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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
PUT
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$194B
| $95.1M | 0.07% |
1,787,000
+607,000
| +51% | +$34.1M |
|
327
Grab
GRAB
$14.2B
| $93.9M | 0.07% |
19,891,669
+19,880,432
| +176,919% | +$90.5M |
|
328
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $93.5M | 0.07% |
1,012,462
+271,261
| +37% | +$24.4M |
|
329
CALL
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$285B
| $93.3M | 0.07% |
774,100
+350,000
| +83% | +$43.2M |
|
330
Rubrik
RBRK
$20.6B
| $93.1M | 0.07% |
+1,423,922
| New | +$70.3M |
|
331
PUT
Airbnb
ABNB
$110B
| $92.1M | 0.07% |
701,000
+186,500
| +36% | +$25.1M |
|
332
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21B
| $91.9M | 0.07% |
696,157
-250,176
| -26% | -$40.7M |
|
333
Flutter Entertainment
FLUT
$17.8B
| $91.8M | 0.07% |
355,309
-16,241
| -4% | -$4.1M |
|
334
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $91.7M | 0.07% |
1,005,300
+920,400
| +1,084% | +$89M |
|
335
CALL
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
| $90.3M | 0.07% |
2,219,000
-1,110,000
| -33% | -$49.9M |
|
336
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $90.2M | 0.07% |
473,800
-694,300
| -59% | -$123M |
|
337
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| $89.9M | 0.07% |
989,139
+367,515
| +59% | +$35.1M |
|
338
CALL
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $89.8M | 0.07% |
1,685,900
-436,400
| -21% | -$22.9M |
|
339
PUT
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $89.6M | 0.07% |
478,100
+177,400
| +59% | +$35.5M |
|
|
340
PUT
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$285B
| $89.2M | 0.07% |
740,000
+100,000
| +16% | +$12.3M |
|
341
PUT
Zscaler
ZS
$29.4B
| $89.1M | 0.07% |
493,700
+15,500
| +3% | +$3M |
|
342
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.85B
| $88.7M | 0.07% |
11,282,275
+5,257,657
| +87% | +$35.6M |
|
343
PUT
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $88.7M | 0.07% |
265,200
-77,100
| -23% | -$24.6M |
|
344
PUT
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
| $88.1M | 0.06% |
+1,219,700
| New | +$92.5M |
|
345
PUT
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $87.9M | 0.06% |
445,200
+192,700
| +76% | +$37.3M |
|
346
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43.9B
| $87.7M | 0.06% |
212,136
+85,921
| +68% | +$37.7M |
|
347
PUT
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$122B
| $87.3M | 0.06% |
900,000
+550,000
| +157% | +$52M |
|
348
CALL
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $87.3M | 0.06% |
574,000
+52,600
| +10% | +$8.62M |
|
349
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
| $86.8M | 0.06% |
1,157,700
+755,400
| +188% | +$51.9M |
|
350
CALL
SoFi Technologies
SOFI
$24.4B
| $86.3M | 0.06% |
5,602,800
+4,206,200
| +301% | +$54.6M |
|
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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.