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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3526
PUT
Hertz
HTZ
$556M
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
158,700
-3,800
| -2% | -$13.3K |
|
3527
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.74B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
16,443
-69,857
| -81% | -$2.25M |
|
3528
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.93B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
12,744
-110,660
| -90% | -$4.34M |
|
3529
Saia
SAIA
$10.9B
| $522K | ﹤0.01% |
1,194
-3,697
| -76% | -$1.57M |
|
3530
CALL
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$203M
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
11,700
-19,300
| -62% | -$864K |
|
3531
Stratasys
SSYS
$690M
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
62,711
-8,641
| -12% | -$68.1K |
|
3532
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.6B
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
2,642
-24,689
| -90% | -$4.69M |
|
3533
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.7B
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
16,196
-28,550
| -64% | -$930K |
|
3534
CVRx
CVRX
$131M
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
59,059
-5,029
| -8% | -$45.7K |
|
3535
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.79B
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
13,283
-14,605
| -52% | -$572K |
|
3536
OGE Energy
OGE
$10.2B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
12,630
-5,750
| -31% | -$223K |
|
3537
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$16.5B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,565
| New | +$424K |
|
3538
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SLYG
$5.08B
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
5,544
-100
| -2% | -$9.01K |
|
|
AZUL
3539
CALL
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
3540
PUT
Nu Skin
NUS
$255M
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
-114,300
| -62% | -$1.07M |
|
|
RPTX
3541
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
149,748
+174
| +0.1% | +$573 |
|
3542
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.25B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
3,947
-7,000
| -64% | -$1.07M |
|
3543
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.25B
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
15,219
-42,746
| -74% | -$1.61M |
|
3544
CALL
Lumen
LUMN
$6.38B
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
+72,300
| New | +$309K |
|
3545
Certara
CERT
$1.23B
| $511K | ﹤0.01% |
+43,646
| New | +$576K |
|
3546
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.86B
| $507K | ﹤0.01% |
1,764
-6,825
| -79% | -$1.71M |
|
3547
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$979M
| $507K | ﹤0.01% |
32,555
-93,501
| -74% | -$1.3M |
|
3548
Upwork
UPWK
$1.21B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
48,321
-263,181
| -84% | -$2.75M |
|
3549
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$11B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
-3,062
| -45% | -$338K |
|
3550
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.02B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
7,208
| – | – |
|
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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.