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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.32B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
13,419
-2,901
| -18% | -$576K |
|
2377
V2X
VVX
$2.7B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
55,159
+36,217
| +191% | +$2.15M |
|
2378
CALL
AES
AES
$10.6B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
204,900
+101,400
| +98% | +$1.51M |
|
|
BASE
2379
DELISTED
Couchbase
BASE
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
169,118
+16,556
| +11% | +$283K |
|
2380
PUT
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$12.6B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,500
| New | +$2.39M |
|
|
GDEN
2381
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
82,831
-41,816
| -34% | -$1.33M |
|
2382
PUT
Danaher
DHR
$138B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
11,400
+1,300
| +13% | +$319K |
|
2383
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.05B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+170,899
| New | +$2.74M |
|
2384
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.54B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
197,107
-27,030
| -12% | -$655K |
|
2385
PUT
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.32B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
77,300
-116,000
| -60% | -$4.39M |
|
2386
CALL
Lumentum
LITE
$46.9B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
31,000
| – | – |
|
2387
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF
FUTY
$2.34B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,327
| New | +$2.72M |
|
2388
Allient
ALNT
$1.34B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
107,069
+23,116
| +28% | +$510K |
|
2389
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$445M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
56,325
-15,955
| -22% | -$620K |
|
|
MPT
2390
CALL
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.84B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
656,300
-1,045,500
| -61% | -$4.68M |
|
2391
PUT
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.37B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
190,600
-456,900
| -71% | -$7.03M |
|
2392
Millicom
TIGO
$15.8B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
103,258
-38,276
| -27% | -$1M |
|
|
HAPN
2393
CALL
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.14B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+159,500
| New | +$2.35M |
|
2394
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
80,541
-12,202
| -13% | -$404K |
|
2395
CALL
Sigma Lithium
SGML
$1.05B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
229,900
+90,100
| +64% | +$1.18M |
|
|
BCOV
2396
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
591,944
+151,674
| +34% | +$486K |
|
2397
PUT
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
71,500
-70,000
| -49% | -$2.54M |
|
2398
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.31B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
168,201
+139,896
| +494% | +$2.19M |
|
|
P
2399
PUT
Everpure Inc
P
$23B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
41,800
-1,200
| -3% | -$66.8K |
|
2400
CALL
Samsara
IOT
$22.6B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
58,600
+3,900
| +7% | +$192K |
|
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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.