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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$21.2B
| $6.3M | ﹤0.01% |
200,065
+89,464
| +81% | +$2.88M |
|
1677
WD-40
WDFC
$2.98B
| $6.3M | ﹤0.01% |
25,968
+7,874
| +44% | +$2.1M |
|
1678
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$581M
| $6.3M | ﹤0.01% |
69,571
-13,421
| -16% | -$1.26M |
|
1679
Energizer
ENR
$1.47B
| $6.3M | ﹤0.01% |
180,442
+22,091
| +14% | +$764K |
|
1680
Avantor
AVTR
$9.73B
| $6.29M | ﹤0.01% |
298,572
+267,622
| +865% | +$6.02M |
|
1681
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.98B
| $6.29M | ﹤0.01% |
159,027
-40,777
| -20% | -$1.84M |
|
1682
Rogers Communications
RCI
$18.8B
| $6.28M | ﹤0.01% |
204,257
-6,409
| -3% | -$229K |
|
1683
Deere & Co
DE
$165B
| $6.26M | ﹤0.01% |
14,779
-191,618
| -93% | -$80.7M |
|
1684
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.1B
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
79,100
| – | – |
|
1685
PUT
Burlington
BURL
$23.4B
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
+500
| +2% | +$135K |
|
1686
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.18B
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
217,813
-47,789
| -18% | -$1.58M |
|
1687
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
| $6.23M | ﹤0.01% |
21,495
-5,137
| -19% | -$1.61M |
|
1688
PUT
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| $6.23M | ﹤0.01% |
90,700
+40,700
| +81% | +$2.69M |
|
1689
Entegris
ENTG
$16.3B
| $6.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,781
| New | +$6.62M |
|
1690
CALL
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.5B
| $6.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$6.04M |
|
1691
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.29B
| $6.21M | ﹤0.01% |
252,209
-1,204
| -0.5% | -$33.2K |
|
1692
PUT
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.02B
| $6.21M | ﹤0.01% |
108,300
| – | – |
|
1693
Cohu
COHU
$1.86B
| $6.16M | ﹤0.01% |
230,884
-5,753
| -2% | -$151K |
|
1694
CALL
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
| $6.15M | ﹤0.01% |
68,900
| – | – |
|
1695
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.17B
| $6.15M | ﹤0.01% |
45,266
+29,527
| +188% | +$4.36M |
|
1696
PUT
Rio Tinto
RIO
$152B
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
104,300
-20,300
| -16% | -$1.3M |
|
|
SOBO
1697
PUT
South Bow Corp
SOBO
$7.79B
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+260,000
| New | +$6.37M |
|
1698
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.35B
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
256,239
+199,671
| +353% | +$6.34M |
|
|
SUPV
1699
Grupo Supervielle
SUPV
$823M
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
405,397
-607,625
| -60% | -$6.48M |
|
1700
PUT
GitLab
GTLB
$5.75B
| $6.11M | ﹤0.01% |
108,500
+19,900
| +22% | +$1.16M |
|
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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.