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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Winmark
WINA
$1.24B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
6,640
+227
| +4% | +$84.4K |
|
2377
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$846M
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
92,743
-33,119
| -26% | -$869K |
|
2378
CALL
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10.7B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
107,399
+16,399
| +18% | +$509K |
|
2379
LendingTree
TREE
$572M
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
43,686
-83,320
| -66% | -$4.31M |
|
2380
ClearPoint Neuro
CLPT
$436M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
225,520
+146,489
| +185% | +$1.4M |
|
2381
NiSource
NI
$21.9B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,903
| New | +$2.33M |
|
|
LGF.A
2382
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
322,310
+29,462
| +10% | +$246K |
|
|
GTLS.PRB
2383
DELISTED
Chart Industries 6.75% Series B Preferred Stock
GTLS.PRB
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$2.65M |
|
2384
PUT
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$36.9B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
139,500
-16,300
| -10% | -$285K |
|
2385
PUT
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.31B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+82,500
| New | +$2.85M |
|
|
REVG
2386
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
89,424
-80,701
| -47% | -$2.21M |
|
2387
CALL
Comcast
CMCSA
$85.8B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-10,300
| -15% | -$407K |
|
2388
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$470M
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+96,442
| New | +$1.61M |
|
|
DTSQ
2389
DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corp
DTSQ
$41.5M
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+250,000
| New | +$2.5M |
|
2390
CALL
Polaris
PII
$4.07B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-19,900
| -40% | -$1.62M |
|
2391
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.91B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
93,891
-26,361
| -22% | -$654K |
|
|
LX
2392
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$241M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
914,686
+190,713
| +26% | +$333K |
|
2393
PUT
Antero Resources
AR
$10.5B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
86,800
-9,400
| -10% | -$267K |
|
2394
PUT
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.11T
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
+3,600
| +200% | +$1.59M |
|
2395
SkinHealth Systems
SKIN
$90.5M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
1,725,841
-173,006
| -9% | -$284K |
|
2396
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$443M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
72,280
-18,817
| -21% | -$530K |
|
2397
CALL
Brinker International
EAT
$8.5B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
32,400
| – | – |
|
|
JBGS
2398
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$837M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
141,739
-160,337
| -53% | -$2.72M |
|
2399
PUT
Zillow
ZG
$7.74B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
+22,900
| +134% | +$1.19M |
|
2400
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$119B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,380
| New | +$2.39M |
|
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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.