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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Global X Copper Miners ETF NEW
COPX
$8.77B
| $5.31M | ﹤0.01% |
139,134
+118,827
| +585% | +$5.14M |
|
1802
Butterfly Network
BFLY
$2.26B
| $5.31M | ﹤0.01% |
1,701,110
+180,226
| +12% | +$469K |
|
1803
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.78B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
163,563
-149,414
| -48% | -$5.17M |
|
1804
uniQure
QURE
$3.48B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
299,771
-443,727
| -60% | -$3.83M |
|
1805
Photronics
PLAB
$1.8B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
224,573
+27,234
| +14% | +$667K |
|
1806
PUT
International Paper
IP
$22B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
98,300
+19,600
| +25% | +$1.05M |
|
1807
PUT
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.15B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
45,000
-225,800
| -83% | -$27.9M |
|
1808
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.09B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
2,719
-521
| -16% | -$984K |
|
1809
Cerus
CERS
$546M
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
3,428,933
-220,300
| -6% | -$379K |
|
1810
CGI
GIB
$15B
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
48,165
-9,100
| -16% | -$1.02M |
|
1811
OneSpaWorld
OSW
$2.66B
| $5.26M | ﹤0.01% |
264,209
-126,855
| -32% | -$2.35M |
|
|
TBCH
1812
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$230M
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
303,177
-75,879
| -20% | -$1.24M |
|
1813
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
AMR
$2.71B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
26,180
+11,883
| +83% | +$2.66M |
|
1814
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.2B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
45,307
-34,795
| -43% | -$3.91M |
|
1815
NETGEAR
NTGR
$581M
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
187,906
-138,602
| -42% | -$3.26M |
|
1816
Ascendis Pharma A/S
ASND
$16.5B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
37,980
-52,400
| -58% | -$6.89M |
|
1817
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
37,267
-29,295
| -44% | -$4.16M |
|
1818
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$94.5B
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
+3,800
| +84% | +$2.43M |
|
1819
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.88B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
31,780
-768
| -2% | -$118K |
|
1820
Gerdau
GGB
$8.67B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
1,806,871
+695,005
| +63% | +$2.29M |
|
1821
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.36B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
151,601
+35,855
| +31% | +$1.27M |
|
1822
PUT
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.14B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
571,600
-130,600
| -19% | -$1.26M |
|
1823
N-able
NABL
$701M
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
555,835
-14,996
| -3% | -$168K |
|
1824
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.4B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
41,861
-48,574
| -54% | -$5.89M |
|
|
QVCGA
1825
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
313,589
-53,503
| -15% | -$1.25M |
|
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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.