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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3226
PUT
IonQ
IONQ
$16.2B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,300
| New | +$459K |
|
3227
Shoals Technologies Group
SHLS
$1.23B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
138,162
+95,875
| +227% | +$487K |
|
|
DOO
3228
CALL
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.42B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,000
| New | +$779K |
|
|
SILV
3229
CALL
DELISTED
SilverCrest Metals Inc. Common Shares
SILV
| $760K | ﹤0.01% |
+83,500
| New | +$846K |
|
|
3230
CALL
Shoals Technologies Group
SHLS
$1.23B
| $760K | ﹤0.01% |
+137,400
| New | +$697K |
|
3231
CALL
Moody's
MCO
$89.1B
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
1,600
-2,000
| -56% | -$955K |
|
3232
Gentex
GNTX
$5.03B
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
26,338
-40,022
| -60% | -$1.2M |
|
|
ABLLW
3233
DELISTED
Abacus Life Warrant
ABLLW
| $756K | ﹤0.01% |
700,330
| – | – |
|
3234
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$981M
| $756K | ﹤0.01% |
51,442
+11,870
| +30% | +$170K |
|
3235
MeiraGTx Holdings
MGTX
$1.4B
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
123,643
+36,008
| +41% | +$211K |
|
3236
CALL
Dine Brands
DIN
$446M
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
-25,000
| -50% | -$804K |
|
3237
PUT
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.85B
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
64,500
+17,600
| +38% | +$275K |
|
3238
Oneok
OKE
$59.8B
| $751K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,477
| New | +$765K |
|
3239
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$1.45B
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
12,026
+6,355
| +112% | +$416K |
|
3240
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.16B
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
4,363
-11,518
| -73% | -$2.11M |
|
3241
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
$269M
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
11,571
-6,991
| -38% | -$454K |
|
|
INFA
3242
DELISTED
Informatica
INFA
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,831
| New | +$755K |
|
3243
Oceaneering
OII
$4.94B
| $747K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,648
| New | +$758K |
|
3244
CALL
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.3B
| $745K | ﹤0.01% |
+80,400
| New | +$792K |
|
3245
Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF
GCOW
$3.58B
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
22,006
-3,906
| -15% | -$137K |
|
3246
Capricor Therapeutics
CAPR
$544M
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,734
| New | +$942K |
|
3247
CALL
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.27B
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
27,900
+13,300
| +91% | +$405K |
|
3248
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$817M
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
71,579
-146,731
| -67% | -$1.59M |
|
3249
Targa Resources
TRGP
$63B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,135
| New | +$741K |
|
3250
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$5.1B
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
57,591
-176,332
| -75% | -$2.3M |
|
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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.