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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.02B |
| 3 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$911M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$699M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$672M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GE Vernova
GEV
|
+$768M |
| 2 |
Robinhood
HOOD
|
+$643M |
| 3 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$534M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$493M |
| 5 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$472M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.33% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 8.66% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.33% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
851
PUT
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$43B
| $24.6M | 0.02% |
162,500
-31,100
| -16% | -$4.28M |
|
852
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $24.5M | 0.02% |
129,853
+53,260
| +70% | +$10.1M |
|
853
PUT
Tapestry
TPR
$26.4B
| $24.4M | 0.02% |
278,300
-378,000
| -58% | -$28.6M |
|
854
Burlington
BURL
$20.8B
| $24.4M | 0.02% |
104,847
+21,173
| +25% | +$5.03M |
|
855
CALL
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
| $24.3M | 0.02% |
63,400
+3,100
| +5% | +$1.12M |
|
856
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$45.3B
| $24.3M | 0.02% |
+660,132
| New | +$25.4M |
|
857
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
| $24.2M | 0.02% |
168,377
-22,865
| -12% | -$3.22M |
|
858
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$9.01B
| $24.2M | 0.02% |
49,962
-14,875
| -23% | -$6.94M |
|
859
PUT
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $24.2M | 0.02% |
59,600
+55,000
| +1,196% | +$23M |
|
|
COOP
860
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $24.2M | 0.02% |
161,863
+137,212
| +557% | +$17.6M |
|
861
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.4B
| $24.1M | 0.02% |
596,575
-6,315,804
| -91% | -$228M |
|
862
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $24.1M | 0.02% |
+456,622
| New | +$23.4M |
|
863
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $24M | 0.02% |
518,222
-240,348
| -32% | -$11.8M |
|
864
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$292M
| $24M | 0.02% |
4,511,497
+1,988,879
| +79% | +$11.7M |
|
865
PUT
Nutrien
NTR
$35.5B
| $23.9M | 0.02% |
410,000
-56,000
| -12% | -$3.16M |
|
|
OPTU
866
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$328M
| $23.8M | 0.02% |
11,130,938
-83,039
| -0.7% | -$195K |
|
867
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$12B
| $23.8M | 0.02% |
131,598
+58,953
| +81% | +$10.3M |
|
868
CALL
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| $23.7M | 0.02% |
192,000
+73,900
| +63% | +$9.37M |
|
869
PUT
Telus
TU
$15.5B
| $23.7M | 0.02% |
1,475,000
+800,000
| +119% | +$12.4M |
|
870
Evolent Health
EVH
$534M
| $23.7M | 0.02% |
2,104,373
+225,373
| +12% | +$2.07M |
|
871
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$105B
| $23.6M | 0.02% |
332,154
+259,271
| +356% | +$16.7M |
|
872
CALL
Devon Energy
DVN
$53.1B
| $23.6M | 0.02% |
741,400
+243,400
| +49% | +$7.75M |
|
873
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.2B
| $23.5M | 0.02% |
820,096
+351,615
| +75% | +$10.5M |
|
874
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$256B
| $23.4M | 0.02% |
292,600
-329,100
| -53% | -$23.7M |
|
875
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.7B
| $23.4M | 0.02% |
289,512
-283,214
| -49% | -$18.2M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, David Shaw held 4,838 positions worth $141B, up 26% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $7.51B of net new capital in Q2 2025, opening 647 new positions and adding to 1,556 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Sea Limited: 1,365,221 shares worth $218M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was GE Vernova, an estimated $768M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2025 buy was Sea Limited: 1,365,221 shares worth $218M.
- David Shaw added most to Apple in Q2 2025, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was GE Vernova, cutting an estimated $768M.
- David Shaw fully exited Novo Nordisk in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $176M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $141B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- David Shaw opened 647 new positions and closed 532 in Q2 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $141B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 14 Aug 2025.