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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.24B
| $43.8M | 0.03% |
1,809,294
+199,235
| +12% | +$4.07M |
|
577
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.3B
| $43.8M | 0.03% |
41,514
-3,374
| -8% | -$3.8M |
|
578
PUT
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.91B
| $43.7M | 0.03% |
635,800
-5,500
| -0.9% | -$436K |
|
579
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $43.6M | 0.03% |
337,707
+289,871
| +606% | +$38M |
|
580
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.7B
| $43.6M | 0.03% |
94,308
-30,655
| -25% | -$14.5M |
|
|
X
581
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $43.5M | 0.03% |
1,280,500
+218,600
| +21% | +$8.07M |
|
582
CALL
Cisco
CSCO
$434B
| $43.5M | 0.03% |
734,900
+155,300
| +27% | +$8.87M |
|
583
CALL
Oracle
ORCL
$410B
| $43.5M | 0.03% |
260,900
+101,100
| +63% | +$18M |
|
584
Southern Copper
SCCO
$181B
| $43.2M | 0.03% |
506,896
-81,284
| -14% | -$8.02M |
|
585
Tradeweb Markets
TW
$22.9B
| $43.2M | 0.03% |
329,956
+122,930
| +59% | +$16.2M |
|
|
B
586
PUT
Barrick Mining
B
$79.3B
| $43M | 0.03% |
2,776,500
-355,600
| -11% | -$6.47M |
|
587
Albemarle Corp Depositary Shares
ALB.PRA
$2.62B
| $43M | 0.03% |
1,048,400
-50,000
| -5% | -$2.31M |
|
588
CALL
Merck
MRK
$372B
| $42.7M | 0.03% |
429,600
-197,200
| -31% | -$20.3M |
|
589
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$991M
| $42.5M | 0.03% |
2,257,474
+300,536
| +15% | +$5.28M |
|
590
Ametek
AME
$55.6B
| $42.5M | 0.03% |
235,910
+218,185
| +1,231% | +$39.7M |
|
591
Amphenol
APH
$192B
| $42.2M | 0.03% |
608,070
-2,032,014
| -77% | -$142M |
|
592
PUT
Eaton
ETN
$159B
| $42.1M | 0.03% |
126,800
-32,800
| -21% | -$11.5M |
|
593
Parsons
PSN
$5.21B
| $42M | 0.03% |
455,104
-69,523
| -13% | -$7.09M |
|
594
UiPath
PATH
$8.59B
| $41.9M | 0.03% |
3,295,671
-1,787,333
| -35% | -$23.6M |
|
|
LBRDA
595
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
| $41.9M | 0.03% |
563,218
-110,002
| -16% | -$9.1M |
|
596
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.58B
| $41.9M | 0.03% |
940,621
-134
| -0% | -$6.02K |
|
597
Nucor
NUE
$55.5B
| $41.8M | 0.03% |
358,032
-389,160
| -52% | -$56M |
|
598
Vita Coco
COCO
$3.67B
| $41.7M | 0.03% |
1,130,117
+64,011
| +6% | +$2.13M |
|
599
CALL
Amgen
AMGN
$240B
| $41.7M | 0.03% |
159,900
-98,000
| -38% | -$29.1M |
|
600
NuScale Power
SMR
$3.71B
| $41.4M | 0.03% |
2,310,780
+1,845,576
| +397% | +$38.1M |
|
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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.