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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3451
PUT
Rubrik
RBRK
$14.3B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,000
| New | +$395K |
|
3452
CALL
Transocean
RIG
$5.63B
| $522K | ﹤0.01% |
139,200
+93,800
| +207% | +$390K |
|
3453
CALL
Vital Farms
VITL
$596M
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,800
| New | +$491K |
|
3454
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$664M
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
51,379
| – | – |
|
3455
Grocery Outlet
GO
$958M
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
33,200
-33,980
| -51% | -$591K |
|
3456
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$1.49B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,256
| New | +$680K |
|
3457
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
VONV
$20.7B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
6,372
+2,726
| +75% | +$230K |
|
3458
PUT
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.6B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,500
| New | +$595K |
|
|
ALTM
3459
DELISTED
Arcadium Lithium plc
ALTM
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
100,604
-90,836
| -47% | -$464K |
|
|
LX
3460
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$234M
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
88,854
-825,832
| -90% | -$3.47M |
|
3461
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.7B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
4,555
-60,253
| -93% | -$6.97M |
|
3462
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF
MDYG
$2.81B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
5,894
+1,313
| +29% | +$118K |
|
3463
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.18B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,363
| New | +$509K |
|
|
GPGI
3464
CALL
GPGI Inc
GPGI
$4.03B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,214
| New | +$509K |
|
3465
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$26.1B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
3,000
-12,446
| -81% | -$2.22M |
|
3466
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.16B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
48,496
-15,928
| -25% | -$159K |
|
3467
CALL
B&G Foods
BGS
$303M
| $510K | ﹤0.01% |
74,000
| – | – |
|
3468
Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF
XMMO
$7.11B
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,121
| New | +$523K |
|
3469
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
CRNX
$8.89B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
9,876
-55,813
| -85% | -$3.12M |
|
|
THR
3470
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
17,494
-4,305
| -20% | -$127K |
|
3471
PUT
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.93B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
44,600
-10,700
| -19% | -$144K |
|
3472
PUT
iQIYI
IQ
$1.2B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
250,000
-50,000
| -17% | -$118K |
|
3473
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
16,419
+2,320
| +16% | +$75.6K |
|
|
PKST
3474
DELISTED
Peakstone Realty Trust
PKST
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
45,336
+30,235
| +200% | +$394K |
|
3475
Saia
SAIA
$10.9B
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
1,100
-94
| -8% | -$46.5K |
|
Similar funds
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.