01% |
191,623
+1,244
| +0.7% | +$6.14K |
|
3232
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.33B
| $870K | ﹤0.01% |
52,372
-18,500
| -26% | -$283K |
|
3233
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$44.5M
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
69,826
+13,552
| +24% | +$168K |
|
3234
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.35B
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
24,941
-50,175
| -67% | -$1.61M |
|
3235
California Water Service
CWT
$3.11B
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
15,977
-23,615
| -60% | -$1.25M |
|
3236
Humacyte
HUMA
$189M
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
158,584
-427,378
| -73% | -$2.82M |
|
|
ARTY
3237
iShares Future AI & Tech ETF
ARTY
$3.97B
| $860K | ﹤0.01% |
25,116
-5,601
| -18% | -$186K |
|
3238
PUT
iQIYI
IQ
$948M
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
+300,000
| New | +$871K |
|
3239
Interface
TILE
$2.24B
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
45,182
-24,373
| -35% | -$420K |
|
3240
Alcoa
AA
$13.1B
| $856K | ﹤0.01% |
22,183
-29,783
| -57% | -$1.01M |
|
3241
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$59.4M
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
55,200
-50,000
| -48% | -$442K |
|
3242
Simulations Plus
SLP
$372M
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
26,671
+21,471
| +413% | +$794K |
|
3243
PUT
Visa
V
$717B
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
-25,000
| -89% | -$6.76M |
|
|
CIVI
3244
PUT
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,800
| New | +$1.04M |
|
3245
PUT
Nice
NICE
$5.92B
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
4,900
+1,600
| +48% | +$275K |
|
|
AVB
3246
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
3,771
+583
| +18% | +$126K |
|
3247
Match Group
MTCH
$9.66B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
22,441
-94,270
| -81% | -$3.3M |
|
3248
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.9B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
30,367
+7,239
| +31% | +$204K |
|
3249
CALL
Baker Hughes
BKR
$61.5B
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,400
| New | +$822K |
|
3250
CALL
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.05B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,600
| New | +$808K |
|
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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 Technology at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
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.