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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
57,064
-103,880
| -65% | -$8.75M |
|
1952
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$937M
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
118,851
+95,192
| +402% | +$4.35M |
|
|
VSXY
1953
CALL
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.22B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
106,500
+76,900
| +260% | +$2.72M |
|
1954
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.4B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
991,843
+973,943
| +5,441% | +$4.7M |
|
1955
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.43B
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
544,707
+248,871
| +84% | +$2.05M |
|
1956
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$27.6B
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
67,408
+49,774
| +282% | +$3.45M |
|
1957
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$569M
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
531,940
| – | – |
|
1958
Stoneridge
SRI
$204M
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
699,838
+561,488
| +406% | +$4.31M |
|
1959
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
| $4.38M | ﹤0.01% |
199,872
-37,816
| -16% | -$816K |
|
1960
IonQ
IONQ
$16.2B
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+104,230
| New | +$2.61M |
|
1961
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.02B
| $4.34M | ﹤0.01% |
155,739
+3,517
| +2% | +$99.7K |
|
|
DFS
1962
PUT
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
1963
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.25B
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
250,315
-237,109
| -49% | -$4.2M |
|
1964
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $4.32M | ﹤0.01% |
47,506
+1,148
| +2% | +$107K |
|
1965
CALL
State Street
STT
$53.2B
| $4.3M | ﹤0.01% |
43,800
-3,000
| -6% | -$284K |
|
1966
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.19B
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
32,589
+13,149
| +68% | +$1.9M |
|
1967
CALL
Papa John's
PZZA
$777M
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
104,500
-20,000
| -16% | -$983K |
|
|
TBRG
1968
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
217,539
+16,821
| +8% | +$259K |
|
1969
CALL
Stryker
SYK
$126B
| $4.28M | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
+1,900
| +19% | +$704K |
|
|
ETWO
1970
DELISTED
E2open Parent Holdings
ETWO
| $4.28M | ﹤0.01% |
1,608,403
-63,402
| -4% | -$199K |
|
1971
Knowles
KN
$2.95B
| $4.27M | ﹤0.01% |
214,472
-103,929
| -33% | -$1.93M |
|
1972
MediaAlpha
MAX
$776M
| $4.27M | ﹤0.01% |
378,211
-102,360
| -21% | -$1.47M |
|
|
CNR
1973
CALL
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.87B
| $4.26M | ﹤0.01% |
39,900
+11,900
| +43% | +$1.37M |
|
1974
CALL
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.5B
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
67,300
+37,500
| +126% | +$2.58M |
|
1975
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.33B
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
115,600
+6,500
| +6% | +$239K |
|
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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.