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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$820M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$667M |
| 3 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$515M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$425M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$382M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.03B |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$949M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$419M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$391M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$349M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.36% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.47% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.38% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 4.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3826
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
| $151K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,371
| New | +$157K |
|
3827
PUT
KE Holdings
BEKE
$16.8B
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-280,000
| -96% | -$3.91M |
|
|
RVNC
3828
CALL
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
FPI
3829
Farmland Partners
FPI
$419M
| $147K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,251
| New | +$149K |
|
|
ASRT
3830
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
10,077
-9,913
| -50% | -$135K |
|
3831
CALL
AST SpaceMobile
ASTS
$16.8B
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-30,000
| -38% | -$101K |
|
|
CCRD
3832
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,860
| New | +$153K |
|
|
MITT
3833
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$230M
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
23,131
-666
| -3% | -$4.09K |
|
3834
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.9B
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
14,222
+2,235
| +19% | +$20.6K |
|
3835
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.06B
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
25,470
-98,967
| -80% | -$570K |
|
3836
CALL
Spire Global
SPIR
$425M
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,700
| New | +$116K |
|
3837
EverCommerce
EVCM
$2.05B
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
14,423
-2,279
| -14% | -$22.2K |
|
3838
CALL
LifeMD
LFMD
$179M
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$97.6K |
|
3839
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$628M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,129
| New | +$140K |
|
3840
Ooma
OOMA
$550M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
15,833
-19,472
| -55% | -$194K |
|
|
OTLY
3841
Oatly Group
OTLY
$417M
| $131K | ﹤0.01% |
5,779
-12,491
| -68% | -$281K |
|
|
SHCO
3842
DELISTED
Soho House & Co
SHCO
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
22,916
-63,719
| -74% | -$386K |
|
|
WW
3843
PUT
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
+70,200
| New | +$279K |
|
3844
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.5B
| $129K | ﹤0.01% |
15,478
+1,045
| +7% | +$8.45K |
|
|
TVRD
3845
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$23.5M
| $128K | ﹤0.01% |
3,921
-158
| -4% | -$4.1K |
|
3846
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$790M
| $128K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,096
| New | +$133K |
|
3847
Solid Power Inc Warrant
SLDPW
$8.98M
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
604,873
| – | – |
|
3848
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$249M
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
790
-4,632
| -85% | -$854K |
|
3849
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$1.7B
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,361
| New | +$121K |
|
|
MOMO
3850
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
20,010
-264,617
| -93% | -$1.68M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,923 positions worth $117B, up 2.1% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.58B in Q1 2024, closing 634 positions and reducing 1,722 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, an estimated $307M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Arm worth $297M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2024 buy was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Apple in Q1 2024, an estimated $820M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $1.03B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $307M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $117B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 655 new positions and closed 634 in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.1% quarter-over-quarter to $117B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 15 May 2024.