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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
PUT
Procter & Gamble
PG
$341B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
78,100
+7,600
| +11% | +$1.29M |
|
1202
Birkenstock
BIRK
$5.83B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
230,970
-240,056
| -51% | -$12.2M |
|
1203
McDonald's
MCD
$193B
| $13M | 0.01% |
44,977
-119,727
| -73% | -$35.7M |
|
1204
CALL
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.7B
| $13M | 0.01% |
93,200
+10,800
| +13% | +$1.8M |
|
1205
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.29B
| $13M | 0.01% |
78,409
+34,228
| +77% | +$5.87M |
|
1206
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.7B
| $13M | 0.01% |
41,100
| – | – |
|
1207
Coty
COTY
$2.46B
| $13M | 0.01% |
+1,865,023
| New | +$14.3M |
|
1208
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.28B
| $13M | 0.01% |
70,122
-73,096
| -51% | -$13.6M |
|
1209
Bumble
BMBL
$376M
| $13M | 0.01% |
1,590,964
+255,532
| +19% | +$1.97M |
|
1210
PUT
Accenture
ACN
$114B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
36,800
-13,300
| -27% | -$4.79M |
|
1211
PUT
Fair Isaac
FICO
$25.2B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
6,500
-6,800
| -51% | -$14.5M |
|
1212
Simon Property Group
SPG
$71.4B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
75,039
-114,796
| -60% | -$20.1M |
|
1213
On Holding
ONON
$9.86B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
235,648
-820,032
| -78% | -$43.4M |
|
1214
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
54,535
+17,444
| +47% | +$4.35M |
|
1215
O-I Glass
OI
$1.11B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
1,183,878
-297,709
| -20% | -$3.62M |
|
1216
Crocs
CROX
$6.03B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
+116,952
| New | +$13.6M |
|
|
SCHW
1217
CALL
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$197B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
172,900
-325,100
| -65% | -$24.3M |
|
1218
Labcorp
LH
$27.5B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
55,768
-5,815
| -9% | -$1.33M |
|
1219
PUT
Blackstone
BX
$108B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
74,000
+10,700
| +17% | +$1.86M |
|
1220
CALL
Emcor
EME
$33.7B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
28,100
-11,200
| -28% | -$5.3M |
|
1221
NetApp
NTAP
$36.7B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
109,732
-37,175
| -25% | -$4.54M |
|
|
CCIX
1222
DELISTED
Churchill Capital Corp IX
CCIX
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
1,230,669
+426,069
| +53% | +$4.35M |
|
|
JOYY
1223
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.7B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
304,355
+288,285
| +1,794% | +$10.6M |
|
1224
Nokia
NOK
$55.6B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
2,865,916
+1,340,841
| +88% | +$5.98M |
|
|
MAGN
1225
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$443M
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
698,046
+599,939
| +612% | +$12.3M |
|
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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.