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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
CALL
Eaton
ETN
$159B
| $36.4M | 0.03% |
109,700
-4,700
| -4% | -$1.65M |
|
652
CALL
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
| $36.4M | 0.03% |
74,900
-39,100
| -34% | -$21.3M |
|
653
PUT
RTX Corp
RTX
$282B
| $36.3M | 0.03% |
313,700
-11,500
| -4% | -$1.39M |
|
654
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.56B
| $36.1M | 0.03% |
854,489
-186,286
| -18% | -$8.6M |
|
655
CALL
Intuit
INTU
$101B
| $36M | 0.03% |
57,300
-14,600
| -20% | -$9.33M |
|
656
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.4B
| $36M | 0.03% |
325,023
+127,469
| +65% | +$15.2M |
|
657
Sotera Health
SHC
$5.47B
| $35.9M | 0.03% |
2,624,750
+1,534,666
| +141% | +$22.2M |
|
|
WCN
658
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.5B
| $35.8M | 0.03% |
208,817
+146,868
| +237% | +$26.7M |
|
659
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.61B
| $35.8M | 0.03% |
8,340,195
+1,219,864
| +17% | +$5.82M |
|
660
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.29B
| $35.8M | 0.03% |
5,371,114
+280,889
| +6% | +$2.86M |
|
661
PUT
Teradyne
TER
$57B
| $35.7M | 0.03% |
283,400
+280,600
| +10,021% | +$33.2M |
|
662
Comfort Systems
FIX
$56.7B
| $35.6M | 0.03% |
83,903
-45,591
| -35% | -$20M |
|
663
CALL
Cameco
CCJ
$44.5B
| $35.5M | 0.03% |
691,700
+283,800
| +70% | +$15.5M |
|
|
664
Teradyne
TER
$57B
| $35.5M | 0.03% |
281,646
+155,633
| +124% | +$18.4M |
|
665
WEX
WEX
$6.93B
| $35.4M | 0.03% |
201,922
+190,605
| +1,684% | +$35.7M |
|
666
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| $35.2M | 0.03% |
4,146,322
+3,206,506
| +341% | +$29.2M |
|
667
Insmed
INSM
$27.1B
| $35.1M | 0.03% |
508,787
+442,052
| +662% | +$31.8M |
|
668
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
ARQT
$3.11B
| $35M | 0.03% |
2,513,577
+768,553
| +44% | +$8.42M |
|
669
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34B
| $35M | 0.03% |
225,271
-198,585
| -47% | -$30M |
|
670
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.95B
| $34.9M | 0.03% |
116,469
-10,611
| -8% | -$3.2M |
|
671
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.85B
| $34.9M | 0.03% |
976,953
-259,808
| -21% | -$8.94M |
|
672
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
$14.2B
| $34.6M | 0.03% |
1,157,112
+1,031,251
| +819% | +$31.8M |
|
673
PUT
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
| $34.6M | 0.03% |
76,300
+70,900
| +1,313% | +$32.7M |
|
674
PUT
DraftKings
DKNG
$12.9B
| $34.6M | 0.03% |
929,300
+25,200
| +3% | +$1,000K |
|
675
Sea Limited
SE
$70.9B
| $34.4M | 0.03% |
323,779
-671,690
| -67% | -$70.6M |
|
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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.