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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3151
CALL
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.12B
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,000
| New | +$1.07M |
|
3152
PUT
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$897K |
|
3153
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.06B
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,250
| New | +$889K |
|
3154
CleanSpark
CLSK
$3.46B
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
93,023
+55,424
| +147% | +$670K |
|
3155
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$47.1B
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
4,838
+298
| +7% | +$60.7K |
|
3156
Avita Medical
RCEL
$142M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
66,548
-548
| -0.8% | -$6.46K |
|
3157
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF
RSPU
$549M
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,946
| New | +$881K |
|
|
WCC
3158
PUT
WESCO International
WCC
$16.1B
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
4,700
-13,200
| -74% | -$2.5M |
|
3159
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$707M
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
34,747
-5,501
| -14% | -$138K |
|
3160
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.69B
| $847K | ﹤0.01% |
135,372
+105,105
| +347% | +$808K |
|
3161
Stantec
STN
$8.19B
| $847K | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-19,200
| -64% | -$1.59M |
|
3162
UNIFI
UFI
$121M
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
135,269
-93,273
| -41% | -$571K |
|
3163
CALL
Interparfums
IPAR
$4.09B
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,400
| New | +$822K |
|
|
CALY
3164
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$3.28B
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
106,961
+78,832
| +280% | +$716K |
|
3165
CALL
Cintas
CTAS
$86B
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,600
| New | +$967K |
|
3166
Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF
RWL
$9.67B
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
8,535
-3,679
| -30% | -$369K |
|
3167
Morningstar
MORN
$7.38B
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,481
| New | +$847K |
|
3168
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.08B
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
15,776
+9,013
| +133% | +$566K |
|
3169
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$526M
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
61,183
+5,185
| +9% | +$74.1K |
|
3170
CALL
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.15B
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
87,500
-21,000
| -19% | -$237K |
|
3171
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
IXJ
$4.18B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
9,644
+6,055
| +169% | +$559K |
|
3172
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$226M
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
+114,661
| New | +$746K |
|
3173
PetMed Express
PETS
$43M
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
171,987
-149,495
| -47% | -$700K |
|
|
PENG
3174
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.47B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
43,192
-47,965
| -53% | -$875K |
|
3175
Ryan Specialty Holdings
RYAN
$5.96B
| $828K | ﹤0.01% |
12,911
-55,949
| -81% | -$3.89M |
|
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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.