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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
CALL
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$21.8B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
176,400
-96,400
| -35% | -$2.16M |
|
2127
Samsara
IOT
$23.2B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
81,605
-258,449
| -76% | -$12.7M |
|
2128
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$221M
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
592,660
-87,853
| -13% | -$587K |
|
2129
Masco
MAS
$14.5B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
48,994
+5,105
| +12% | +$408K |
|
2130
Accuray
ARAY
$31.6M
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
1,793,391
+91,529
| +5% | +$173K |
|
2131
Douglas Elliman
DOUG
$171M
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
2,125,634
-426,363
| -17% | -$820K |
|
2132
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.64B
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
31,238
+5,937
| +23% | +$662K |
|
2133
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.7B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
9,550
+4,651
| +95% | +$1.7M |
|
|
GTLS.PRB
2134
DELISTED
Chart Industries 6.75% Series B Preferred Stock
GTLS.PRB
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
2135
General Mills
GIS
$21.4B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
55,244
-6,767
| -11% | -$454K |
|
2136
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.1B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
110,856
-974,059
| -90% | -$30M |
|
|
TDACU
2137
Translational Development Acquisition Corp Units
TDACU
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+350,000
| New | +$3.51M |
|
2138
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97.6B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
18,200
-20,000
| -52% | -$3.93M |
|
2139
Broadridge
BR
$20.7B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
15,512
-4,816
| -24% | -$1.08M |
|
2140
CALL
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.4B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
44,400
+6,600
| +17% | +$530K |
|
|
AIV
2141
Aimco
AIV
$367M
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
385,455
-387,197
| -50% | -$3.34M |
|
2142
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.59B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
54,317
+27,531
| +103% | +$1.85M |
|
|
VRNT
2143
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
127,352
-146,275
| -53% | -$3.65M |
|
2144
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.9B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
108,291
-1,175,164
| -92% | -$40.3M |
|
2145
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
41,160
-121,528
| -75% | -$10.8M |
|
2146
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.1B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
43,400
| – | – |
|
2147
Uranium Energy
UEC
$6.5B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
520,836
+507,036
| +3,674% | +$3.88M |
|
2148
PUT
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.57B
| $3.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$3.95M |
|
2149
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$61.9B
| $3.47M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-65,000
| -45% | -$2.9M |
|
2150
CALL
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.03B
| $3.47M | ﹤0.01% |
1,629,100
-191,800
| -11% | -$418K |
|
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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.