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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$31.3B
| $54.4M | 0.03% |
413,100
-233,500
| -36% | -$23.1M |
|
577
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.04B
| $54.2M | 0.03% |
394,601
-91,038
| -19% | -$9.78M |
|
578
Celanese
CE
$4.97B
| $54.1M | 0.03% |
1,286,676
+425,846
| +49% | +$21.2M |
|
579
PUT
Western Digital
WDC
$157B
| $53.9M | 0.03% |
448,800
+274,300
| +157% | +$22.4M |
|
580
CALL
Intuit
INTU
$101B
| $53.9M | 0.03% |
78,900
+74,700
| +1,779% | +$53.8M |
|
581
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.3B
| $53.8M | 0.03% |
518,160
+92,282
| +22% | +$9.72M |
|
582
RTX Corp
RTX
$282B
| $53.7M | 0.03% |
320,982
+145,962
| +83% | +$22.7M |
|
583
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.9B
| $53.7M | 0.03% |
1,369,514
+281,405
| +26% | +$11.3M |
|
584
CALL
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
| $53.7M | 0.03% |
468,800
+84,100
| +22% | +$9.91M |
|
585
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.05B
| $53.7M | 0.03% |
536,796
+532,102
| +11,336% | +$56.9M |
|
586
PVH
PVH
$3.55B
| $53.5M | 0.03% |
638,321
+21,613
| +4% | +$1.7M |
|
587
CALL
Bloom Energy
BE
$60.1B
| $53.4M | 0.03% |
631,400
+65,700
| +12% | +$3.05M |
|
|
FYBR
588
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
| $53.3M | 0.03% |
1,427,268
+201,652
| +16% | +$7.45M |
|
589
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.3B
| $53.3M | 0.03% |
924,725
-813,444
| -47% | -$37.8M |
|
590
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$26.3B
| $53.2M | 0.03% |
563,318
-3,670,288
| -87% | -$393M |
|
591
Matsons
MATX
$6.66B
| $52.7M | 0.03% |
534,600
+244,437
| +84% | +$26.1M |
|
592
PUT
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.91B
| $52.4M | 0.03% |
1,031,600
+541,600
| +111% | +$38.1M |
|
593
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.6B
| $52.4M | 0.03% |
985,229
+503,376
| +104% | +$25.1M |
|
594
New York Times
NYT
$10.9B
| $52.3M | 0.03% |
911,322
+31,113
| +4% | +$1.77M |
|
595
Kemper
KMPR
$1.63B
| $52.3M | 0.03% |
1,014,012
+807,873
| +392% | +$45.4M |
|
596
CALL
Seagate
STX
$180B
| $52M | 0.03% |
220,100
+134,100
| +156% | +$22.9M |
|
597
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.8B
| $51.9M | 0.03% |
442,770
+28,212
| +7% | +$3.27M |
|
598
CALL
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $51.7M | 0.03% |
325,200
-60,100
| -16% | -$8.87M |
|
599
CALL
Union Pacific
UNP
$184B
| $51.7M | 0.03% |
218,600
+37,600
| +21% | +$8.47M |
|
600
CleanSpark
CLSK
$3.06B
| $51.6M | 0.03% |
+3,559,228
| New | +$40.1M |
|
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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.