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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.7B |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$880M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$850M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$689M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$665M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$964M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$606M |
| 3 |
Workday
WDAY
|
+$520M |
| 4 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$514M |
| 5 |
Spotify
SPOT
|
+$431M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.87% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 5.68% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
Intel
INTC
$413B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
380,232
-6,373,048
| -94% | -$144M |
|
1552
PUT
Pultegroup
PHM
$25.2B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
1553
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$907M
| $7.61M | 0.01% |
195,156
-5,109
| -3% | -$187K |
|
1554
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.49B
| $7.59M | 0.01% |
285,703
-213,237
| -43% | -$6.49M |
|
1555
BCE
BCE
$20.8B
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
327,203
-270,932
| -45% | -$7.79M |
|
1556
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.15B
| $7.57M | 0.01% |
798,067
+420,940
| +112% | +$4.74M |
|
1557
Corning
GLW
$107B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
159,188
+137,609
| +638% | +$6.52M |
|
1558
Axos Financial
AX
$5.58B
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
108,006
-135,743
| -56% | -$9.91M |
|
1559
PUT
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$6.14B
| $7.53M | 0.01% |
+204,400
| New | +$5.5M |
|
1560
CALL
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.9B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
+18,200
| New | +$7.98M |
|
1561
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.77B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
112,868
+83,366
| +283% | +$9.38M |
|
|
BAND
1562
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.19B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
441,727
+119,295
| +37% | +$2.24M |
|
1563
Public Storage
PSA
$61.5B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
25,105
+17,923
| +250% | +$5.95M |
|
|
HDSN
1564
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$246M
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
1,345,553
+993,833
| +283% | +$6.55M |
|
1565
CALL
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.3B
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
141,500
+23,500
| +20% | +$1.33M |
|
1566
CALL
Etsy
ETSY
$8.12B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
141,800
-37,900
| -21% | -$2.02M |
|
1567
PUT
Tyson Foods
TSN
$21.5B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
130,500
+32,000
| +32% | +$1.93M |
|
1568
PUT
YPF
YPF
$19.7B
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
+176,100
| New | +$5.78M |
|
1569
PAR Technology
PAR
$716M
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
103,010
+65,813
| +177% | +$4.5M |
|
1570
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$5.92B
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
348,500
-265,900
| -43% | -$5.42M |
|
1571
CALL
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.5B
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
48,200
+1,600
| +3% | +$276K |
|
1572
CALL
Burlington
BURL
$23.4B
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
26,200
-3,500
| -12% | -$946K |
|
|
VRN
1573
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
1,451,891
+1,420,047
| +4,459% | +$7.8M |
|
1574
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$419M
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
207,784
-2
| -0% | -$75 |
|
1575
PUT
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.82B
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
354,100
-60,000
| -14% | -$1.63M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,079 positions worth $136B, up 17% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $10.6B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 591 new positions and adding to 1,620 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Lam Research: 3,525,438 shares worth $255M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was NVIDIA, an estimated $964M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2024 buy was Lam Research: 3,525,438 shares worth $255M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2024, an estimated $3.7B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $964M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $81.4M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $136B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 591 new positions and closed 731 in Q4 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $136B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.