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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3626
Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index ETF
FNDA
$9.24B
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
14,888
-166,986
| -92% | -$4.8M |
|
3627
National CineMedia
NCMI
$373M
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
+62,661
| New | +$383K |
|
3628
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.08B
| $441K | ﹤0.01% |
6,763
-30,240
| -82% | -$1.87M |
|
3629
CALL
Universal Display
OLED
$3.85B
| $441K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,100
| New | +$425K |
|
3630
National Grid
NGG
$81.8B
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,705
| New | +$411K |
|
3631
CALL
IonQ
IONQ
$12.7B
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
50,200
+16,400
| +49% | +$125K |
|
3632
Park Aerospace
PKE
$754M
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,662
| New | +$447K |
|
3633
Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF
INFL
$1.48B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
11,641
-2,041
| -15% | -$73.4K |
|
3634
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.7B
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
19,050
-60,278
| -76% | -$1.3M |
|
3635
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.2B
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
28,305
-28,192
| -50% | -$390K |
|
3636
PUT
VICI Properties
VICI
$29.9B
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$411K |
|
3637
American Tower
AMT
$81.4B
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,860
| New | +$412K |
|
3638
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.68B
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
17,226
-41,509
| -71% | -$954K |
|
3639
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.62B
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,505
| New | +$421K |
|
3640
Herbalife
HLF
$1.29B
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
59,864
-83,694
| -58% | -$771K |
|
3641
RingCentral
RNG
$4.73B
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+4,900
| +56% | +$155K |
|
3642
CALL
Comfort Systems
FIX
$56.9B
| $429K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,100
| New | +$362K |
|
3643
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$38.5B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,127
| New | +$408K |
|
3644
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF
BBJP
$17.1B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,176
| New | +$413K |
|
|
SA
3645
PUT
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.72B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
25,300
+500
| +2% | +$8.14K |
|
3646
Hagerty
HGTY
$1.23B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
41,758
+14,718
| +54% | +$163K |
|
3647
4D Molecular Therapeutics
FDMT
$511M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
39,150
-4,276
| -10% | -$71K |
|
|
PRMW
3648
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
16,684
-116,802
| -88% | -$2.61M |
|
3649
PUT
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.66B
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
37,700
| – | – |
|
3650
CS Disco
LAW
$268M
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
71,319
-62,648
| -47% | -$349K |
|
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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.