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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
PUT
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-60,000
| -43% | -$2.2M |
|
2227
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$947M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
163,302
-119,419
| -42% | -$2.24M |
|
|
NVMI
2228
CALL
Nova
NVMI
$12.8B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
14,500
-29,000
| -67% | -$6.19M |
|
2229
Viking Holdings
VIK
$46.6B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,442
| New | +$2.96M |
|
2230
Angi Inc
ANGI
$252M
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
116,871
+2,289
| +2% | +$55.1K |
|
2231
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.87B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
95,165
+15,212
| +19% | +$494K |
|
2232
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$35B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
5,600
+500
| +10% | +$270K |
|
|
WCC
2233
PUT
WESCO International
WCC
$16.1B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
17,900
-400
| -2% | -$64.9K |
|
2234
Halliburton
HAL
$26.1B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
103,478
+33,078
| +47% | +$1.04M |
|
|
HES
2235
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,100
| New | +$3.07M |
|
2236
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.29B
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
15,881
+1,090
| +7% | +$201K |
|
2237
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
31,148
-13,534
| -30% | -$1.16M |
|
2238
PUT
Nucor
NUE
$60.5B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,900
| New | +$2.99M |
|
2239
Pulmonx
LUNG
$52.8M
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
360,787
-18,231
| -5% | -$132K |
|
2240
Solventum
SOLV
$14.9B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
42,814
-234,108
| -85% | -$14.1M |
|
|
MCHB
2241
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.51B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
189,359
+48,590
| +35% | +$693K |
|
2242
CALL
UBS Group
UBS
$171B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
96,300
| – | – |
|
|
GAP
2243
CALL
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.28B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
134,900
+85,100
| +171% | +$1.89M |
|
|
BBT
2244
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.51B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
110,342
-129,972
| -54% | -$3.4M |
|
2245
PUT
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.5B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
+7,700
| +18% | +$356K |
|
2246
Radware
RDWR
$1.19B
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
132,667
-24,926
| -16% | -$513K |
|
|
IRBT
2247
CALL
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
339,900
+18,300
| +6% | +$159K |
|
2248
CALL
Ferguson
FERG
$45B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,000
| New | +$3.04M |
|
2249
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.12B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
27,064
-28,624
| -51% | -$3.06M |
|
2250
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$467M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
81,776
-3,974
| -5% | -$135K |
|
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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.