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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3726
Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF
DFGR
$3.89B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
12,204
+5,071
| +71% | +$139K |
|
3727
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
2,400
-140
| -6% | -$17.2K |
|
3728
CALL
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM
$6.91B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,200
| New | +$302K |
|
|
CRON
3729
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.29B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
154,160
+33,560
| +28% | +$70K |
|
3730
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.16B
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
28,043
-143,203
| -84% | -$1.76M |
|
3731
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.5B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
1,890
| – | – |
|
3732
Noble Corp
NE
$7.33B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
9,800
-734
| -7% | -$24.3K |
|
3733
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$543M
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,313
| New | +$345K |
|
3734
CALL
Nextpower Inc
NXT
$12.8B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,400
| New | +$308K |
|
3735
Enbridge
ENB
$109B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
7,200
-233,092
| -97% | -$9.76M |
|
3736
CALL
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.14B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$283K |
|
3737
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.2B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
8,432
-9,059
| -52% | -$330K |
|
3738
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.97B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
20,840
-942
| -4% | -$13.2K |
|
3739
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.9B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
9,073
-1,882,712
| -100% | -$60.1M |
|
3740
iShares Global Tech ETF
IXN
$9.31B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
3,597
-9,529
| -73% | -$800K |
|
3741
iShares MSCI Chile ETF
ECH
$1.08B
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
12,161
+4,577
| +60% | +$118K |
|
3742
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$5.98B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
7,424
-492,576
| -99% | -$17.8M |
|
3743
CALL
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.9B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
4,400
| – | – |
|
|
ZEUS
3744
PUT
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,200
| New | +$357K |
|
3745
Identive
INVE
$69.8M
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
82,307
-84,163
| -51% | -$315K |
|
3746
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$715M
| $300K | ﹤0.01% |
67,753
-176,928
| -72% | -$718K |
|
3747
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$3.87B
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
8,807
-8,902
| -50% | -$317K |
|
|
SEMR
3748
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
25,128
+830
| +3% | +$11.2K |
|
3749
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.9B
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,369
| New | +$352K |
|
3750
iShares JPMorgan EM Corporate Bond ETF
CEMB
$436M
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
6,700
-60,100
| -90% | -$2.71M |
|
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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.