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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$63.4B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
927,900
+303,100
| +49% | +$2.37M |
|
1502
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.36B
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
109,133
-2,783
| -2% | -$194K |
|
1503
Post Holdings
POST
$4.14B
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
65,878
+6,179
| +10% | +$693K |
|
1504
CALL
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$12.1B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
+92,400
| New | +$7.82M |
|
|
EXE
1505
CALL
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$21.7B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
92,600
-7,400
| -7% | -$565K |
|
1506
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$73B
| $7.59M | 0.01% |
94,200
+43,200
| +85% | +$3.35M |
|
1507
PUT
New Oriental
EDU
$7.94B
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$6.85M |
|
|
CDMO
1508
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $7.57M | 0.01% |
665,506
+247,129
| +59% | +$2.48M |
|
1509
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.06B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
65,497
-2,429
| -4% | -$275K |
|
1510
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.59B
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
224,137
+52,687
| +31% | +$1.8M |
|
1511
PUT
CAVA Group
CAVA
$7.52B
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
60,500
-25,300
| -29% | -$2.57M |
|
1512
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.4B
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
63,667
-139,046
| -69% | -$15.2M |
|
1513
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$5.53B
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
306,132
-357,976
| -54% | -$9.02M |
|
1514
PUT
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$363M
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
219,400
+115,200
| +111% | +$3.93M |
|
1515
N-able
NABL
$823M
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
570,831
-109,368
| -16% | -$1.46M |
|
1516
EVgo
EVGO
$220M
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
1,796,549
+1,751,270
| +3,868% | +$6.69M |
|
1517
Atkore
ATKR
$2.54B
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
87,703
+49,376
| +129% | +$5.36M |
|
1518
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
50,782
+31,559
| +164% | +$4.47M |
|
1519
CALL
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.6B
| $7.4M | 0.01% |
46,600
+15,400
| +49% | +$2.28M |
|
|
ILPT
1520
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$601M
| $7.4M | 0.01% |
1,554,747
+148,939
| +11% | +$700K |
|
|
HBI
1521
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
1,004,700
-19,447
| -2% | -$116K |
|
|
ETWO
1522
DELISTED
E2open Parent Holdings
ETWO
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
1,671,805
+512,699
| +44% | +$2.24M |
|
|
LINE
1523
Lineage Inc
LINE
$9.69B
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
+93,938
| New | +$7.86M |
|
1524
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$46M
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
852,239
-253,792
| -23% | -$1.9M |
|
1525
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$765M
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
846,159
+334,698
| +65% | +$3.1M |
|
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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.