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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2601
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$941M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
84,168
-79,134
| -48% | -$1.86M |
|
2602
PUT
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.83B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
66,700
| – | – |
|
|
ALDF
2603
Aldel Financial II Inc
ALDF
$321M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+199,929
| New | +$1.98M |
|
2604
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
7,372
-52,775
| -88% | -$15.7M |
|
|
TAVI
2605
Tavia Acquisition Corp
TAVI
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,000
| New | +$1.98M |
|
2606
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
JEPI
$45.8B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,422
| New | +$2.04M |
|
2607
BlueLinx
BXC
$432M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
19,376
+663
| +4% | +$76K |
|
2608
PUT
Samsara
IOT
$22.3B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
45,300
+800
| +2% | +$39.4K |
|
2609
Heartland Express
HTLD
$998M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
176,258
+29,926
| +20% | +$352K |
|
|
SKE
2610
Skeena Resources
SKE
$3.17B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
227,300
-165,900
| -42% | -$1.51M |
|
2611
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$605M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
73,127
+40,993
| +128% | +$1.19M |
|
|
GCMGW
2612
DELISTED
GCM Grosvenor Inc Warrant
GCMGW
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
1,562,787
| – | – |
|
2613
CorVel
CRVL
$3.14B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
17,695
+1,348
| +8% | +$151K |
|
|
PRSU
2614
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.45B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
46,124
-29,311
| -39% | -$1.21M |
|
2615
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$1.5B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
205,590
-297,292
| -59% | -$3.01M |
|
2616
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$31.3B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2617
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$396M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
469,499
+84,999
| +22% | +$321K |
|
2618
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$15.8B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
40,500
-220,000
| -84% | -$10.4M |
|
2619
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.63B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
44,692
+2,792
| +7% | +$118K |
|
|
DMC
2620
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.38B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
58,565
-14,108
| -19% | -$453K |
|
|
CTEV
2621
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$392M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
131,504
| – | – |
|
2622
PUT
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.16B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
205,000
+32,000
| +18% | +$360K |
|
2623
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$2B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,242
| New | +$2.01M |
|
|
GRID
2624
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
GRID
$10.9B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
16,260
+8,598
| +112% | +$1.07M |
|
2625
CALL
Tencent Music
TME
$16.1B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
170,000
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,079 positions worth $136B, up 17% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co 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.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2024 buy was Lam Research: 3,525,438 shares worth $255M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2024, an estimated $3.7B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $964M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $81.4M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $136B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 591 new positions and closed 731 in Q4 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co'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.