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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
New Mountain Finance
NMFC
$668M
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,848
| New | +$584K |
|
3477
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.9B
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
5,280
-14,369
| -73% | -$1.5M |
|
3478
Pultegroup
PHM
$25.7B
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
3,989
+968
| +32% | +$123K |
|
3479
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.48B
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
73,731
-18,751
| -20% | -$165K |
|
3480
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$9.82B
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
13,986
+3,000
| +27% | +$118K |
|
3481
Ring Energy
REI
$287M
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
354,956
-26,196
| -7% | -$46.8K |
|
3482
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
XLG
$10.4B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,933
| New | +$548K |
|
3483
CALL
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$35.9B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,400
| New | +$549K |
|
3484
PUT
Adient
ADNT
$1.7B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$572K |
|
3485
PUT
Ferrari
RACE
$68.6B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,200
| New | +$538K |
|
3486
CALL
KE Holdings
BEKE
$17.7B
| $563K | ﹤0.01% |
28,300
-471,700
| -94% | -$6.96M |
|
3487
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
DAPP
$236M
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,754
| New | +$551K |
|
3488
AerSale
ASLE
$307M
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
+111,124
| New | +$641K |
|
3489
RB Global
RBA
$21.7B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,900
| New | +$560K |
|
|
TBMC
3490
DELISTED
Trailblazer Merger Corp I
TBMC
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
3491
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$811M
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
39,572
-14,768
| -27% | -$225K |
|
3492
PUT
American International
AIG
$42.9B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
7,500
-25,100
| -77% | -$1.87M |
|
3493
Pacer Lunt Large Cap Alternator ETF
ALTL
$91.5M
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
14,382
-5,194
| -27% | -$190K |
|
|
AEVA
3494
Aeva Technologies
AEVA
$1B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
166,779
+15,745
| +10% | +$47.1K |
|
3495
PUT
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.6B
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,300
| New | +$499K |
|
3496
Gold Royalty Corp
GROY
$598M
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
403,086
+238,257
| +145% | +$324K |
|
3497
CALL
Cognizant
CTSH
$23.8B
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,100
| New | +$529K |
|
3498
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.3B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
35,117
-62,795
| -64% | -$1.01M |
|
3499
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$470M
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,229
| New | +$501K |
|
3500
CALL
Rapid7
RPD
$642M
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
13,700
| – | – |
|
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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.