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
|
+$820M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$667M |
| 3 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$515M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$425M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$382M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.03B |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$949M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$419M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$391M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$349M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.36% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.47% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.38% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 4.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
CALL
Workday
WDAY
$48B
| $9.03M | 0.01% |
33,100
-45,900
| -58% | -$13.1M |
|
1327
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.18B
| $9.03M | 0.01% |
30,000
-23,100
| -44% | -$6.83M |
|
1328
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.64B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
170,064
-18,506
| -10% | -$974K |
|
1329
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.8B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
397,730
+73,131
| +23% | +$1.63M |
|
1330
Unisys
UIS
$196M
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
1,837,159
-490,497
| -21% | -$2.98M |
|
1331
UGI
UGI
$8.23B
| $9M | 0.01% |
366,552
-23,868
| -6% | -$573K |
|
1332
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.68B
| $8.98M | 0.01% |
530,825
-26,017
| -5% | -$475K |
|
1333
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.9B
| $8.98M | 0.01% |
230,377
+185,674
| +415% | +$6.6M |
|
1334
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$66.1M
| $8.95M | 0.01% |
690,963
-26,153
| -4% | -$287K |
|
1335
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.64B
| $8.94M | 0.01% |
+462,196
| New | +$9.51M |
|
1336
CALL
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.4B
| $8.93M | 0.01% |
112,400
| – | – |
|
1337
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.17B
| $8.9M | 0.01% |
2,587,633
+2,049,670
| +381% | +$7.62M |
|
1338
PUT
Snap
SNAP
$10B
| $8.9M | 0.01% |
775,000
-1,005,000
| -56% | -$13.5M |
|
1339
CALL
American Tower
AMT
$83.2B
| $8.89M | 0.01% |
45,000
+21,400
| +91% | +$4.26M |
|
1340
CALL
Wingstop
WING
$3.1B
| $8.87M | 0.01% |
24,200
-34,200
| -59% | -$10.6M |
|
|
AD
1341
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.1B
| $8.85M | 0.01% |
242,374
+24,435
| +11% | +$954K |
|
|
OKLO
1342
Oklo
OKLO
$8.24B
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
774,478
| – | – |
|
1343
ArcelorMittal
MT
$55.5B
| $8.83M | 0.01% |
320,273
-207,188
| -39% | -$5.58M |
|
1344
Nelnet
NNI
$4.61B
| $8.81M | 0.01% |
93,084
+50,191
| +117% | +$4.41M |
|
1345
PUT
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.9B
| $8.81M | 0.01% |
130,100
-93,500
| -42% | -$5.25M |
|
1346
Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF
GUNR
$7.38B
| $8.8M | 0.01% |
214,288
+160,909
| +301% | +$6.3M |
|
|
WNS
1347
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
| $8.8M | 0.01% |
+174,075
| New | +$10.5M |
|
1348
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
| $8.79M | 0.01% |
75,354
-66,994
| -47% | -$7.12M |
|
|
VTLE
1349
CALL
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $8.79M | 0.01% |
167,300
+117,300
| +235% | +$5.44M |
|
1350
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.73B
| $8.78M | 0.01% |
262,481
+111,765
| +74% | +$4.45M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, David Shaw held 4,923 positions worth $117B, up 2.1% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $8.58B in Q1 2024, closing 634 positions and reducing 1,722 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, an estimated $307M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Arm worth $297M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2024 buy was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M.
- David Shaw added most to Apple in Q1 2024, an estimated $820M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $1.03B.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $307M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $117B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- David Shaw opened 655 new positions and closed 634 in Q1 2024.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 2.1% quarter-over-quarter to $117B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 15 May 2024.