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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3351
CarMax
KMX
$8.36B
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
9,195
-2,205
| -19% | -$174K |
|
3352
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
QQQE
$1.33B
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
7,883
+2,126
| +37% | +$187K |
|
3353
PUT
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.69B
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
82,500
+23,100
| +39% | +$267K |
|
3354
Marcus Corp
MCS
$766M
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
47,131
+5,236
| +12% | +$69K |
|
3355
PUT
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.12B
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
11,000
-10,000
| -48% | -$771K |
|
3356
PUT
Klaviyo
KVYO
$5.65B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3357
PUT
Bloom Energy
BE
$47.5B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
67,000
-18,000
| -21% | -$214K |
|
|
VSXY
3358
PUT
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.1B
| $704K | ﹤0.01% |
27,400
-28,600
| -51% | -$606K |
|
3359
Paysafe
PSFE
$463M
| $700K | ﹤0.01% |
31,209
-67,111
| -68% | -$1.39M |
|
|
CIVI
3360
CALL
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,800
| New | +$855K |
|
|
GOLD
3361
CALL
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.18B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
15,800
-4,800
| -23% | -$184K |
|
3362
PUT
Entegris
ENTG
$18B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$734K |
|
3363
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$184M
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
118,828
-86,773
| -42% | -$631K |
|
|
SFBS
3364
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.92B
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
8,626
-35,057
| -80% | -$2.67M |
|
3365
Brink's
BCO
$4.87B
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
5,966
-18,613
| -76% | -$1.97M |
|
3366
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
AUPH
$1.92B
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
93,949
+8,055
| +9% | +$49.9K |
|
3367
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.2B
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
47,214
-12,173
| -20% | -$163K |
|
3368
CALL
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$74.2B
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
6,600
| – | – |
|
3369
CALL
InMode
INMD
$889M
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,400
| New | +$682K |
|
3370
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.2B
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
44,422
-7
| -0% | -$108 |
|
3371
PubMatic
PUBM
$605M
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
+45,704
| New | +$794K |
|
3372
CALL
CF Industries
CF
$18.9B
| $678K | ﹤0.01% |
7,900
-4,300
| -35% | -$333K |
|
3373
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$393M
| $678K | ﹤0.01% |
118,892
-237,320
| -67% | -$1.43M |
|
3374
Scansource
SCSC
$1.16B
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
14,098
-5,707
| -29% | -$270K |
|
3375
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$226M
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
10,113
-674
| -6% | -$45.8K |
|
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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.