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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2451
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.48B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
40,422
-12,564
| -24% | -$724K |
|
2452
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.8B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
22,666
-5,511
| -20% | -$525K |
|
2453
CALL
First Majestic Silver
AG
$7.47B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
392,600
| – | – |
|
|
ROIC
2454
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
149,721
-67,182
| -31% | -$982K |
|
2455
Ero Copper
ERO
$2.62B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+105,600
| New | +$2.15M |
|
2456
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.88B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
51,667
-28,889
| -36% | -$1.28M |
|
|
PARA
2457
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
221,019
-689,418
| -76% | -$7.5M |
|
2458
PUT
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.15B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
173,000
-97,600
| -36% | -$1.43M |
|
|
PLGO
2459
Pelagos Insurance Capital
PLGO
$2.2B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
129,445
-36,893
| -22% | -$651K |
|
2460
PUT
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.11B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$2.14M |
|
2461
PUT
SharkNinja
SN
$22.7B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
21,400
-700
| -3% | -$60.9K |
|
2462
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
PPH
$990M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
24,468
+10,180
| +71% | +$967K |
|
2463
Avnet
AVT
$7.04B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
42,787
+9,449
| +28% | +$497K |
|
2464
Coinbase
COIN
$44.3B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
13,000
-1,400
| -10% | -$280K |
|
2465
CALL
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$39.6B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,400
| New | +$2.06M |
|
2466
Macerich
MAC
$7.48B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
126,828
+113,928
| +883% | +$1.8M |
|
2467
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$279M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
541,066
+111,207
| +26% | +$478K |
|
2468
CALL
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.62B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
41,900
-15,000
| -26% | -$676K |
|
2469
PUT
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.8B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
11,800
| – | – |
|
|
FL
2470
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
89,000
-9,000
| -9% | -$249K |
|
2471
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.1B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+116,164
| New | +$2.23M |
|
|
MAGN
2472
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$492M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
98,107
+9,021
| +10% | +$189K |
|
2473
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$615M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
35,961
-53
| -0.1% | -$3.46K |
|
2474
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$19.7B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
19,547
+2,837
| +17% | +$317K |
|
2475
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.81B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
110,159
-48,540
| -31% | -$966K |
|
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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.