D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co. is an investment firm founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, who had been a computer science professor at Columbia University. It started over a small bookstore in downtown New York and became a pioneer in computational finance, using math models and software to profit from market anomalies. Its funds rely heavily on computer-driven methods and its own technology to support fundamental research, and it also makes private equity investments in areas such as technology, wind power and real estate. Shaw ran the firm until 2001, then stepped back from daily involvement to focus on D. E. Shaw Research, where he is chief scientist and heads a research group in computational biochemistry. In the mid-1990s it also set up a brokerage and founded the email provider Juno Online Services. An Executive Committee chaired by Anne Dinning leads the firm.
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 | Miscellaneous | 44.58% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.54% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.87% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.68% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$797B
| $3.97B | 2.92% |
6,778,781
+6,280,614
| +1,261% | +$3.7B |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.88T
| $2.13B | 1.56% |
5,046,808
+1,069,904
| +27% | +$456M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$4.82T
| $1.51B | 1.11% |
6,028,352
-2,573,422
| -30% | -$606M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
4
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.99T
| $1.37B | 1.01% |
10,214,663
-6,995,608
| -41% | -$964M |
2016 Q4
32 quarters
|
|
|
5
Tesla
TSLA
$1.57T
| $1.28B | 0.94% |
3,164,265
+2,066,454
| +188% | +$665M |
2019 Q4
20 quarters
|
|
|
6
Boeing
BA
$138B
| $1.01B | 0.74% |
5,694,670
+5,418,105
| +1,959% | +$850M |
2023 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
|
7
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.57T
| $979M | 0.72% |
2,425,200
+4,200
| +0.2% | +$1.35M |
2020 Q1
19 quarters
|
|
8
Amazon
AMZN
$2.72T
| $975M | 0.72% |
4,442,983
-76,682
| -2% | -$15.7M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
9
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.26T
| $958M | 0.7% |
1,240,766
+832,684
| +204% | +$689M |
2021 Q2
14 quarters
|
|
|
10
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$869B
| $951M | 0.7% |
1,616,083
+1,485,955
| +1,142% | +$880M |
2024 Q3
1 quarter
|
|
|
11
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.99T
| $946M | 0.69% |
7,042,500
+765,800
| +12% | +$106M |
2014 Q1
43 quarters
|
|
12
Booking.com
BKNG
$114B
| $868M | 0.64% |
4,368,600
+2,307,625
| +112% | +$444M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
13
CALL
Apple
AAPL
$4.82T
| $826M | 0.61% |
3,300,400
+433,500
| +15% | +$102M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.61T
| $822M | 0.6% |
1,403,353
-302,451
| -18% | -$178M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
15
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.99T
| $794M | 0.58% |
5,912,200
+779,500
| +15% | +$107M |
2014 Q1
43 quarters
|
|
16
Reddit
RDDT
$18.3B
| $689M | 0.51% |
4,217,688
+2,792,671
| +196% | +$345M |
2024 Q3
1 quarter
|
|
|
17
PUT
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.61T
| $679M | 0.5% |
1,160,500
-67,300
| -5% | -$39.5M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
18
Netflix
NFLX
$261B
| $666M | 0.49% |
7,470,160
+2,485,810
| +50% | +$205M |
2016 Q3
33 quarters
|
|
19
Merck
MRK
$356B
| $634M | 0.47% |
6,374,804
-386,291
| -6% | -$39.8M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
20
PUT
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$795B
| $614M | 0.45% |
5,084,400
+2,363,400
| +87% | +$340M |
2016 Q3
33 quarters
|
|
21
Intuit
INTU
$92.8B
| $598M | 0.44% |
952,237
+931,652
| +4,526% | +$595M |
2016 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
22
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$114B
| $598M | 0.44% |
3,010,000
+487,500
| +19% | +$93.7M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
23
Constellation Energy
CEG
$93.6B
| $595M | 0.44% |
2,660,629
+1,122,869
| +73% | +$280M |
2022 Q1
11 quarters
|
|
24
PUT
Citigroup
C
$202B
| $589M | 0.43% |
8,372,200
+814,900
| +11% | +$54.9M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
|
25
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.57T
| $580M | 0.43% |
1,436,900
+221,500
| +18% | +$71.3M |
2013 Q2
46 quarters
|
|
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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 $7.08B 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 Miscellaneous at 45% of assets, up from 43% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
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.