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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3451
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.89B
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
64,939
-73,405
| -53% | -$687K |
|
3452
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
CIBR
$14B
| $594K | ﹤0.01% |
10,029
-31,564
| -76% | -$1.8M |
|
3453
PUT
Perion Network
PERI
$378M
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
+74,700
| New | +$626K |
|
3454
Identive
INVE
$64.1M
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
166,470
-16
| -0% | -$59 |
|
3455
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$88.2M
| $587K | ﹤0.01% |
61,152
-954
| -2% | -$11.6K |
|
3456
Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF
DFLV
$6.87B
| $587K | ﹤0.01% |
19,049
-21,258
| -53% | -$633K |
|
3457
Riskified
RSKD
$720M
| $586K | ﹤0.01% |
123,857
-61,876
| -33% | -$338K |
|
3458
PUT
Green Dot
GDOT
$758M
| $586K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-100
| -0.2% | -$1.04K |
|
|
BBUC
3459
Brookfield Business Corp Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
BBUC
$6.55B
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
23,058
-2,616
| -10% | -$57.8K |
|
|
EVGR
3460
DELISTED
Evergreen Corporation Class A Ordinary Share
EVGR
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
3461
CALL
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
$14.6B
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
JOYY
3462
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.77B
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,070
| New | +$553K |
|
3463
PUT
Alta Equipment Group
ALTG
$207M
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
86,400
+36,400
| +73% | +$280K |
|
3464
iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF
SMIN
$754M
| $581K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,770
| New | +$565K |
|
3465
Sutro Biopharma
STRO
$393M
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
16,765
+3,898
| +30% | +$153K |
|
3466
Scilex Holding
SCLX
$48M
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
17,915
| – | – |
|
3467
CALL
Emerson Electric
EMR
$85B
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
5,300
-34,700
| -87% | -$3.73M |
|
3468
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$216M
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
60,054
+4,468
| +8% | +$52.4K |
|
3469
Regenxbio
RGNX
$615M
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
55,106
-87,563
| -61% | -$1.07M |
|
3470
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.16B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
64,424
-10,930
| -15% | -$93.1K |
|
3471
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.8B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
11,808
-904,110
| -99% | -$44M |
|
3472
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.15B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
31,120
-647,857
| -95% | -$11.5M |
|
3473
JPMorgan Small & Mid Cap Enhanced Equity ETF
JMEE
$2.87B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
9,436
+455
| +5% | +$26.7K |
|
3474
GeoPark
GPRK
$601M
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
72,993
-309,455
| -81% | -$2.83M |
|
|
SAVE
3475
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
239,063
-1,737,241
| -88% | -$4.78M |
|
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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.