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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.8B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
274,114
+195,189
| +247% | +$3.81M |
|
1827
Universal Display
OLED
$3.96B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,353
| New | +$6.3M |
|
1828
Unum
UNM
$14.3B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
70,739
-397,627
| -85% | -$27.4M |
|
|
EXE
1829
PUT
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$22.5B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
51,800
| – | – |
|
1830
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.85B
| $5.15M | ﹤0.01% |
39,752
+26,806
| +207% | +$3.43M |
|
1831
Disc Medicine
IRON
$3.18B
| $5.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,190
| New | +$4.7M |
|
1832
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.54B
| $5.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,300
| New | +$5.52M |
|
1833
Agilent Technologies
A
$43.4B
| $5.13M | ﹤0.01% |
38,203
+24,739
| +184% | +$3.39M |
|
1834
Hasbro
HAS
$13.6B
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
91,640
+66,699
| +267% | +$4.35M |
|
|
BECN
1835
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
50,371
-128,061
| -72% | -$12.9M |
|
1836
Interface
TILE
$2.21B
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
210,075
+164,893
| +365% | +$3.79M |
|
1837
Everest Group
EG
$14.6B
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,050
| New | +$5.26M |
|
1838
Medifast
MED
$137M
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
288,783
+80,000
| +38% | +$1.48M |
|
1839
GoPro
GPRO
$108M
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
4,666,464
-683,392
| -13% | -$869K |
|
1840
PUT
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.71B
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
53,500
| – | – |
|
1841
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.32B
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
30,333
-13,581
| -31% | -$2.15M |
|
1842
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.46B
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
168,503
-226,276
| -57% | -$6.49M |
|
1843
Movado Group
MOV
$787M
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
257,578
+93,388
| +57% | +$1.83M |
|
1844
PUT
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.75B
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
59,800
-3,200
| -5% | -$239K |
|
1845
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.2B
| $5.05M | ﹤0.01% |
218,300
+143,300
| +191% | +$3.53M |
|
1846
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$199B
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+44,500
| New | +$5.14M |
|
1847
Evergy
EVRG
$19B
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
81,755
-27,237
| -25% | -$1.68M |
|
1848
NerdWallet
NRDS
$629M
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
378,091
+59,811
| +19% | +$798K |
|
1849
California Resources
CRC
$4.64B
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
96,873
+37,669
| +64% | +$2.05M |
|
1850
Manitowoc
MTW
$701M
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
550,416
+144,390
| +36% | +$1.42M |
|
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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.