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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.91B
| $4.58M | ﹤0.01% |
909,610
-964,803
| -51% | -$5.52M |
|
1927
PUT
Centene
CNC
$32.5B
| $4.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,500
| New | +$4.71M |
|
1928
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.91B
| $4.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+188,930
| New | +$4.63M |
|
1929
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.53B
| $4.56M | ﹤0.01% |
220,732
+148,565
| +206% | +$3.27M |
|
1930
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
$5.82B
| $4.55M | ﹤0.01% |
140,905
+99,856
| +243% | +$3.12M |
|
1931
PUT
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.28B
| $4.55M | ﹤0.01% |
171,200
+77,000
| +82% | +$2.34M |
|
1932
RLX Technology
RLX
$2.2B
| $4.54M | ﹤0.01% |
2,102,446
+1,166,409
| +125% | +$2.1M |
|
1933
CALL
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$11.9B
| $4.54M | ﹤0.01% |
50,800
-41,600
| -45% | -$3.76M |
|
1934
PUT
Tidewater
TDW
$4.46B
| $4.54M | ﹤0.01% |
82,900
+33,400
| +67% | +$1.9M |
|
1935
CALL
Sweetgreen
SG
$814M
| $4.53M | ﹤0.01% |
141,400
-56,500
| -29% | -$2.1M |
|
1936
AdvanSix
ASIX
$443M
| $4.53M | ﹤0.01% |
159,038
-36,698
| -19% | -$1.11M |
|
1937
MP Materials
MP
$10.4B
| $4.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+290,398
| New | +$5.38M |
|
1938
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.58B
| $4.53M | ﹤0.01% |
91,849
-25,322
| -22% | -$1.1M |
|
1939
CALL
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.06B
| $4.53M | ﹤0.01% |
45,800
+17,700
| +63% | +$1.62M |
|
1940
CALL
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.5B
| $4.52M | ﹤0.01% |
13,300
+8,300
| +166% | +$3.1M |
|
1941
CALL
Warner Bros
WBD
$72.2B
| $4.51M | ﹤0.01% |
427,100
+200,000
| +88% | +$1.86M |
|
|
MRC
1942
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
| $4.5M | ﹤0.01% |
351,958
-67,389
| -16% | -$882K |
|
1943
Planet Labs
PL
$7.52B
| $4.47M | ﹤0.01% |
1,107,413
+520,703
| +89% | +$1.62M |
|
1944
nLIGHT
LASR
$2.51B
| $4.46M | ﹤0.01% |
424,856
+109,075
| +35% | +$1.21M |
|
1945
PUT
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.1B
| $4.44M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
1946
ClearPoint Neuro
CLPT
$501M
| $4.44M | ﹤0.01% |
288,409
+62,889
| +28% | +$815K |
|
1947
PUT
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.92B
| $4.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,900
| New | +$4.64M |
|
1948
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$4.51B
| $4.43M | ﹤0.01% |
40,338
-74,729
| -65% | -$7.44M |
|
1949
Newmont
NEM
$139B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
118,846
-269,638
| -69% | -$12.3M |
|
1950
Blackrock
BLK
$183B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+4,313
| New | +$4.38M |
|
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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.