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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ATSG
1351
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
474,504
-451,223
| -49% | -$8.93M |
|
1352
Dolby
DLB
$6.12B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
133,267
+9,810
| +8% | +$747K |
|
1353
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$2.95B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
450,407
-483,158
| -52% | -$11.3M |
|
1354
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
165,289
-9,185
| -5% | -$573K |
|
1355
BHP
BHP
$247B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
212,266
+157,183
| +285% | +$8.54M |
|
1356
PUT
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
282,800
-2,500
| -0.9% | -$90.3K |
|
1357
PUT
Targa Resources
TRGP
$62.8B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
57,500
+16,300
| +40% | +$2.92M |
|
|
LEGT
1358
DELISTED
Legato Merger Corp III
LEGT
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
996,187
+523,502
| +111% | +$5.37M |
|
1359
CALL
Duolingo
DUOL
$6.77B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
+31,600
| New | +$10.1M |
|
1360
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.3B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
40,384
-87,781
| -68% | -$23.3M |
|
1361
Alamo Group
ALG
$1.96B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
55,068
+40,549
| +279% | +$7.58M |
|
1362
Vontier
VNT
$4.49B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
280,443
+153,766
| +121% | +$5.67M |
|
1363
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.4B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
313,162
-63,784
| -17% | -$2M |
|
1364
ICF International
ICFI
$1.58B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
85,597
+69,797
| +442% | +$10.4M |
|
1365
PUT
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
80,900
-11,200
| -12% | -$1.66M |
|
1366
CALL
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$58.4B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
670,000
+600,000
| +857% | +$9.65M |
|
1367
CALL
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77.4B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
1368
Sonoco
SON
$5.69B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
207,297
-36,222
| -15% | -$1.87M |
|
1369
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.5B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
49,696
+4,933
| +11% | +$1.02M |
|
1370
AvePoint
AVPT
$2.8B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
610,729
+299,866
| +96% | +$4.55M |
|
1371
CALL
Coherent
COHR
$56B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
106,200
+88,400
| +497% | +$8.84M |
|
1372
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$72.2B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
951,200
+23,300
| +3% | +$217K |
|
1373
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.4B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
37,196
-103,248
| -74% | -$29.4M |
|
1374
Kura Oncology
KURA
$1.22B
| $10M | 0.01% |
1,151,195
+727,987
| +172% | +$10.5M |
|
1375
REX American Resources
REX
$1.38B
| $10M | 0.01% |
480,886
+51,982
| +12% | +$1.15M |
|
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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.