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 | Technology | 18.36% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.47% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.38% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 4.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
CarParts.com
PRTS
$42.6M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
181,541
+59,184
| +48% | +$1.48M |
|
2202
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.2B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
13,818
-136
| -1% | -$27.5K |
|
2203
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.43B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
79,395
-56,908
| -42% | -$2.02M |
|
|
EMBJ
2204
CALL
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
110,000
| – | – |
|
2205
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$558M
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
134,928
+94,233
| +232% | +$2.34M |
|
2206
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$69.1B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
11,687
-10,854
| -48% | -$2.61M |
|
2207
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund
FBTC
$11.8B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,000
| New | +$2.25M |
|
2208
Quanta Services
PWR
$84.2B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+11,207
| New | +$2.48M |
|
2209
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.39B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
902
-12
| -1% | -$41.3K |
|
2210
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.66B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,801
| New | +$2.71M |
|
2211
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$106B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
57,100
+31,500
| +123% | +$1.49M |
|
2212
CALL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.81B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,100
| New | +$2.77M |
|
|
SPR
2213
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-106,100
| -57% | -$3.22M |
|
|
FITB
2214
PUT
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.3B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
77,500
-22,500
| -23% | -$783K |
|
2215
FormFactor
FORM
$6.51B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
63,120
-78,942
| -56% | -$3.29M |
|
2216
CALL
Crocs
CROX
$6.63B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-147,000
| -88% | -$16.7M |
|
2217
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$41.3B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
24,067
-136,363
| -85% | -$15M |
|
|
FYBR
2218
CALL
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
116,700
-38,800
| -25% | -$918K |
|
2219
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.09B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
479,721
+333,663
| +228% | +$1.99M |
|
2220
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.71B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
173,916
+103,567
| +147% | +$1.67M |
|
2221
Fortive
FTV
$18B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
44,026
-29,689
| -40% | -$1.8M |
|
2222
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.33B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
104,626
-18,849
| -15% | -$502K |
|
|
PPLI
2223
PUT
People Inc
PPLI
$3.12B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
64,851
| – | – |
|
2224
CALL
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
29,397
-50,429
| -63% | -$4.49M |
|
2225
CALL
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.04B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
42,300
-252,400
| -86% | -$15M |
|
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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 withdrew a net $8.58B in Q1 2024, closing 634 positions and reducing 1,722 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, an estimated $307M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Arm worth $297M.
- 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.