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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JBGS
2826
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$837M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
94,835
-46,904
| -33% | -$785K |
|
2827
PUT
Array Technologies
ARRY
$785M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
241,300
-120,000
| -33% | -$765K |
|
2828
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$310M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
304,146
-255,652
| -46% | -$1.23M |
|
2829
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$45.7M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
545,398
+242,222
| +80% | +$607K |
|
2830
Flex
FLEX
$41.5B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
37,916
-5,321
| -12% | -$197K |
|
2831
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.65B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
19,637
+12,189
| +164% | +$997K |
|
|
MOMO
2832
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
188,257
-56,540
| -23% | -$402K |
|
2833
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.9B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
6,336
-76,765
| -92% | -$16.1M |
|
|
RPC
2834
Ridgepost Capital
RPC
$971M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+114,829
| New | +$1.4M |
|
2835
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.5B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
12,700
-97,929
| -89% | -$12.5M |
|
2836
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.6B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
6,934
-9,937
| -59% | -$2.22M |
|
2837
PUT
Nokia
NOK
$49.9B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
325,500
| – | – |
|
|
NOVA
2838
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
419,180
+371,180
| +773% | +$1.86M |
|
2839
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$1.5B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
7,753
+4,780
| +161% | +$928K |
|
2840
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$119M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
295,717
+32,062
| +12% | +$179K |
|
2841
CF Industries
CF
$18.9B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
16,822
-348,275
| -95% | -$30.1M |
|
2842
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF
PBW
$394M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
71,302
-6,315
| -8% | -$129K |
|
2843
Woodside Energy
WDS
$42.1B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+91,425
| New | +$1.47M |
|
2844
CALL
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,800
| New | +$1.56M |
|
2845
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.95B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
26,208
-116,251
| -82% | -$6.1M |
|
2846
Haemonetics
HAE
$3.75B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,237
| New | +$1.46M |
|
2847
British American Tobacco
BTI
$134B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
39,098
-144,237
| -79% | -$5.21M |
|
2848
Diebold Nixdorf
DBD
$3.14B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
32,949
+24,933
| +311% | +$1.12M |
|
2849
CALL
Five Below
FIVE
$11.5B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
13,500
+3,200
| +31% | +$306K |
|
2850
BRC Inc
BRCC
$118M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
445,764
+389,833
| +697% | +$1.22M |
|
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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.