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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $38.7M | 0.03% |
657,919
-504,127
| -43% | -$32.2M |
|
627
PUT
Wayfair
W
$14.1B
| $38.6M | 0.03% |
871,100
+85,300
| +11% | +$4.02M |
|
628
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.6B
| $38.5M | 0.03% |
+644,790
| New | +$42.6M |
|
629
PUT
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
| $38.5M | 0.03% |
106,000
-68,500
| -39% | -$26.6M |
|
630
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.2B
| $38.4M | 0.03% |
367,437
+225,285
| +158% | +$24.3M |
|
631
PUT
Cloudflare
NET
$99.8B
| $38.2M | 0.03% |
354,900
-3,200
| -0.9% | -$313K |
|
632
PUT
Pinterest
PINS
$13.3B
| $38.1M | 0.03% |
1,312,500
+392,300
| +43% | +$12.3M |
|
633
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $37.9M | 0.03% |
288,423
-114,326
| -28% | -$15M |
|
|
SCHW
634
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$197B
| $37.8M | 0.03% |
511,300
-75,700
| -13% | -$5.66M |
|
635
Edison International
EIX
$28.5B
| $37.8M | 0.03% |
472,885
-11,654
| -2% | -$974K |
|
636
CALL
C3.ai
AI
$1.57B
| $37.5M | 0.03% |
1,088,600
-20,300
| -2% | -$630K |
|
637
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.36B
| $37.5M | 0.03% |
1,576,824
+609,728
| +63% | +$12.9M |
|
638
Accenture
ACN
$114B
| $37.4M | 0.03% |
106,384
-56,167
| -35% | -$20.2M |
|
639
Innodata
INOD
$1.96B
| $37.3M | 0.03% |
944,611
+892,663
| +1,718% | +$28.1M |
|
640
Steris
STE
$23.2B
| $37.2M | 0.03% |
+181,178
| New | +$39.7M |
|
641
Adient
ADNT
$1.46B
| $37.2M | 0.03% |
2,160,584
+256,005
| +13% | +$5.12M |
|
642
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| $37.2M | 0.03% |
302,109
+43,710
| +17% | +$5.15M |
|
643
Enviri
NVRI
$595M
| $37.2M | 0.03% |
4,825,488
+1,127,647
| +30% | +$9.41M |
|
644
CALL
Albemarle
ALB
$16.7B
| $37.1M | 0.03% |
431,200
+170,600
| +65% | +$17M |
|
645
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.3B
| $37.1M | 0.03% |
222,330
+219,746
| +8,504% | +$40.2M |
|
646
PUT
Halliburton
HAL
$28.9B
| $37M | 0.03% |
1,361,000
+626,400
| +85% | +$18.3M |
|
647
CALL
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.7B
| $36.9M | 0.03% |
200,400
+2,800
| +1% | +$486K |
|
|
FETH
648
Fidelity Ethereum Fund
FETH
$1.33B
| $36.8M | 0.03% |
+1,101,000
| New | +$33.9M |
|
649
PUT
PepsiCo
PEP
$197B
| $36.7M | 0.03% |
241,100
+156,100
| +184% | +$25.6M |
|
650
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$122B
| $36.6M | 0.03% |
148,318
+47,658
| +47% | +$12.7M |
|
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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.