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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2876
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.32B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
36,899
-233,939
| -86% | -$8.82M |
|
2877
PUT
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.5B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
25,400
| – | – |
|
2878
CALL
TFI International
TFII
$11.6B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2879
Citi Trends
CTRN
$555M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
74,488
-22,862
| -23% | -$395K |
|
2880
Kforce
KFRC
$1.05B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
22,247
+17,060
| +329% | +$1.09M |
|
2881
Flowserve
FLS
$8.94B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
26,407
-82,077
| -76% | -$3.95M |
|
2882
Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF
SPGP
$2.25B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
13,034
-19,046
| -59% | -$1.95M |
|
2883
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.66B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
15,309
-9,667
| -39% | -$835K |
|
2884
PUT
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.65B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
600,000
-1,070,200
| -64% | -$2.4M |
|
2885
Delek US
DK
$3.98B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
72,308
+11,309
| +19% | +$239K |
|
2886
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.85B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
130,591
-100,640
| -44% | -$987K |
|
2887
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.42B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
23,432
-26,762
| -53% | -$1.53M |
|
2888
CALL
Viasat
VSAT
$9.67B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
113,400
+17,600
| +18% | +$284K |
|
2889
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.99B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
24,114
+3,882
| +19% | +$226K |
|
|
PINC
2890
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
67,618
+10,851
| +19% | +$215K |
|
|
NFBK
2891
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
116,325
-147,387
| -56% | -$1.69M |
|
2892
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.92B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
42,820
-10,058
| -19% | -$314K |
|
|
KNDI
2893
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$66.5M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
654,482
-95,866
| -13% | -$174K |
|
2894
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$21.2B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
30,442
-101,609
| -77% | -$4.16M |
|
2895
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
178,664
+37,334
| +26% | +$242K |
|
2896
KB Home
KBH
$3.5B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
15,690
-326,365
| -95% | -$26.2M |
|
2897
TIM SA
TIMB
$9.1B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
78,022
+55,398
| +245% | +$879K |
|
2898
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$600M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
42,046
-46,437
| -52% | -$1.4M |
|
2899
CALL
DexCom
DXCM
$29B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-4,200
| -17% | -$345K |
|
2900
iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
$328M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
33,187
+19,113
| +136% | +$744K |
|
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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.