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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
CALL
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$506M
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
6,500
+1,900
| +41% | +$151K |
|
3477
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$378M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
37,220
+3,832
| +11% | +$56.4K |
|
3478
Sabre
SABR
$912M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
136,996
+114,899
| +520% | +$421K |
|
|
EOSEW
3479
Eos Energy Enterprises Warrant
EOSEW
$29.2M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
499,827
| – | – |
|
3480
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$642M
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
70,537
-134,666
| -66% | -$1.01M |
|
3481
CALL
XPO
XPO
$22.5B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
-100
| -3% | -$13.5K |
|
3482
CALL
NextNav
NN
$2.65B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,000
| New | +$426K |
|
3483
Hertz
HTZ
$795M
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
135,261
-23,563
| -15% | -$85.2K |
|
3484
CALL
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.1B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
6,800
| – | – |
|
3485
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.03B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
4,170
-2,132
| -34% | -$264K |
|
3486
CALL
SentinelOne
S
$6.96B
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,200
| New | +$566K |
|
3487
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$815M
| $492K | ﹤0.01% |
14,124
-4,576
| -24% | -$162K |
|
3488
CALL
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.8B
| $492K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,500
| New | +$524K |
|
3489
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.1B
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
2,065
-7,139
| -78% | -$1.85M |
|
|
MLNK
3490
DELISTED
MeridianLink
MLNK
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
23,753
+4,694
| +25% | +$103K |
|
3491
Regenxbio
RGNX
$588M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
63,377
+8,271
| +15% | +$77.7K |
|
3492
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.08B
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
7,207
-1
| -0% | -$71 |
|
3493
CALL
ZTO Express
ZTO
$16.3B
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
3494
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.92B
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
5,910
-18,641
| -76% | -$1.22M |
|
3495
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
GLUE
$1.24B
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
70,114
+51,823
| +283% | +$389K |
|
3496
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.54B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
12,295
+4,252
| +53% | +$184K |
|
3497
PUT
Petrobras
PBR
$115B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
37,800
-84,200
| -69% | -$1.18M |
|
3498
CALL
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.5B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
-8,700
| -26% | -$169K |
|
3499
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.16B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
15,319
-27,501
| -64% | -$917K |
|
3500
National CineMedia
NCMI
$256M
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
73,127
+10,466
| +17% | +$72K |
|
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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.