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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
AutoNation
AN
$6.41B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
63,792
-77,238
| -55% | -$13M |
|
1327
PUT
Truist Financial
TFC
$61.7B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
248,900
| – | – |
|
1328
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$31.2B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
127,900
+66,300
| +108% | +$6.05M |
|
1329
FedEx
FDX
$79B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
38,315
-25,788
| -40% | -$7.2M |
|
1330
PUT
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.8B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
87,900
-59,900
| -41% | -$7.65M |
|
1331
Century Communities
CCS
$1.96B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
146,722
+49,070
| +50% | +$4.37M |
|
1332
Emcor
EME
$34.1B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
23,710
-11,115
| -32% | -$5.26M |
|
1333
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.15B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
392,084
+321,066
| +452% | +$10.4M |
|
1334
CALL
NIO
NIO
$11B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
2,445,000
+434,500
| +22% | +$2.21M |
|
1335
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.23B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
118,341
-13,018
| -10% | -$1.14M |
|
1336
Tenable Holdings
TENB
$3.71B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
+270,221
| New | +$11.2M |
|
1337
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$12.8B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
65,500
+100
| +0.2% | +$16.4K |
|
1338
Rapid7
RPD
$818M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
264,004
+94,481
| +56% | +$3.83M |
|
1339
CALL
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$19.5B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
249,800
+119,500
| +92% | +$3.92M |
|
1340
PUT
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
112,100
+63,400
| +130% | +$5.64M |
|
1341
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.11B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
362,525
+42,695
| +13% | +$1.33M |
|
1342
Unisys
UIS
$194M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,668,269
+28,418
| +2% | +$198K |
|
1343
CALL
Twilio
TWLO
$34.5B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
97,700
+25,500
| +35% | +$2.33M |
|
1344
PUT
Mobileye
MBLY
$7.35B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
528,800
+330,300
| +166% | +$5.2M |
|
1345
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$100B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
60,037
+42,708
| +246% | +$7.72M |
|
1346
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.55B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
901,342
-268,132
| -23% | -$3.06M |
|
1347
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.1B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
171,100
-3,300
| -2% | -$216K |
|
1348
Dillards
DDS
$9.82B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
24,175
-15,691
| -39% | -$6.44M |
|
1349
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$99B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
85,100
-3,500
| -4% | -$468K |
|
1350
CALL
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$91.1B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
70,000
+61,700
| +743% | +$9.77M |
|
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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.