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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3426
Dole
DOLE
$1.36B
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
40,286
-56,750
| -58% | -$871K |
|
3427
Mid Penn Bancorp
MPB
$965M
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
18,902
+10,335
| +121% | +$320K |
|
3428
CALL
Ginkgo Bioworks
DNA
$485M
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
55,500
-5,000
| -8% | -$42.9K |
|
3429
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$847M
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,406
| New | +$558K |
|
3430
Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF
XSMO
$3B
| $542K | ﹤0.01% |
8,196
+245
| +3% | +$16.8K |
|
|
CURB
3431
Curbline Properties
CURB
$3.58B
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,313
| New | +$548K |
|
3432
CALL
Dave Inc
DAVE
$4.96B
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$415K |
|
3433
Kaspi.kz JSC
KSPI
$16.3B
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,673
| New | +$607K |
|
3434
Stellantis
STLA
$16.5B
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,137
| New | +$546K |
|
3435
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.01B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
13,200
-14,991
| -53% | -$541K |
|
3436
PUT
Xerox
XRX
$349M
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
63,500
+3,300
| +5% | +$30.4K |
|
3437
PUT
Vital Farms
VITL
$592M
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,200
| New | +$505K |
|
3438
CALL
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$7.39B
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,900
| New | +$554K |
|
|
RUMBW
3439
RUM Group Inc Warrant
RUMBW
$12.4M
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
106,572
| – | – |
|
3440
CALL
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$62.3B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
+900
| New | +$652K |
|
3441
PUT
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.61B
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
56,600
+40,000
| +241% | +$390K |
|
3442
AerSale
ASLE
$312M
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
84,414
-26,710
| -24% | -$153K |
|
3443
Kemper
KMPR
$1.79B
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
8,001
-63,753
| -89% | -$4.21M |
|
3444
Sunrun
RUN
$2.25B
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
57,453
+20,145
| +54% | +$250K |
|
3445
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$242M
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
5,120
-8,774
| -63% | -$1.03M |
|
3446
SAP
SAP
$207B
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
2,152
+452
| +27% | +$108K |
|
3447
CALL
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.4B
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,500
| New | +$551K |
|
3448
SoundThinking
SSTI
$109M
| $527K | ﹤0.01% |
40,362
+7,109
| +21% | +$85.3K |
|
3449
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.4B
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,900
| New | +$539K |
|
3450
PUT
Impinj
PI
$3.9B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,600
| New | +$682K |
|
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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.