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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.14% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.3% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
PUT
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
76,500
+8,400
| +12% | +$1.24M |
|
1002
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.62B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
356,207
-105,325
| -23% | -$3.24M |
|
1003
Veeco
VECO
$2.96B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
764,363
+103,423
| +16% | +$1.71M |
|
1004
Arista Networks
ANET
$215B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
674,848
+321,104
| +91% | +$5.24M |
|
1005
Tenaris
TS
$28.5B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
298,053
+9,752
| +3% | +$361K |
|
1006
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.9B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
376,487
+8,521
| +2% | +$283K |
|
|
SYNT
1007
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
337,308
+879
| +0.3% | +$26.3K |
|
|
SPN
1008
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
111,100
+39,684
| +56% | +$4.07M |
|
1009
PUT
Coca-Cola
KO
$362B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
246,400
+2,100
| +0.9% | +$90.7K |
|
1010
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$90.2B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
625,600
-77,500
| -11% | -$1.31M |
|
1011
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.39B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
469,303
-38,573
| -8% | -$780K |
|
1012
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$26.8B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
239,500
+126,000
| +111% | +$6.27M |
|
1013
CALL
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.7B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
46,000
+6,000
| +15% | +$1.45M |
|
1014
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.4B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+103,515
| New | +$11M |
|
1015
PUT
Petrobras
PBR
$116B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
1,066,900
+847,600
| +387% | +$10.9M |
|
1016
CALL
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
74,000
+17,700
| +31% | +$2.46M |
|
1017
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.32B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
149,065
+80,233
| +117% | +$5.57M |
|
1018
CALL
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+309,665
| New | +$10.6M |
|
|
WEB
1019
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
412,211
-130,746
| -24% | -$2.63M |
|
|
TEN
1020
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
242,337
+29,924
| +14% | +$1.44M |
|
1021
CALL
Polaris
PII
$4.25B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
86,800
-6,600
| -7% | -$772K |
|
1022
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$2.04B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
519,475
+13,030
| +3% | +$302K |
|
1023
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
458,987
+259,675
| +130% | +$6.16M |
|
|
LFC
1024
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
4,085,000
+1,121,000
| +38% | +$15.6M |
|
1025
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.38B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
363,222
+249,719
| +220% | +$7.2M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
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.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.