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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.9B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.07B |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$908M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$861M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$666M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.68B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.31B |
| 3 |
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
|
+$789M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$653M |
| 5 |
Applovin
APP
|
+$634M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.25% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.51% |
| 3 | Financials | 7.11% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.95% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3751
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$725M
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
372,270
-1,297,369
| -78% | -$1.34M |
|
|
LOVE
3752
PUT
LoveSac
LOVE
$233M
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
| – | – |
|
3753
Itron
ITRI
$4.32B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
3,899
-218,148
| -98% | -$27.7M |
|
3754
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.16B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
17,932
-106,355
| -86% | -$2.54M |
|
3755
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF
SPHB
$943M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
4,388
-10,600
| -71% | -$1.1M |
|
3756
PUT
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.4B
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,700
| New | +$497K |
|
|
RWT
3757
Redwood Trust
RWT
$593M
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
83,030
-219,741
| -73% | -$1.31M |
|
3758
CALL
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
| $480K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,500
| New | +$396K |
|
|
3759
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
| $480K | ﹤0.01% |
2,500
-8,892
| -78% | -$1.41M |
|
3760
CALL
ChargePoint
CHPT
$151M
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
43,900
| – | – |
|
3761
CALL
Nice
NICE
$5.88B
| $478K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,300
| New | +$495K |
|
3762
CALL
Diageo
DEO
$52.7B
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$525K |
|
3763
MVB Financial
MVBF
$391M
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
18,997
+7,427
| +64% | +$176K |
|
3764
ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF
ROBO
$2.06B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
7,258
-100
| -1% | -$6.33K |
|
3765
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.01B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
10,710
+382
| +4% | +$18.3K |
|
3766
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM
$541M
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,573
| New | +$481K |
|
3767
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.98B
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
17,033
+10,319
| +154% | +$322K |
|
3768
CALL
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.64B
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$511K |
|
3769
PUT
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.38B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,800
| New | +$524K |
|
3770
APA Corp
APA
$14.5B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,371
| New | +$409K |
|
3771
MaxCyte
MXCT
$139M
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
297,639
+276,087
| +1,281% | +$480K |
|
3772
CALL
Capricor Therapeutics
CAPR
$482M
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,000
| New | +$479K |
|
3773
Fractyl Health
GUTS
$125M
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
+294,290
| New | +$382K |
|
3774
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$376M
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,305
| New | +$512K |
|
|
CTLP
3775
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
44,229
-7,699
| -15% | -$84K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2025, David Shaw held 5,023 positions worth $177B, up 26% from $141B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $15.2B of net new capital in Q3 2025, opening 714 new positions and adding to 1,743 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 3,319,000 shares worth $370M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $1.68B trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2025 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 3,319,000 shares worth $370M.
- David Shaw added most to Microsoft in Q3 2025, an estimated $1.9B increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $1.68B.
- David Shaw fully exited Hess in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $527M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $177B portfolio in Q3 2025.
- David Shaw opened 714 new positions and closed 514 in Q3 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $177B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 14 Nov 2025.