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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3101
PUT
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.16B
| $936K | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
-3,400
| -12% | -$133K |
|
3102
FTAI Aviation
FTAI
$21.8B
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,460
| New | +$952K |
|
3103
Funko
FNKO
$355M
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
69,464
+54,081
| +352% | +$636K |
|
|
SEM
3104
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
49,330
-37,644
| -43% | -$726K |
|
3105
PUT
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$3.86B
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
+6,600
| +178% | +$519K |
|
3106
PUT
RingCentral
RNG
$4.77B
| $928K | ﹤0.01% |
26,500
-2,800
| -10% | -$101K |
|
3107
Erasca
ERAS
$6.3B
| $927K | ﹤0.01% |
369,254
-114,572
| -24% | -$314K |
|
3108
CALL
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.87B
| $926K | ﹤0.01% |
9,300
| – | – |
|
3109
LendingTree
TREE
$572M
| $925K | ﹤0.01% |
23,877
-19,809
| -45% | -$949K |
|
3110
PUT
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$13.2B
| $923K | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
| – | – |
|
|
DCH
3111
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.33B
| $919K | ﹤0.01% |
157,645
+108,655
| +222% | +$680K |
|
3112
Telecom Argentina
TEO
$5.86B
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
72,848
-28,353
| -28% | -$313K |
|
3113
PUT
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$649M
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
+1,600
| +16% | +$128K |
|
3114
CALL
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.14B
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
+137,700
| New | +$1.4M |
|
3115
PUT
InMode
INMD
$889M
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
54,900
-167,400
| -75% | -$2.97M |
|
|
OPFI.WS
3116
DELISTED
OppFi Inc Warrants
OPFI.WS
| $913K | ﹤0.01% |
1,049,673
+354,361
| +51% | +$187K |
|
3117
CALL
Viper Energy
VNOM
$8.21B
| $913K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,600
| New | +$958K |
|
3118
RXO
RXO
$3.73B
| $912K | ﹤0.01% |
38,261
-27,864
| -42% | -$778K |
|
3119
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.2B
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
55,377
-60,787
| -52% | -$1.06M |
|
|
SARO
3120
StandardAero Inc
SARO
$10B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,678
| New | +$1.06M |
|
3121
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.59B
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
+96,034
| New | +$936K |
|
3122
PUT
Weatherford International
WFRD
$5.99B
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,600
| New | +$1.03M |
|
3123
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.2B
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
4,094
+323
| +9% | +$72.9K |
|
3124
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.37B
| $897K | ﹤0.01% |
21,960
-72,597
| -77% | -$3.21M |
|
3125
Vanguard Industrials ETF
VIS
$8.22B
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,520
| New | +$937K |
|
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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.