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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EFOR
1651
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.29B
| $6.53M | ﹤0.01% |
78,397
+62,538
| +394% | +$5.71M |
|
1652
PUT
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.1B
| $6.53M | ﹤0.01% |
49,481
+11,673
| +31% | +$1.9M |
|
1653
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
MIRM
$5.98B
| $6.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+157,352
| New | +$6.56M |
|
|
HYAC
1654
DELISTED
Haymaker Acquisition Corp 4
HYAC
| $6.5M | ﹤0.01% |
603,700
| – | – |
|
1655
PUT
Repligen
RGEN
$10.3B
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
45,000
+20,000
| +80% | +$2.87M |
|
1656
Latham Group
SWIM
$840M
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
930,469
-300,512
| -24% | -$2.01M |
|
1657
PUT
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$22.5B
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
319,700
-244,900
| -43% | -$5.48M |
|
1658
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.13B
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
110,619
-418
| -0.4% | -$25.1K |
|
1659
CALL
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.2B
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
63,000
-33,400
| -35% | -$3.41M |
|
|
TPH
1660
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
177,959
+101,180
| +132% | +$4.22M |
|
1661
ODDITY Tech
ODD
$655M
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
153,556
+83,336
| +119% | +$3.58M |
|
1662
Chegg
CHGG
$87.9M
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
4,006,821
-1,072,960
| -21% | -$1.98M |
|
1663
CALL
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $6.43M | ﹤0.01% |
62,200
-23,900
| -28% | -$2.61M |
|
1664
Nelnet
NNI
$4.61B
| $6.42M | ﹤0.01% |
60,145
-9,505
| -14% | -$1.05M |
|
1665
CALL
Lemonade
LMND
$4.21B
| $6.42M | ﹤0.01% |
175,000
+28,900
| +20% | +$923K |
|
1666
Biohaven
BHVN
$2.17B
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
170,647
-407,076
| -70% | -$19M |
|
1667
Anterix
ATEX
$1.81B
| $6.36M | ﹤0.01% |
207,425
-68,431
| -25% | -$2.28M |
|
1668
PUT
Celanese
CE
$4.89B
| $6.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+91,800
| New | +$8.82M |
|
1669
CALL
IES Holdings
IESC
$12.5B
| $6.35M | ﹤0.01% |
63,200
+48,800
| +339% | +$5.87M |
|
1670
PUT
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30B
| $6.34M | ﹤0.01% |
206,600
+96,600
| +88% | +$3.17M |
|
1671
CALL
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.9B
| $6.33M | ﹤0.01% |
70,200
+15,000
| +27% | +$1.39M |
|
1672
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$6.26B
| $6.33M | ﹤0.01% |
320,007
-990
| -0.3% | -$22.6K |
|
1673
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.14B
| $6.33M | ﹤0.01% |
103,625
-59,989
| -37% | -$3.39M |
|
1674
PUT
XPO
XPO
$22.5B
| $6.32M | ﹤0.01% |
48,200
-55,000
| -53% | -$7.43M |
|
1675
Insperity
NSP
$2B
| $6.31M | ﹤0.01% |
81,398
+5,951
| +8% | +$482K |
|
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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.