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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
Vera Therapeutics
VERA
$2.65B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
74,476
-55,990
| -43% | -$2.48M |
|
|
CFLT
2227
PUT
DELISTED
Confluent
CFLT
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+112,600
| New | +$3.02M |
|
2228
CALL
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3.33B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
|
DQ
2229
CALL
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$915M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
161,500
+122,500
| +314% | +$2.5M |
|
2230
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$357M
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
1,241,708
+450,143
| +57% | +$1.28M |
|
2231
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.29B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
167,407
+155,582
| +1,316% | +$3.14M |
|
2232
PUT
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
43,400
| – | – |
|
2233
CALL
Trane Technologies
TT
$102B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
8,400
+3,900
| +87% | +$1.55M |
|
2234
Global Payments
GPN
$24.6B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
27,650
-912,618
| -97% | -$99.8M |
|
|
SFIX
2235
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$423M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
717,753
+12,929
| +2% | +$47.6K |
|
2236
Belden
BDC
$4.61B
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
27,412
-42,791
| -61% | -$5.11M |
|
2237
CALL
MP Materials
MP
$10.6B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
197,700
+34,800
| +21% | +$645K |
|
2238
Impinj
PI
$4.87B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,230
| New | +$4.02M |
|
2239
PUT
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.95B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
34,300
-11,400
| -25% | -$987K |
|
2240
PUT
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.95B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
101,000
-23,700
| -19% | -$720K |
|
2241
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$622M
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
60,399
+24,438
| +68% | +$1.43M |
|
2242
CALL
Hasbro
HAS
$13.6B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
55,000
| – | – |
|
2243
PUT
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$44.2B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
139,500
| – | – |
|
2244
PUT
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.14B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
95,900
+13,400
| +16% | +$455K |
|
2245
PUT
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+96,500
| New | +$3.29M |
|
2246
PUT
Macy's
M
$6B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
180,700
-150,400
| -45% | -$2.4M |
|
2247
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.22B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
145,233
-73,174
| -34% | -$1.53M |
|
2248
CALL
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$343M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
104,500
+53,200
| +104% | +$1.85M |
|
2249
PUT
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
31,867
+8,286
| +35% | +$862K |
|
2250
PUT
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.2B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
38,900
+23,200
| +148% | +$1.67M |
|
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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.