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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2951
PUT
Valaris
VAL
$5.14B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,600
| New | +$1.48M |
|
2952
Tigo Energy
TYGO
$117M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
741,094
-81,740
| -10% | -$116K |
|
2953
CALL
Equinor
EQNR
$97.3B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,600
| New | +$1.31M |
|
2954
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$7.11B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
20,680
-206,599
| -91% | -$13.6M |
|
|
GTLS
2955
PUT
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
+100
| +1% | +$13.1K |
|
2956
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.19B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
27,751
+3,593
| +15% | +$143K |
|
2957
J. Jill
JILL
$274M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
50,765
-9,027
| -15% | -$294K |
|
2958
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$386M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
384,500
-79,031
| -17% | -$256K |
|
2959
CALL
Pultegroup
PHM
$25.2B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
8,700
+3,300
| +61% | +$420K |
|
2960
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
6,105
-43,987
| -88% | -$8.34M |
|
2961
The Honest Company
HNST
$412M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
347,655
-17,504
| -5% | -$65.6K |
|
2962
Globant
GLOB
$1.65B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
6,262
-74,026
| -92% | -$14.3M |
|
2963
Forward Air
FWRD
$461M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
35,011
-100,901
| -74% | -$2.86M |
|
|
HUYA
2964
Huya Inc
HUYA
$558M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
242,961
-953,927
| -80% | -$4.1M |
|
2965
PUT
Coherent
COHR
$43.4B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,900
| New | +$1.04M |
|
2966
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$558M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
56,841
-75,503
| -57% | -$1.69M |
|
2967
CALL
NetApp
NTAP
$33.9B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.25M |
|
2968
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.57B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
22,426
+15,026
| +203% | +$677K |
|
2969
AXT Inc
AXTI
$2.42B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
510,170
-94,115
| -16% | -$266K |
|
2970
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$963M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
36,753
-43,916
| -54% | -$1.41M |
|
2971
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$36.5B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
-83,400
| -91% | -$11M |
|
2972
IBEX
IBEX
$489M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
61,290
+25,253
| +70% | +$434K |
|
2973
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.31B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
1,487
| – | – |
|
2974
iShares MSCI Sweden ETF
EWD
$534M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,127
| New | +$1.15M |
|
2975
Seer Inc
SEER
$114M
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
616,271
+169,807
| +38% | +$298K |
|
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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.