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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$108B
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
219,030
+186,236
| +568% | +$8.2M |
|
1077
PUT
APA Corp
APA
$12.3B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
203,100
-59,600
| -23% | -$2.47M |
|
1078
Target
TGT
$63.7B
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
124,328
+37,016
| +42% | +$2.72M |
|
1079
CALL
Alcoa
AA
$11.6B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
200,200
+49,500
| +33% | +$2.49M |
|
1080
Matador Resources
MTDR
$5.86B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
312,029
-286,854
| -48% | -$8.65M |
|
|
SPLK
1081
CALL
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $9.37M | 0.01% |
94,500
+74,500
| +373% | +$8.1M |
|
1082
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.43B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
1,633,872
+669,566
| +69% | +$3.69M |
|
1083
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$21.1B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
58,200
+40,900
| +236% | +$6.19M |
|
1084
Rambus
RMBS
$10.4B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
745,238
-61,983
| -8% | -$838K |
|
|
ECYT
1085
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
677,003
-937,556
| -58% | -$11.1M |
|
1086
CALL
SLB Ltd
SLB
$76.5B
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
139,300
+9,200
| +7% | +$632K |
|
|
HES
1087
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
139,500
+23,100
| +20% | +$1.38M |
|
1088
Photronics
PLAB
$1.76B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
1,169,292
+247,543
| +27% | +$2.05M |
|
|
QUOT
1089
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
711,057
-5,122
| -0.7% | -$68.3K |
|
1090
RB Global
RBA
$21.7B
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
272,885
-54,315
| -17% | -$1.83M |
|
1091
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.8B
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
69,602
+64,880
| +1,374% | +$8.26M |
|
1092
PUT
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.91B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
+31,000
| New | +$7.55M |
|
1093
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$12.2B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
509,000
+131,824
| +35% | +$2.47M |
|
|
GHDX
1094
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
183,622
+96,466
| +111% | +$3.83M |
|
|
CAJ
1095
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
282,855
+149,901
| +113% | +$5.18M |
|
1096
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.48B
| $9.23M | 0.01% |
139,479
+117,548
| +536% | +$6.52M |
|
1097
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$42.3B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
202,462
+197,296
| +3,819% | +$9.14M |
|
|
ELGX
1098
DELISTED
Endologix Inc
ELGX
| $9.19M | 0.01% |
162,397
-3,902
| -2% | -$198K |
|
1099
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$412M
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
79,598
+4,508
| +6% | +$493K |
|
1100
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.4B
| $9.17M | 0.01% |
47,372
+34,440
| +266% | +$6.78M |
|
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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.