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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.12B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
193,560
-133,914
| -41% | -$4.14M |
|
1527
Itron
ITRI
$3.76B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
68,724
-14,386
| -17% | -$1.46M |
|
1528
PUT
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$93.4B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
221,000
+92,000
| +71% | +$3.2M |
|
|
THS
1529
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $7.33M | 0.01% |
174,721
-92,019
| -34% | -$3.65M |
|
1530
PUT
ResMed
RMD
$29.5B
| $7.32M | 0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
1531
Maximus
MMS
$3.2B
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
78,289
-39,149
| -33% | -$3.5M |
|
|
CYBR
1532
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
25,000
-13,300
| -35% | -$3.6M |
|
1533
KT
KT
$8.92B
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
473,910
+387,913
| +451% | +$5.59M |
|
1534
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
+8,200
| New | +$6.72M |
|
1535
GoPro
GPRO
$119M
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
5,349,856
-157,536
| -3% | -$217K |
|
1536
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.41B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
804,593
+189,098
| +31% | +$1.5M |
|
1537
Vicor
VICR
$9.41B
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
171,882
-138,539
| -45% | -$5.15M |
|
1538
PUT
Papa John's
PZZA
$997M
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
134,100
+60,000
| +81% | +$2.76M |
|
1539
PUT
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$31.6B
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
34,400
-10,600
| -24% | -$2.1M |
|
|
SUPV
1540
Grupo Supervielle
SUPV
$857M
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
1,013,022
+363,052
| +56% | +$2.51M |
|
|
VRE
1541
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
403,150
+62,750
| +18% | +$1.03M |
|
1542
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$138B
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
+98,072
| New | +$6.97M |
|
1543
PUT
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.62B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
193,300
-24,600
| -11% | -$927K |
|
1544
Driven Brands
DRVN
$2.37B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
503,339
-469,784
| -48% | -$6.43M |
|
1545
CALL
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.62B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
313,000
-317,800
| -50% | -$7.73M |
|
1546
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.6B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
139,060
-57,200
| -29% | -$3.26M |
|
|
FOLD
1547
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
670,442
+581,167
| +651% | +$6.33M |
|
|
HAPN
1548
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.16B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
625,673
-211,505
| -25% | -$2.26M |
|
1549
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$325M
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
+1,171,076
| New | +$7.83M |
|
1550
PUT
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$936M
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
425,600
+5,500
| +1% | +$80.4K |
|
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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.