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 |
GE Vernova
GEV
|
+$686M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$555M |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
|
+$493M |
| 5 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$464M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$951M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$555M |
| 5 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
|
+$499M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.18% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 9.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.25% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.45% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Ardelyx
ARDX
$976M
| $9.41M | 0.01% |
1,916,525
+447,857
| +30% | +$2.4M |
|
1352
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.27B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
18,204
| – | – |
|
1353
Haleon
HLN
$44.8B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
913,214
+846,756
| +1,274% | +$8.33M |
|
1354
PUT
Phillips 66
PSX
$94.5B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
76,100
+29,300
| +63% | +$3.61M |
|
1355
Innospec
IOSP
$2.32B
| $9.39M | 0.01% |
99,076
+61,044
| +161% | +$6.46M |
|
1356
Cerence
CRNC
$363M
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
1,181,158
-682,595
| -37% | -$8.4M |
|
1357
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$22.2B
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
30,266
-13,022
| -30% | -$4.46M |
|
1358
EOG Resources
EOG
$77B
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
72,721
-160,700
| -69% | -$20.7M |
|
1359
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.4B
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
45,607
-4,089
| -8% | -$857K |
|
1360
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
134,704
+99,158
| +279% | +$7.04M |
|
|
NUVL
1361
DELISTED
Nuvalent
NUVL
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
130,961
-45,951
| -26% | -$3.59M |
|
1362
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
303,820
-41,729
| -12% | -$1.27M |
|
1363
Photronics
PLAB
$1.73B
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
445,502
+220,929
| +98% | +$4.92M |
|
1364
PUT
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.87B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
180,100
-29,700
| -14% | -$1.64M |
|
1365
Methanex
MEOH
$4.42B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
262,232
+177,565
| +210% | +$7.98M |
|
1366
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.3B
| $9.14M | 0.01% |
103,768
-14,573
| -12% | -$1.31M |
|
1367
NVR
NVR
$17.1B
| $9.12M | 0.01% |
1,259
+863
| +218% | +$6.56M |
|
1368
Anterix
ATEX
$1.81B
| $9.09M | 0.01% |
248,408
+40,983
| +20% | +$1.41M |
|
|
RDUS
1369
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $9.07M | 0.01% |
313,921
+262,097
| +506% | +$4.22M |
|
1370
PUT
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $9.04M | 0.01% |
33,600
-54,300
| -62% | -$16.1M |
|
1371
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.88B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
+86,253
| New | +$10.4M |
|
1372
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.73B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
575,084
-447,377
| -44% | -$6.76M |
|
1373
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$163B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
223,000
-373,805
| -63% | -$17.7M |
|
1374
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.81B
| $9.01M | 0.01% |
317,590
+194,172
| +157% | +$5.51M |
|
1375
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.07B
| $9.01M | 0.01% |
160,486
+103,186
| +180% | +$6.09M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2025, David Shaw held 4,902 positions worth $112B, down 18% from $136B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $21.6B in Q1 2025, closing 704 positions and reducing 1,734 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $951M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in KKR & Co 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock worth $88.2M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2025 buy was KKR & Co 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock: 1,800,000 shares worth $88.2M.
- David Shaw added most to GE Vernova in Q1 2025, an estimated $686M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Boeing, cutting an estimated $981M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $951M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q1 2025.
- David Shaw opened 569 new positions and closed 704 in Q1 2025.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.