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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.38B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
75,470
+52,453
| +228% | +$2.66M |
|
|
CHEB
2002
DELISTED
Chenghe Acquisition II Co.
CHEB
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
409,400
+168,000
| +70% | +$1.69M |
|
2003
PUT
Medtronic
MDT
$112B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,800
| New | +$4.48M |
|
2004
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.59B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
18,237
+6,606
| +57% | +$1.47M |
|
2005
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
102,243
-354,217
| -78% | -$20.2M |
|
|
SKX
2006
PUT
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
61,000
+40,000
| +190% | +$2.59M |
|
2007
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$13.7B
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
166,587
+128,780
| +341% | +$3.41M |
|
2008
PUT
Ryder
R
$9.9B
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
| – | – |
|
2009
CALL
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
50,400
| – | – |
|
2010
CALL
Oneok
OKE
$56.7B
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
40,300
+26,400
| +190% | +$2.7M |
|
|
EXAS
2011
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
72,000
| – | – |
|
2012
BlackLine
BL
$1.9B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
66,521
-83,150
| -56% | -$4.96M |
|
2013
CONMED
CNMD
$1.3B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
59,037
-11,591
| -16% | -$808K |
|
2014
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$26.4B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
23,805
-164,347
| -87% | -$28.2M |
|
2015
PUT
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
71,300
-1,800
| -2% | -$98.8K |
|
|
DTSQ
2016
DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corp
DTSQ
$41.5M
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
400,000
+150,000
| +60% | +$1.51M |
|
|
FITB
2017
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.3B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
95,260
+14,533
| +18% | +$652K |
|
2018
Repay Holdings
RPAY
$335M
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
527,241
+5,324
| +1% | +$42.5K |
|
2019
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.9B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
92,697
-89,818
| -49% | -$4.01M |
|
|
CMA
2020
PUT
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
| – | – |
|
|
CMPOW
2021
DELISTED
CompoSecure Inc Warrant
CMPOW
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
839,530
| – | – |
|
2022
Goodyear
GT
$2.09B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
445,779
-115,241
| -21% | -$1.05M |
|
2023
United Microelectronic
UMC
$42.9B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+617,753
| New | +$4.42M |
|
2024
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.22B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
256,559
+61,938
| +32% | +$1.03M |
|
2025
PUT
Range Resources
RRC
$9.33B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
111,200
-11,500
| -9% | -$380K |
|
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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.