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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
Archer Aviation Redeemable Warrants
ACHR.WS
$15M
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,507,382
+26,200
| +2% | +$35.7K |
|
1877
iQIYI
IQ
$1.19B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
2,413,861
+2,312,261
| +2,276% | +$5.48M |
|
1878
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.4B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
94,380
-144,030
| -60% | -$7.47M |
|
1879
Digital Turbine
APPS
$982M
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
2,867,296
-1,257,986
| -30% | -$2.8M |
|
|
VPU
1880
Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU
$8.56B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,633
| New | +$5.07M |
|
1881
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.1B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
34,706
-558,939
| -94% | -$85.3M |
|
1882
PUT
Sony
SONY
$137B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
228,500
-11,000
| -5% | -$214K |
|
1883
PUT
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$54.2B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
22,500
-14,400
| -39% | -$2.92M |
|
|
MTTR
1884
DELISTED
Matterport, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MTTR
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
1,018,952
+93,792
| +10% | +$445K |
|
|
COOP
1885
CALL
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
50,300
+8,200
| +19% | +$779K |
|
1886
PUT
monday.com
MNDY
$3.82B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
20,500
+600
| +3% | +$166K |
|
1887
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$27.8B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
33,582
-46,826
| -58% | -$6.84M |
|
1888
Ecopetrol
EC
$33.7B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+609,221
| New | +$4.91M |
|
1889
PUT
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.4B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
-5,200
| -21% | -$1.27M |
|
|
YMAB
1890
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
615,131
-172,405
| -22% | -$2.1M |
|
1891
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,109
| New | +$4.88M |
|
|
HI
1892
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
154,971
+5,336
| +4% | +$161K |
|
1893
CALL
AutoNation
AN
$7.7B
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
27,900
| – | – |
|
1894
CALL
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
141,700
+78,600
| +125% | +$3.11M |
|
1895
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.68B
| $4.72M | ﹤0.01% |
40,398
+36,451
| +924% | +$4.58M |
|
1896
CALL
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
| $4.72M | ﹤0.01% |
20,700
-78,000
| -79% | -$18.5M |
|
1897
CALL
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.1B
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
10,200
+8,600
| +538% | +$4.08M |
|
1898
CALL
MetLife
MET
$62.4B
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
57,500
| – | – |
|
1899
PUT
Dominion Energy
D
$62.1B
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
87,400
| – | – |
|
|
CLDT
1900
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$632M
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
525,775
-23,820
| -4% | -$211K |
|
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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.