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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Alkami Technology
ALKT
$2.13B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
+227,704
| New | +$8.5M |
|
1502
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.7B
| $8.32M | 0.01% |
111,000
+75,900
| +216% | +$5.21M |
|
1503
PUT
Sunrun
RUN
$2.23B
| $8.31M | 0.01% |
898,300
-69,000
| -7% | -$857K |
|
1504
Treace Medical Concepts
TMCI
$304M
| $8.3M | 0.01% |
1,115,826
-28,140
| -2% | -$188K |
|
1505
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$62.1B
| $8.3M | 0.01% |
46,500
+43,200
| +1,309% | +$7.75M |
|
1506
CALL
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.16B
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
120,800
| – | – |
|
|
1507
CALL
Sunrun
RUN
$2.23B
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
886,300
+107,400
| +14% | +$1.33M |
|
1508
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$963M
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
3,293,625
-78,224
| -2% | -$195K |
|
1509
Fastenal
FAST
$58.1B
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
227,164
-68,448
| -23% | -$2.67M |
|
1510
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.57B
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
619,788
+181,631
| +41% | +$3.14M |
|
|
HDRN
1511
Hadron Energy
HDRN
$139M
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
815,000
+318,717
| +64% | +$3.18M |
|
1512
CALL
Macy's
M
$6.01B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
480,400
-38,700
| -7% | -$617K |
|
1513
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.57B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
174,182
-320,322
| -65% | -$13.7M |
|
1514
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.18B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
149,078
+140,699
| +1,679% | +$8.17M |
|
1515
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$1.86B
| $8.11M | 0.01% |
210,040
+17,530
| +9% | +$732K |
|
1516
Expensify
EXFY
$237M
| $8.11M | 0.01% |
2,419,558
-305,540
| -11% | -$822K |
|
1517
CALL
Seagate
STX
$186B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
93,900
+5,000
| +6% | +$503K |
|
1518
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.4B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
24,625
+7,837
| +47% | +$2.66M |
|
1519
CALL
AerCap
AER
$23.3B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
84,500
-17,800
| -17% | -$1.71M |
|
|
VTLE
1520
PUT
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
260,900
+52,700
| +25% | +$1.56M |
|
1521
ASE Group
ASX
$96.1B
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
800,934
+177,418
| +28% | +$1.77M |
|
1522
Axogen
AXGN
$2.66B
| $8.05M | 0.01% |
488,306
-146,038
| -23% | -$2.07M |
|
1523
PUT
CAVA Group
CAVA
$8.1B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
71,300
+10,800
| +18% | +$1.44M |
|
1524
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.63B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
169,482
-3,718
| -2% | -$151K |
|
1525
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.6B
| $8M | 0.01% |
660,639
-367,985
| -36% | -$4.82M |
|
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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.