D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, a former Columbia University computer science professor, is a New York City-based global investment management firm renowned for pioneering quantitative investing, managing over $70 billion in assets as of late 2024. Starting with $28 million from Paloma Partners and private investors, the firm employs sophisticated mathematical models and proprietary algorithms—initially developed by a team of scientists and programmers—to exploit market anomalies across public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Headquartered above a Greenwich Village bookstore in its early days, it now boasts over 2,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by a seven-member Executive Committee since Shaw stepped back in 2001 to focus on D. E. Shaw Research. Despite setbacks like the 1998 Russia debt crisis and the 2008 financial downturn, the firm has maintained a reputation for analytical rigor, risk management, and innovation, balancing its computational roots with discretionary strategies.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$708M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
|
+$614M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$521M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$492M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$646M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$607M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$482M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$438M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.84% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.28% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 6.84% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$2.84B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
20,682
+12,092
| +141% | +$1.16M |
|
2527
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.89B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,347
| New | +$2.19M |
|
2528
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$322M
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
738,115
-3,818
| -0.5% | -$10.7K |
|
2529
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
25,472
-16,747
| -40% | -$1.34M |
|
|
RAPT
2530
DELISTED
RAPT Therapeutics
RAPT
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
131,023
+17,596
| +16% | +$356K |
|
2531
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$1.81B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
171,246
+34,236
| +25% | +$485K |
|
2532
Vera Bradley
VRA
$102M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
384,404
+20,429
| +6% | +$121K |
|
2533
CALL
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.45B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,100
| New | +$2.12M |
|
2534
CALL
Prologis
PLD
$134B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
16,600
| – | – |
|
2535
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.51B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
10,538
+2,823
| +37% | +$520K |
|
2536
PUT
Bumble
BMBL
$391M
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
327,500
-116,900
| -26% | -$880K |
|
2537
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.74B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
112,345
-120,003
| -52% | -$2.06M |
|
2538
Amalgamated Financial
AMAL
$1.49B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
66,478
-33,593
| -34% | -$1.02M |
|
2539
Woodward
WWD
$23.6B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
12,154
-101,824
| -89% | -$17M |
|
2540
CALL
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.5B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
2541
PUT
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.5B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
INVX
2542
Innovex International
INVX
$1.79B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
141,774
-30,709
| -18% | -$493K |
|
2543
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
SPYV
$36.4B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
39,325
-56,801
| -59% | -$2.89M |
|
2544
Honda
HMC
$40B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,501
| New | +$2.08M |
|
2545
CALL
AES
AES
$10.6B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
103,500
-61,000
| -37% | -$1.08M |
|
2546
CALL
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.93B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
| – | – |
|
|
DX
2547
Dynex Capital
DX
$3.19B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
162,403
-19,301
| -11% | -$238K |
|
2548
PUT
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.7B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
4,100
+3,000
| +273% | +$1.46M |
|
2549
Quanex
NX
$840M
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
74,515
+57,686
| +343% | +$1.64M |
|
2550
CALL
Corning
GLW
$110B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,700
| New | +$1.92M |
|
Similar funds
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,052 positions worth $116B, up 8.9% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2024 filing shows 599 new, 1,568 increased, 1,742 reduced and 558 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,429,800 shares worth $115M. The largest sale was Adobe, an estimated $646M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2024 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,429,800 shares worth $115M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to NVIDIA in Q3 2024, an estimated $708M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $646M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited WestRock Company in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $148M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $116B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 599 new positions and closed 558 in Q3 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 8.9% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 14 Nov 2024.