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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-2.98%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$112B
AUM Growth
-$23.9B
Cap. Flow
-$21.6B
Cap. Flow %
-19.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.96%
Holding
4,902
New
569
Increased
1,472
Reduced
1,734
Closed
704

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GEV icon
GE Vernova
GEV
+$686M
2
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$555M
3
PLTR icon
Palantir
PLTR
+$522M
4
XLF icon
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
+$493M
5
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$464M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BA icon
Boeing
BA
+$981M
2
IVV icon
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
+$951M
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$596M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$555M
5
AJG icon
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
FEZ icon
4276
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.53B
– –
-147,589
Closed -$7.11M
FHLC icon
4277
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF
FHLC
$3.52B
– –
-10,393
Closed -$679K
FIGS icon
4278
FIGS
FIGS
$2.45B
– –
-335,607
Closed -$2.08M
FITB
4279
PUT
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.9B
– –
-27,500
Closed -$1.16M
FLEX icon
4280
Flex
FLEX
$39B
– –
-37,916
Closed -$1.46M
FMC icon
4281
CALL
FMC
FMC
$1.42B
– –
-100,700
Closed -$4.9M
FOSL icon
4282
Fossil Group
FOSL
$347M
– –
-98,530
Closed -$165K
FRI icon
4283
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund
FRI
$199M
– –
-10,469
Closed -$287K
FSLY icon
4284
PUT
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.71B
– –
-50,000
Closed -$472K
FSTA icon
4285
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF
FSTA
$1.45B
– –
-7,326
Closed -$362K
FTA icon
4286
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.45B
– –
-2,864
Closed -$219K
FTCS icon
4287
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
FTCS
$8.08B
– –
-2,374
Closed -$208K
FTI icon
4288
CALL
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.3B
– –
-11,600
Closed -$336K
FTI icon
4289
PUT
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.3B
– –
-21,800
Closed -$631K
FTRE icon
4290
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$1.74B
– –
-12,100
Closed -$226K
FVRR icon
4291
CALL
Fiverr
FVRR
$336M
– –
-25,000
Closed -$793K
FWRD icon
4292
Forward Air
FWRD
$609M
– –
-10,635
Closed -$293K
FXZ icon
4293
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
FXZ
$406M
– –
-3,952
Closed -$225K
FYBR
4294
CALL
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
– –
-11,100
Closed -$385K
GBIO
4295
DELISTED
Generation Bio
GBIO
– –
-34,492
Closed -$366K
GD icon
4296
CALL
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
– –
-1,000
Closed -$263K
GDS icon
4297
CALL
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.25B
– –
-162,300
Closed -$3.86M
GEF icon
4298
Greif
GEF
$4.99B
– –
-9,050
Closed -$553K
GEN icon
4299
PUT
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.5B
– –
-133,100
Closed -$3.64M
GGAL icon
4300
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$6.75B
– –
-3,680
Closed -$229K
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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.