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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MASI
2176
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,358
| New | +$2.83M |
|
2177
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$295B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
-301,533
| -92% | -$34.6M |
|
2178
UWM Holdings
UWMC
$631M
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
380,176
-129,186
| -25% | -$1.09M |
|
2179
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.44B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,030
| New | +$2.67M |
|
2180
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.87B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
139,046
+9,337
| +7% | +$203K |
|
2181
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.6B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
42,045
-152,355
| -78% | -$11.2M |
|
2182
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF
SPHB
$965M
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
36,162
-27,900
| -44% | -$2.37M |
|
2183
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.13B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,246
| New | +$3.17M |
|
2184
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
SPMD
$18.4B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
58,708
+17,021
| +41% | +$900K |
|
2185
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.5B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
36,404
-15,440
| -30% | -$1.3M |
|
|
CMPOW
2186
DELISTED
CompoSecure Inc Warrant
CMPOW
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
839,530
+34,487
| +4% | +$60.3K |
|
2187
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$31.8B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,795
| New | +$3.11M |
|
2188
CALL
Camtek
CAMT
$6.53B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
40,100
+800
| +2% | +$78K |
|
2189
CALL
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.42B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
70,800
-5,000
| -7% | -$190K |
|
2190
CALL
Tyson Foods
TSN
$21.5B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
53,600
-7,300
| -12% | -$446K |
|
|
GRP.U
2191
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
52,868
-82,600
| -61% | -$4.55M |
|
2192
PUT
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.25B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
| – | – |
|
2193
Xencor
XNCR
$1.48B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
158,314
-30,709
| -16% | -$576K |
|
|
CHCT
2194
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$543M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+175,224
| New | +$3.58M |
|
2195
Perion Network
PERI
$378M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
403,128
+135,475
| +51% | +$1.14M |
|
|
ONT
2196
Onterris Inc
ONT
$740M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+120,699
| New | +$3.9M |
|
2197
CALL
Maplebear
CART
$10.7B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,900
| New | +$2.73M |
|
2198
CALL
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.1B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
+5,000
| +357% | +$2.51M |
|
2199
Cloudflare
NET
$93.7B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
38,990
-93,554
| -71% | -$7.52M |
|
|
CALY
2200
CALL
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$3.28B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
286,900
+32,600
| +13% | +$410K |
|
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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.