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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.3B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
605,393
+403,540
| +200% | +$7.71M |
|
1177
SoFi Technologies
SOFI
$21.9B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
1,573,418
-340,805
| -18% | -$2.48M |
|
1178
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.47B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
335,526
-184,086
| -35% | -$6.3M |
|
1179
CALL
Ferrari
RACE
$65.8B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
+26,100
| New | +$11.7M |
|
1180
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$6.73B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
614,400
-313,300
| -34% | -$5.24M |
|
1181
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.9B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
41,100
| – | – |
|
1182
CALL
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.86B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
440,100
+79,600
| +22% | +$2.02M |
|
|
ANSS
1183
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
38,426
-3,919
| -9% | -$1.25M |
|
1184
PUT
Procter & Gamble
PG
$345B
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
70,500
-110,700
| -61% | -$18.8M |
|
1185
Edgewise Therapeutics
EWTX
$4.53B
| $12.2M | 0.01% |
455,348
+143,872
| +46% | +$2.86M |
|
1186
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.34B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
69,240
+67,393
| +3,649% | +$12.1M |
|
1187
CALL
Philip Morris
PM
$304B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
+99,400
| New | +$11.5M |
|
1188
Envista
NVST
$4.33B
| $12M | 0.01% |
608,881
-387,390
| -39% | -$6.74M |
|
1189
PUT
Cameco
CCJ
$39.6B
| $12M | 0.01% |
251,900
+121,500
| +93% | +$5.3M |
|
1190
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.92B
| $12M | 0.01% |
1,436,125
-213,812
| -13% | -$1.53M |
|
1191
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.4B
| $12M | 0.01% |
238,410
-550,965
| -70% | -$22.6M |
|
1192
CALL
Suncor Energy
SU
$76B
| $12M | 0.01% |
325,000
+237,100
| +270% | +$9.16M |
|
1193
CALL
Cloudflare
NET
$95.2B
| $12M | 0.01% |
148,200
+70,500
| +91% | +$5.67M |
|
1194
CALL
Linde
LIN
$236B
| $12M | 0.01% |
25,100
| – | – |
|
1195
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.6B
| $12M | 0.01% |
88,600
+900
| +1% | +$131K |
|
1196
CALL
Wayfair
W
$11.9B
| $12M | 0.01% |
212,900
-79,200
| -27% | -$3.82M |
|
1197
EXL Service
EXLS
$4.31B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
313,041
-79,607
| -20% | -$2.78M |
|
1198
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.75B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
163,508
-8,893
| -5% | -$617K |
|
1199
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.7B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
20,417
+18,417
| +921% | +$10.4M |
|
1200
Moody's
MCO
$83.6B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
25,022
-22,949
| -48% | -$10.6M |
|
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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.