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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
476
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$38B
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
271,751
+101,099
| +59% | +$13M |
|
477
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$267M
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
934,654
+65,750
| +8% | +$2.55M |
|
|
SNBR
478
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
895,949
-329,224
| -27% | -$12.7M |
|
479
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
1,152,501
+438,560
| +61% | +$12.3M |
|
|
CTLT
480
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
667,307
-354,566
| -35% | -$16.2M |
|
|
RDUS
481
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $36.2M | 0.05% |
1,484,320
+542,670
| +58% | +$11.9M |
|
482
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.5B
| $36M | 0.04% |
475,096
+230,954
| +95% | +$17.4M |
|
483
Omeros
OMER
$799M
| $35.8M | 0.04% |
2,284,543
-300,895
| -12% | -$5.4M |
|
484
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.21B
| $35.6M | 0.04% |
983,900
+980,132
| +26,012% | +$36.8M |
|
|
LOGM
485
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $35.6M | 0.04% |
482,987
+304,105
| +170% | +$23.5M |
|
486
Ingredion
INGR
$6.52B
| $35.4M | 0.04% |
428,854
+335,588
| +360% | +$28.9M |
|
487
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$32.4B
| $35.2M | 0.04% |
1,134,142
-1,319,404
| -54% | -$41.6M |
|
488
Evergy
EVRG
$20B
| $34.9M | 0.04% |
580,545
+29,604
| +5% | +$1.73M |
|
489
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.87B
| $34.9M | 0.04% |
448,138
+75,523
| +20% | +$5.74M |
|
490
RTX Corp
RTX
$292B
| $34.8M | 0.04% |
425,224
-170,975
| -29% | -$14.3M |
|
|
ALXN
491
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $34.6M | 0.04% |
264,414
+101,955
| +63% | +$13.1M |
|
492
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.92B
| $34.6M | 0.04% |
547,375
-109,506
| -17% | -$5.55M |
|
|
CELG
493
CALL
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $34.6M | 0.04% |
374,300
-533,700
| -59% | -$50.7M |
|
494
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.92B
| $34.3M | 0.04% |
856,205
-102,053
| -11% | -$4.01M |
|
495
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$49.8B
| $34.3M | 0.04% |
606,859
-96,302
| -14% | -$5.26M |
|
496
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.2B
| $34.1M | 0.04% |
199,937
+16,128
| +9% | +$2.82M |
|
497
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$81.9B
| $34.1M | 0.04% |
724,145
-422,980
| -37% | -$18.9M |
|
498
Valvoline
VVV
$5.15B
| $33.8M | 0.04% |
1,730,172
+491,102
| +40% | +$9.07M |
|
|
BERY
499
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $33.7M | 0.04% |
698,317
-174,653
| -20% | -$8.41M |
|
500
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.7B
| $33.7M | 0.04% |
1,050,045
-387,576
| -27% | -$11.9M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.