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 |
GE Vernova
GEV
|
+$686M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$555M |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
|
+$493M |
| 5 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$464M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$951M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$555M |
| 5 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
|
+$499M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.18% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 9.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.25% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.45% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3301
CALL
Banco Macro
BMA
$4.97B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
7,600
+3,300
| +77% | +$308K |
|
3302
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$444M
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,567
| New | +$604K |
|
3303
CALL
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.8B
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
36,500
| – | – |
|
3304
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF
EIDO
$496M
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,045
| New | +$612K |
|
3305
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.61B
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
25,574
-76,064
| -75% | -$1.72M |
|
3306
PUT
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.15B
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,700
| New | +$623K |
|
3307
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1B
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,585
| New | +$622K |
|
3308
CALL
Phillips 66
PSX
$94.5B
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
4,600
-4,600
| -50% | -$567K |
|
3309
CALL
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.99B
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
23,500
-30,000
| -56% | -$948K |
|
3310
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.43B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
110,300
-881,543
| -89% | -$4.16M |
|
3311
iShares JPMorgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
LEMB
$730M
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,125
| New | +$560K |
|
|
TPC
3312
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.59B
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
24,432
+4,447
| +22% | +$110K |
|
3313
PUT
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$535M
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
267,000
| – | – |
|
3314
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
QQQE
$1.44B
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
6,483
| – | – |
|
3315
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.21B
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
3,248
+39
| +1% | +$8.14K |
|
3316
PUT
iQIYI
IQ
$994M
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
250,000
| – | – |
|
3317
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$5.12B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
56,056
-1,535
| -3% | -$17.2K |
|
|
FBCG
3318
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
FBCG
$7.25B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
14,118
| – | – |
|
3319
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
$270M
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
9,669
-1,902
| -16% | -$121K |
|
3320
Five Star Bancorp
FSBC
$1.1B
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,112
| New | +$599K |
|
3321
CALL
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$52.4B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,700
| New | +$551K |
|
3322
Electromed
ELMD
$326M
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,368
| New | +$683K |
|
|
CCRD
3323
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
29,727
-723
| -2% | -$15.7K |
|
3324
RxSight
RXST
$266M
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
22,000
+12,430
| +130% | +$369K |
|
3325
Tucows
TCX
$101M
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
32,803
+8,892
| +37% | +$154K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2025, David Shaw held 4,902 positions worth $112B, down 18% from $136B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $21.6B in Q1 2025, closing 704 positions and reducing 1,734 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $951M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in KKR & Co 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock worth $88.2M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2025 buy was KKR & Co 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock: 1,800,000 shares worth $88.2M.
- David Shaw added most to GE Vernova in Q1 2025, an estimated $686M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Boeing, cutting an estimated $981M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $951M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q1 2025.
- David Shaw opened 569 new positions and closed 704 in Q1 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.