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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$288M |
| 3 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$254M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$210M |
| 5 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$206M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$301M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$201M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.75% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.67% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
CALL
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
| $7.95M | 0.01% |
66,300
| – | – |
|
|
QUOT
1002
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
689,445
-104,192
| -13% | -$1.15M |
|
1003
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$8.31B
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
596,900
+589,609
| +8,087% | +$9.61M |
|
|
WW
1004
CALL
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
+236,700
| New | +$5.72M |
|
1005
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
156,388
-15,816
| -9% | -$763K |
|
1006
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
206,335
-41,495
| -17% | -$1.58M |
|
|
TIVO
1007
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
419,335
+18,922
| +5% | +$345K |
|
|
CARB
1008
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
358,696
-26,827
| -7% | -$551K |
|
|
UMPQ
1009
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
425,641
-133,224
| -24% | -$2.36M |
|
|
WOOF
1010
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
84,505
-91,552
| -52% | -$8.42M |
|
|
HIFR
1011
DELISTED
InfraREIT, Inc.
HIFR
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
405,981
-36,165
| -8% | -$688K |
|
1012
PUT
MetLife
MET
$61B
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
158,651
+124,991
| +371% | +$5.8M |
|
1013
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
209,253
+50,008
| +31% | +$1.77M |
|
1014
PUT
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
100,000
-189,600
| -65% | -$15.5M |
|
|
CSGS
1015
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
190,795
+56,244
| +42% | +$2.21M |
|
1016
Emcor
EME
$33.1B
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
118,159
+92,668
| +364% | +$5.96M |
|
1017
CALL
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
66,800
+23,500
| +54% | +$2.7M |
|
1018
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
158,210
+144,158
| +1,026% | +$7.29M |
|
1019
OneSpan
OSPN
$562M
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
537,332
-16,654
| -3% | -$229K |
|
|
SLCA
1020
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $7.7M | 0.01% |
216,810
-47,690
| -18% | -$1.88M |
|
1021
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
+124,068
| New | +$7.72M |
|
1022
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
613,600
-562,200
| -48% | -$6.87M |
|
1023
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
127,200
-152,300
| -54% | -$8.73M |
|
1024
RingCentral
RNG
$4.05B
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
209,269
+74,094
| +55% | +$2.45M |
|
|
SFLY
1025
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
160,578
+60,995
| +61% | +$3.04M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,739 positions worth $60.5B, up 6.3% from $56.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 filing shows 483 new, 1,217 increased, 1,312 reduced and 407 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M. The largest sale was McDonald's, an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Verizon in Q2 2017, an estimated $322M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $374M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $215M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 483 new positions and closed 407 in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.