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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
Core Scientific
CORZ
$5.78B
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
+695,670
| New | +$10.3M |
|
1402
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.39B
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
277,874
+104,490
| +60% | +$3.7M |
|
1403
Compass
COMP
$8.89B
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
1,668,850
-249,861
| -13% | -$1.58M |
|
1404
CALL
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.1B
| $9.72M | 0.01% |
33,500
+13,500
| +68% | +$4.24M |
|
1405
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.6B
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
477,613
+212,586
| +80% | +$4.48M |
|
1406
AppFolio
APPF
$7.9B
| $9.66M | 0.01% |
39,145
-2,792
| -7% | -$654K |
|
|
GSRT
1407
DELISTED
GSR III Acquisition Corp
GSRT
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
+975,000
| New | +$9.64M |
|
1408
Navient
NAVI
$890M
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
725,244
+228,385
| +46% | +$3.42M |
|
1409
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.68B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
220,444
| – | – |
|
1410
CALL
Lucid Motors
LCID
$2.06B
| $9.62M | 0.01% |
318,680
+144,260
| +83% | +$3.76M |
|
|
JBTM
1411
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6B
| $9.62M | 0.01% |
75,673
-79,208
| -51% | -$9.14M |
|
|
UCTT
1412
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.29B
| $9.62M | 0.01% |
267,512
+39,827
| +17% | +$1.47M |
|
1413
Etsy
ETSY
$7.83B
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
181,728
-1,050,610
| -85% | -$56M |
|
1414
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.66B
| $9.59M | 0.01% |
531,807
-31,635
| -6% | -$659K |
|
1415
Lumentum
LITE
$77.7B
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
113,788
-66,921
| -37% | -$5.22M |
|
1416
CALL
General Mills
GIS
$21.6B
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
+149,600
| New | +$10M |
|
|
CCRN
1417
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
524,807
+136,374
| +35% | +$1.84M |
|
|
WBA
1418
CALL
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
1,021,300
+600
| +0.1% | +$5.57K |
|
1419
CALL
Edison International
EIX
$28.4B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
+118,900
| New | +$9.94M |
|
1420
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.04B
| $9.48M | 0.01% |
112,972
-51,485
| -31% | -$4.32M |
|
1421
PUT
Elevance Health
ELV
$87B
| $9.48M | 0.01% |
+25,700
| New | +$10.8M |
|
1422
CALL
Paychex
PAYX
$44.4B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
+67,300
| New | +$9.56M |
|
1423
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$20.9B
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
121,300
+86,300
| +247% | +$7.58M |
|
|
P
1424
Everpure Inc
P
$34.6B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
153,049
+101,116
| +195% | +$5.63M |
|
1425
Evolus
EOLS
$586M
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
848,176
-122,094
| -13% | -$1.72M |
|
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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.