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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.3B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
997,427
-237,322
| -19% | -$1.55M |
|
1652
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF
XMHQ
$5.44B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
61,573
+17,574
| +40% | +$1.74M |
|
1653
CALL
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.9B
| $6.3M | 0.01% |
119,300
| – | – |
|
1654
SLB Ltd
SLB
$76.5B
| $6.24M | 0.01% |
148,646
-1,713,368
| -92% | -$76.3M |
|
1655
PUT
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.71B
| $6.23M | 0.01% |
108,300
+75,100
| +226% | +$4.02M |
|
1656
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.98B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
417,915
+133,436
| +47% | +$1.93M |
|
1657
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.7B
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
+145,000
| New | +$6.12M |
|
1658
CALL
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$4.39B
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
54,400
+4,400
| +9% | +$451K |
|
1659
PUT
Penumbra
PEN
$12.6B
| $6.18M | 0.01% |
31,800
-1,800
| -5% | -$340K |
|
1660
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$874M
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
764,765
+6,685
| +0.9% | +$57.9K |
|
1661
PUT
Matador Resources
MTDR
$5.86B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
124,700
+25,100
| +25% | +$1.41M |
|
1662
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.48B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
556,637
+251,493
| +82% | +$2.63M |
|
1663
CALL
Lucid Motors
LCID
$2.54B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
174,420
+35,520
| +26% | +$1.24M |
|
1664
CALL
Amphenol
APH
$184B
| $6.15M | 0.01% |
94,400
-148,500
| -61% | -$9.63M |
|
|
SPR
1665
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
189,000
+5,500
| +3% | +$188K |
|
1666
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.28B
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
208,307
-125,742
| -38% | -$3.39M |
|
1667
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
79,100
| – | – |
|
1668
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33.1B
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
62,525
-83,441
| -57% | -$7.76M |
|
1669
Chevron
CVX
$378B
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
41,552
+19,039
| +85% | +$2.83M |
|
|
DQ
1670
PUT
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$815M
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
299,500
+74,200
| +33% | +$1.2M |
|
1671
PUT
Targa Resources
TRGP
$57.4B
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
41,200
| – | – |
|
1672
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.54B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
79,471
-21,317
| -21% | -$1.52M |
|
1673
ASE Group
ASX
$80.2B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
+623,516
| New | +$6.33M |
|
1674
Cohu
COHU
$2.26B
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
236,637
-25,921
| -10% | -$726K |
|
1675
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
TARS
$2.62B
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
182,095
-87,698
| -33% | -$2.46M |
|
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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.