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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4051
IHS Holding
IHS
$2.77B
| $159K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,024
| New | +$163K |
|
4052
CALL
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$277M
| $158K | ﹤0.01% |
30,100
-21,700
| -42% | -$241K |
|
4053
PUT
Cerence
CRNC
$382M
| $158K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-99,000
| -66% | -$291K |
|
4054
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$257M
| $157K | ﹤0.01% |
14,548
+2,943
| +25% | +$30.2K |
|
4055
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
| $156K | ﹤0.01% |
15,178
-95,521
| -86% | -$884K |
|
|
RVNC
4056
CALL
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $156K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
4057
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
| $155K | ﹤0.01% |
10,028
-45,271
| -82% | -$401K |
|
4058
CALL
Blink Charging
BLNK
$75.2M
| $155K | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
| – | – |
|
4059
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$462M
| $155K | ﹤0.01% |
31,046
+20,858
| +205% | +$81.2K |
|
4060
CION Investment
CION
$297M
| $155K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,988
| New | +$157K |
|
4061
PUT
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.02B
| $154K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
4062
PUT
Archer Aviation
ACHR
$3.64B
| $152K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
|
RDNW
4063
RideNow Group
RDNW
$247M
| $147K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,679
| New | +$127K |
|
4064
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$406M
| $146K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,388
| New | +$174K |
|
|
OPFI.WS
4065
DELISTED
OppFi Inc Warrants
OPFI.WS
| $146K | ﹤0.01% |
695,312
| – | – |
|
4066
Geron
GERN
$911M
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,991
| New | +$145K |
|
4067
Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF
METV
$210M
| $144K | ﹤0.01% |
10,674
-700
| -6% | -$9.02K |
|
|
HPAI
4068
Helport AI
HPAI
$16.3M
| $143K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,152
| New | +$167K |
|
4069
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$416M
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
21,885
-12,264
| -36% | -$74.6K |
|
4070
Custom Truck One Source
CTOS
$2.47B
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
40,634
+13,127
| +48% | +$55.2K |
|
4071
Asure Software
ASUR
$220M
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
15,474
+500
| +3% | +$4.46K |
|
|
RDFN
4072
PUT
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
11,100
-64,700
| -85% | -$594K |
|
|
UDMY
4073
DELISTED
Udemy
UDMY
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
18,608
-239,785
| -93% | -$1.94M |
|
|
SLI
4074
Standard Lithium
SLI
$517M
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
85,691
-114,453
| -57% | -$147K |
|
4075
BARK
BARK
$74.8M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
4,151
+1,696
| +69% | +$55.2K |
|
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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.