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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$820M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$667M |
| 3 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$515M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$425M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$382M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.03B |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$949M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$419M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$391M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$349M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 40.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.36% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 6.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3276
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$8.86B
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
11,500
-93,300
| -89% | -$3.81M |
|
|
HA
3277
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
42,881
+16,944
| +65% | +$236K |
|
3278
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.46B
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
8,246
-69,384
| -89% | -$4.5M |
|
3279
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.34B
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
14,296
-52,091
| -78% | -$1.79M |
|
3280
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.22B
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
14,231
+5,526
| +63% | +$216K |
|
|
EVGR
3281
DELISTED
Evergreen Corporation Class A Ordinary Share
EVGR
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
|
TUYA
3282
Tuya Inc
TUYA
$1.08B
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
323,398
-17,992
| -5% | -$34.2K |
|
|
RPTX
3283
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
120,133
+42,954
| +56% | +$275K |
|
|
WKME
3284
DELISTED
WalkMe Ltd. Ordinary Shares
WKME
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
65,694
+21,832
| +50% | +$213K |
|
|
ARR
3285
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.12B
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,567
| New | +$549K |
|
|
SII
3286
Sprott
SII
$3.23B
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
15,300
+2,600
| +20% | +$93.4K |
|
3287
PUT
Bloom Energy
BE
$82.1B
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$550K |
|
3288
Weibo
WB
$1.61B
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
61,798
-446,884
| -88% | -$4.05M |
|
3289
W&T Offshore
WTI
$595M
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
211,153
-258,961
| -55% | -$740K |
|
3290
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
3,220
| – | – |
|
3291
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,505
| New | +$520K |
|
3292
Civeo
CVEO
$346M
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,744
| New | +$482K |
|
|
CMPOW
3293
DELISTED
CompoSecure Inc Warrant
CMPOW
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
805,043
+119
| +0% | +$47 |
|
|
AVB
3294
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,988
| New | +$537K |
|
|
NLOP
3295
Net Lease Office Properties
NLOP
$158M
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
23,283
+8,774
| +60% | +$207K |
|
|
TELL
3296
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
836,290
-8,930,828
| -91% | -$6.06M |
|
|
EPIX
3297
DELISTED
ESSA Pharma
EPIX
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
65,081
-134,572
| -67% | -$1.17M |
|
3298
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.7B
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
1,913
-1,940
| -50% | -$532K |
|
3299
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF
PEY
$1.12B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,584
| New | +$536K |
|
3300
CorMedix
CRMD
$604M
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
129,371
-13,906
| -10% | -$48.2K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,923 positions worth $117B, up 2.1% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2024 filing shows 655 new, 1,367 increased, 1,722 reduced and 634 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $1.03B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 41% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2024 buy was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Apple in Q1 2024, an estimated $820M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $1.03B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $307M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $117B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 655 new positions and closed 634 in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.1% quarter-over-quarter to $117B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 15 May 2024.