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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$820M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$667M |
| 3 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$515M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$425M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$382M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.03B |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$949M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$419M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$391M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$349M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 40.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.36% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 6.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
CALL
Dow Inc
DOW
$20.8B
| $5.45M | ﹤0.01% |
94,000
-81,000
| -46% | -$4.48M |
|
1702
Everspin Technologies
MRAM
$372M
| $5.44M | ﹤0.01% |
686,973
+20,272
| +3% | +$173K |
|
1703
CALL
VF Corp
VFC
$5.03B
| $5.44M | ﹤0.01% |
354,400
+233,700
| +194% | +$3.76M |
|
1704
Yum! Brands
YUM
$37.7B
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
39,110
-30,476
| -44% | -$4.07M |
|
1705
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.2B
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
73,301
-59,407
| -45% | -$4.19M |
|
1706
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$51M
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
687,791
+175,465
| +34% | +$1.73M |
|
1707
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$337M
| $5.39M | ﹤0.01% |
123,231
+21,424
| +21% | +$790K |
|
|
SASR
1708
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $5.38M | ﹤0.01% |
232,258
+190,971
| +463% | +$4.49M |
|
1709
CALL
McKesson
MCK
$102B
| $5.37M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-88,000
| -90% | -$44.7M |
|
1710
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$58.8B
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
82,496
-635,101
| -89% | -$37.9M |
|
1711
PUT
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.9B
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
12,400
| – | – |
|
1712
CALL
Realty Income
O
$53.6B
| $5.33M | ﹤0.01% |
98,500
-58,500
| -37% | -$3.17M |
|
1713
PUT
Synchrony
SYF
$24.4B
| $5.31M | ﹤0.01% |
123,200
-86,600
| -41% | -$3.45M |
|
1714
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
12,091
-15,621
| -56% | -$6.25M |
|
1715
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$8.73B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
583,016
-190,532
| -25% | -$1.87M |
|
1716
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$15.8B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
67,741
-60,285
| -47% | -$4.31M |
|
1717
PUT
XPO
XPO
$20.4B
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
43,300
-80,700
| -65% | -$8.64M |
|
1718
NRG Energy
NRG
$21.8B
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
77,902
-5,054
| -6% | -$284K |
|
|
TGI
1719
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $5.26M | ﹤0.01% |
349,488
-1,733,143
| -83% | -$25.8M |
|
|
HUYA
1720
Huya Inc
HUYA
$473M
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
1,154,773
-406,537
| -26% | -$1.47M |
|
1721
NIO
NIO
$9.17B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
1,162,812
-531,602
| -31% | -$3.21M |
|
1722
Navient
NAVI
$892M
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
300,543
+115,431
| +62% | +$1.95M |
|
1723
KeyCorp
KEY
$22.2B
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
330,295
-206,165
| -38% | -$2.98M |
|
1724
Hyliion Holdings
HYLN
$750M
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
2,961,679
+221,725
| +8% | +$291K |
|
1725
CALL
Nice
NICE
$6.15B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,923 positions worth $117B, up 2.1% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2024 filing shows 655 new, 1,367 increased, 1,722 reduced and 634 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $1.03B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 41% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2024 buy was Arm: 2,379,839 shares worth $297M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Apple in Q1 2024, an estimated $820M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $1.03B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $307M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $117B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 655 new positions and closed 634 in Q1 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.1% quarter-over-quarter to $117B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 15 May 2024.