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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.9B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
25,675
-37,992
| -60% | -$4.4M |
|
|
NOEMU
2327
CO2 Energy Transition Corp Unit
NOEMU
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+280,000
| New | +$2.8M |
|
2328
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$902M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
103,016
+6,024
| +6% | +$166K |
|
2329
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$438M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
475,258
-695,818
| -59% | -$4.63M |
|
2330
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$121M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
262,545
-6,848
| -3% | -$76.5K |
|
2331
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.23B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
65,915
+27,456
| +71% | +$1.07M |
|
2332
Perion Network
PERI
$374M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
327,763
-75,365
| -19% | -$633K |
|
2333
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.6B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
68,312
-5,843
| -8% | -$271K |
|
2334
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.34B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
20,815
-16,265
| -44% | -$2.21M |
|
2335
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.2B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
30,019
+17,430
| +138% | +$1.69M |
|
2336
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$824M
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+680,718
| New | +$2.8M |
|
2337
Materion
MTRN
$4.92B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
27,751
+6,091
| +28% | +$662K |
|
|
ARCH
2338
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,427
| New | +$2.95M |
|
2339
Weatherford International
WFRD
$6.31B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
38,298
-64,460
| -63% | -$5.29M |
|
2340
Fulcrum Therapeutics
FULC
$295M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
583,203
-174,528
| -23% | -$644K |
|
2341
iShares US Utilities ETF
IDU
$1.33B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,457
| New | +$2.87M |
|
|
RDAC
2342
Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp
RDAC
$31.8M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+273,125
| New | +$2.73M |
|
2343
Futu Holdings
FUTU
$17.9B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
34,171
+19,437
| +132% | +$1.82M |
|
|
BCPC
2344
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.73B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
16,769
+15,102
| +906% | +$2.62M |
|
2345
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.1B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,038
| New | +$2.82M |
|
|
KE
2346
Kimball Electronics
KE
$574M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
145,602
+39,743
| +38% | +$746K |
|
2347
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.47B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
17,280
+758
| +5% | +$116K |
|
2348
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$884M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
99,272
-1,819
| -2% | -$58.1K |
|
2349
CALL
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.66B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
57,600
+38,600
| +203% | +$1.57M |
|
2350
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$174B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
21,600
+11,600
| +116% | +$1.52M |
|
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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 $7.08B 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.