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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FL
1701
PUT
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
223,500
-8,900
| -4% | -$246K |
|
1702
CALL
Boston Scientific
BSX
$67.6B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
68,900
+19,800
| +40% | +$1.56M |
|
1703
Vera Therapeutics
VERA
$2.53B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
130,466
-240,219
| -65% | -$9.12M |
|
1704
Life Time Group Holdings
LTH
$9.74B
| $5.76M | ﹤0.01% |
235,997
+199,969
| +555% | +$4.5M |
|
1705
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.5B
| $5.75M | ﹤0.01% |
26,691
+4,360
| +20% | +$867K |
|
|
SKX
1706
CALL
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $5.75M | ﹤0.01% |
85,900
+63,400
| +282% | +$4.16M |
|
1707
MarineMax
HZO
$799M
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
162,875
+28,038
| +21% | +$915K |
|
1708
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.8B
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
36,634
+1,126
| +3% | +$172K |
|
1709
Knowles
KN
$3.2B
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
318,401
-167,141
| -34% | -$2.96M |
|
1710
PUT
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| $5.73M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
1711
Monro
MNRO
$529M
| $5.73M | ﹤0.01% |
198,453
-70,101
| -26% | -$1.81M |
|
1712
Honeywell
HON
$77.9B
| $5.72M | ﹤0.01% |
29,384
-42,479
| -59% | -$8.24M |
|
1713
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.99B
| $5.72M | ﹤0.01% |
90,253
+57,495
| +176% | +$4.15M |
|
1714
CALL
Rocket Companies
RKT
$38.2B
| $5.72M | ﹤0.01% |
297,900
+254,600
| +588% | +$4.47M |
|
1715
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
| $5.71M | ﹤0.01% |
18,883
+16,116
| +582% | +$4.74M |
|
1716
PUT
Royal Gold
RGLD
$17.1B
| $5.7M | ﹤0.01% |
40,600
+2,200
| +6% | +$301K |
|
1717
CALL
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$18.6B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
272,800
+122,800
| +82% | +$2.59M |
|
1718
PUT
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$75.3B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
24,700
+20,000
| +426% | +$4.33M |
|
|
COOP
1719
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
61,700
+30,200
| +96% | +$2.68M |
|
1720
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$8.29B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
73,500
+6,000
| +9% | +$474K |
|
1721
Coursera
COUR
$1.61B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
716,073
-203,826
| -22% | -$1.61M |
|
1722
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.4B
| $5.68M | ﹤0.01% |
21,498
-2,984
| -12% | -$790K |
|
1723
Mobileye
MBLY
$2.02B
| $5.67M | ﹤0.01% |
413,713
+77,661
| +23% | +$1.36M |
|
1724
Criteo
CRTO
$1.05B
| $5.67M | ﹤0.01% |
140,805
+64,040
| +83% | +$2.81M |
|
1725
PUT
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.82B
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,200
| New | +$4.84M |
|
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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.