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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3201
CALL
Five Below
FIVE
$11.6B
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-61,800
| -86% | -$5.21M |
|
3202
Blend Labs
BLND
$433M
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
+242,583
| New | +$804K |
|
3203
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
20,024
+13,633
| +213% | +$584K |
|
3204
PUT
Asana
ASAN
$1.93B
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
77,900
+7,100
| +10% | +$93.6K |
|
3205
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
11,697
+3,930
| +51% | +$267K |
|
3206
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$593M
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
49,525
-12,114
| -20% | -$230K |
|
3207
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$46.1B
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
4,540
-138,859
| -97% | -$27M |
|
3208
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$701M
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
40,248
+13,485
| +50% | +$306K |
|
3209
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$692M
| $897K | ﹤0.01% |
45,828
+4,858
| +12% | +$90.2K |
|
3210
CALL
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.11B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
+1,200
| +4% | +$43.3K |
|
3211
ADC Therapeutics
ADCT
$139M
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
284,243
+20,531
| +8% | +$64.7K |
|
3212
Ingredion
INGR
$6.49B
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,514
| New | +$829K |
|
3213
CALL
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.93B
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
63,200
-63,300
| -50% | -$840K |
|
3214
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
IGM
$9.65B
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,300
| New | +$859K |
|
3215
CALL
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.83B
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,300
| New | +$901K |
|
3216
Weibo
WB
$1.99B
| $891K | ﹤0.01% |
88,352
-3,183
| -3% | -$25.1K |
|
3217
Alector
ALEC
$168M
| $890K | ﹤0.01% |
190,992
-161,251
| -46% | -$865K |
|
3218
iShares US Regional Banks ETF
IAT
$679M
| $889K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,696
| New | +$861K |
|
|
OAKU
3219
DELISTED
Oak Woods Acquisition Corp
OAKU
| $888K | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
3220
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25.7B
| $887K | ﹤0.01% |
8,146
-1,403
| -15% | -$154K |
|
3221
PagerDuty
PD
$817M
| $886K | ﹤0.01% |
47,759
-21,159
| -31% | -$413K |
|
3222
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.04B
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
59,728
-106,828
| -64% | -$1.67M |
|
|
PPBI
3223
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
34,985
-219,500
| -86% | -$5.48M |
|
3224
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.82B
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
8,578
-31,676
| -79% | -$2.99M |
|
|
PMT
3225
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$848M
| $877K | ﹤0.01% |
61,534
-137,634
| -69% | -$1.92M |
|
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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.