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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3601
Assurant
AIZ
$14.2B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
1,565
-2,300
| -60% | -$480K |
|
3602
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$440M
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
20,707
-775
| -4% | -$12.3K |
|
3603
Apogee Therapeutics
APGE
$10.2B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
8,776
-1,037
| -11% | -$40.1K |
|
3604
CALL
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$909M
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,500
| New | +$403K |
|
|
AMED
3605
CALL
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
3,500
| – | – |
|
3606
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$450M
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,645
| New | +$358K |
|
3607
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$655M
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,510
| New | +$283K |
|
3608
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
RXRX
$1.74B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,906
| New | +$444K |
|
3609
JFrog
FROG
$11.1B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,053
| New | +$350K |
|
|
ZYXI
3610
DELISTED
Zynex
ZYXI
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
146,207
+4,565
| +3% | +$29.8K |
|
3611
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.16B
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,449
| New | +$342K |
|
3612
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.6B
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
+321
| +9% | +$26.4K |
|
3613
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.32B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
4,125
-11,904
| -74% | -$989K |
|
3614
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$99.6B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
2,400
-82,700
| -97% | -$11M |
|
3615
CALL
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
2,500
-45,700
| -95% | -$6.56M |
|
3616
CALL
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$1.34B
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,000
| New | +$327K |
|
3617
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-105,600
| -91% | -$3.18M |
|
3618
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.81B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
6,310
-34,070
| -84% | -$2.15M |
|
3619
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SLYG
$5.09B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
3,744
| – | – |
|
3620
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.27B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
1,400
-79
| -5% | -$18.7K |
|
3621
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.27B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
94,778
-58,750
| -38% | -$188K |
|
3622
PUT
Legend Biotech
LEGN
$4.07B
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
| – | – |
|
3623
Columbia India Consumer ETF
INCO
$235M
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
5,174
+1,307
| +34% | +$78.6K |
|
3624
Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
BITQ
$419M
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
25,291
+10,370
| +69% | +$170K |
|
3625
Atomera
ATOM
$176M
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
+76,671
| New | +$597K |
|
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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.