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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
CALL
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85.3B
| $27.6M | 0.02% |
38,700
-3,800
| -9% | -$3.19M |
|
777
CALL
Ford
F
$55.5B
| $27.6M | 0.02% |
2,783,400
+1,248,900
| +81% | +$13.3M |
|
778
PUT
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28B
| $27.5M | 0.02% |
435,500
+80,000
| +23% | +$5.51M |
|
779
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.31B
| $27.5M | 0.02% |
4,269,063
+798,469
| +23% | +$5.35M |
|
780
PUT
Twilio
TWLO
$34.2B
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
252,600
-98,700
| -28% | -$9.02M |
|
781
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.4B
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
5,286,046
-2,089,613
| -28% | -$11.2M |
|
782
Toro Company
TTC
$9.47B
| $27.2M | 0.02% |
339,805
-79,605
| -19% | -$6.67M |
|
|
KDK
783
Kodiak AI
KDK
$760M
| $27.2M | 0.02% |
2,475,000
+61,500
| +3% | +$670K |
|
784
PUT
GE Aerospace
GE
$355B
| $27.2M | 0.02% |
162,900
-60,300
| -27% | -$10.8M |
|
|
HUT
785
Hut 8
HUT
$9.81B
| $27.1M | 0.02% |
+1,323,314
| New | +$27M |
|
786
PUT
Nutrien
NTR
$35.5B
| $27M | 0.02% |
604,300
+227,300
| +60% | +$10.8M |
|
787
PUT
APA Corp
APA
$15.1B
| $27M | 0.02% |
1,170,300
+322,400
| +38% | +$7.54M |
|
788
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40.7B
| $27M | 0.02% |
145,000
+28,000
| +24% | +$4.82M |
|
789
Hecla Mining
HL
$13.7B
| $27M | 0.02% |
5,494,351
+1,217,198
| +28% | +$7.27M |
|
|
OPTU
790
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$328M
| $26.9M | 0.02% |
11,175,072
-190,478
| -2% | -$475K |
|
791
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$157B
| $26.9M | 0.02% |
596,805
-273,200
| -31% | -$13.7M |
|
792
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.52B
| $26.8M | 0.02% |
392,463
+55,848
| +17% | +$4.23M |
|
793
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.9B
| $26.7M | 0.02% |
175,823
-87,466
| -33% | -$12.9M |
|
794
Loews
L
$22.8B
| $26.5M | 0.02% |
313,114
-87,917
| -22% | -$7.25M |
|
795
First Solar
FSLR
$22.4B
| $26.5M | 0.02% |
150,208
-90,811
| -38% | -$18.1M |
|
796
PUT
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.99B
| $26.4M | 0.02% |
176,800
-33,600
| -16% | -$4.91M |
|
797
Freshworks
FRSH
$3.44B
| $26.4M | 0.02% |
1,631,949
+1,407,033
| +626% | +$20M |
|
798
Procter & Gamble
PG
$341B
| $26.3M | 0.02% |
156,805
-90,728
| -37% | -$15.5M |
|
799
Teleflex
TFX
$5.86B
| $26.2M | 0.02% |
146,944
+102,804
| +233% | +$21.1M |
|
|
EXE
800
CALL
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$22.3B
| $26.1M | 0.02% |
262,600
+170,000
| +184% | +$15.7M |
|
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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.