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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3576
iShares MSCI China A ETF
CNYA
$223M
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,257
| New | +$342K |
|
3577
CALL
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.82B
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,900
| New | +$436K |
|
3578
Pacer Lunt Large Cap Alternator ETF
ALTL
$91.5M
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
9,843
| – | – |
|
3579
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$300M
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
433,192
-1,103,441
| -72% | -$1.35M |
|
3580
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
IEUR
$9.51B
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,679
| New | +$334K |
|
|
PSTL
3581
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$696M
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
23,914
-10,405
| -30% | -$140K |
|
3582
Dimensional US Real Estate ETF
DFAR
$1.79B
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,360
| New | +$339K |
|
3583
PUT
Phreesia
PHR
$718M
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
13,300
-30,000
| -69% | -$816K |
|
3584
PUT
NewMarket
NEU
$8.52B
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
+600
| New | +$316K |
|
3585
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$373M
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
64,869
-16,391
| -20% | -$115K |
|
3586
State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
XPH
$570M
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
7,737
-700
| -8% | -$30.9K |
|
3587
1st Source
SRCE
$2.07B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,665
| New | +$350K |
|
3588
Entergy
ETR
$49.7B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,963
| New | +$326K |
|
|
FLDDW
3589
Fold Holdings Warrant
FLDDW
$999K
| $338K | ﹤0.01% |
+375,000
| New | +$304K |
|
3590
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF
SOXQ
$2.87B
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
10,021
-54,546
| -84% | -$2.11M |
|
3591
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,247
| New | +$362K |
|
3592
CALL
PVH
PVH
$3.47B
| $336K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,200
| New | +$420K |
|
3593
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$418M
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
201,939
+115,167
| +133% | +$232K |
|
3594
Euroseas
ESEA
$534M
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
10,851
-9,833
| -48% | -$273K |
|
3595
Repligen
RGEN
$10.4B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
2,612
-2,447
| -48% | -$377K |
|
3596
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$280M
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
31,696
+4,478
| +16% | +$50.9K |
|
3597
Alcoa
AA
$13.3B
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-33,757
| -76% | -$1.18M |
|
3598
CALL
SentinelOne
S
$7.02B
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
18,100
-4,100
| -18% | -$89K |
|
3599
CALL
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$284M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
85,000
+55,000
| +183% | +$249K |
|
3600
CALL
Brunswick
BC
$5.27B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,100
| New | +$382K |
|
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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.