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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
CALL
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.24B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
117,500
-181,700
| -61% | -$22.5M |
|
1177
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
201,097
-124,179
| -38% | -$8.21M |
|
1178
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.88B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
1,022,461
+438,460
| +75% | +$6.3M |
|
1179
Aflac
AFL
$59.3B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
132,634
-299,779
| -69% | -$32.7M |
|
1180
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.3B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
+10,821
| New | +$14.3M |
|
1181
Post Holdings
POST
$3.73B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
119,751
+53,873
| +82% | +$6.14M |
|
1182
Box
BOX
$4.64B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
433,390
+96,147
| +29% | +$3.15M |
|
1183
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.01B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
469,682
-277,874
| -37% | -$8.26M |
|
1184
CALL
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
45,000
+39,700
| +749% | +$11.5M |
|
1185
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$33.7B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
101,000
-3,300
| -3% | -$470K |
|
1186
CALL
Jabil
JBL
$31.9B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
93,500
| – | – |
|
1187
Seagate
STX
$180B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
155,058
+146,161
| +1,643% | +$14.7M |
|
1188
ADT
ADT
$5.42B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
+1,931,816
| New | +$14.1M |
|
1189
Sportradar
SRAD
$3.88B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
769,388
+372,269
| +94% | +$5.62M |
|
1190
Honeywell
HON
$68.1B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
62,334
+32,950
| +112% | +$6.87M |
|
1191
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.98B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
275,171
-279,718
| -50% | -$13.7M |
|
1192
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.7B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
394,460
-37,084
| -9% | -$1.15M |
|
1193
Gildan
GIL
$10.2B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
280,477
-158,000
| -36% | -$7.61M |
|
1194
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
625,627
+499,149
| +395% | +$13.6M |
|
1195
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.24B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
435,293
+60,691
| +16% | +$1.64M |
|
1196
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.72B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,215,667
+185,476
| +18% | +$2.01M |
|
1197
PUT
Mastercard
MA
$525B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$12.9M |
|
1198
Primerica
PRI
$9.23B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
48,423
-27,467
| -36% | -$7.79M |
|
1199
CALL
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.91B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
191,000
-290,900
| -60% | -$23.1M |
|
1200
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.19B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
518,340
-306,777
| -37% | -$8.33M |
|
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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.