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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2926
DocGo
DCGO
$64.2M
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
392,927
-112,427
| -22% | -$382K |
|
2927
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.65B
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
12,534
-6,429
| -34% | -$645K |
|
2928
PUT
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.9B
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,600
| New | +$1.42M |
|
2929
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$84.7M
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
608,944
-45,637
| -7% | -$97.8K |
|
2930
iShares Russell 2500 ETF
SMMD
$3.53B
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
19,139
+1,036
| +6% | +$67.6K |
|
|
GRMN
2931
Garmin
GRMN
$56.9B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
7,345
+1,486
| +25% | +$257K |
|
2932
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.4B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,589
| New | +$1.23M |
|
2933
Burford Capital
BUR
$914M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
97,141
-235,844
| -71% | -$3.13M |
|
2934
Global X Cloud Computing ETF
CLOU
$236M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
62,674
-118,645
| -65% | -$2.34M |
|
2935
CALL
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$9.51B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
| – | – |
|
|
BPMC
2936
PUT
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
13,900
+3,300
| +31% | +$328K |
|
|
ITOS
2937
DELISTED
iTeos Therapeutics
ITOS
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
125,761
-93,562
| -43% | -$1.43M |
|
2938
iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
$987M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,909
| New | +$1.23M |
|
|
2939
CALL
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.9B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,400
| New | +$1.39M |
|
2940
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$173B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.17M |
|
2941
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$418M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
46,569
-13,121
| -22% | -$352K |
|
2942
Lazard
LAZ
$4B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
25,380
+8,131
| +47% | +$377K |
|
2943
Vanguard Health Care ETF
VHT
$18.5B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+4,515
| New | +$1.25M |
|
2944
PUT
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.04B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
48,200
+7,000
| +17% | +$181K |
|
2945
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$26.2B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
17,634
-12,048
| -41% | -$847K |
|
2946
Griffon
GFF
$4.02B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
18,169
-29,412
| -62% | -$1.95M |
|
2947
CALL
Oneok
OKE
$56.7B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
13,900
+8,500
| +157% | +$740K |
|
2948
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$38.3B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
4,600
| – | – |
|
2949
Lennox International
LII
$15B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
2,093
| – | – |
|
2950
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
15,715
-8,921
| -36% | -$677K |
|
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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.