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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 9.4% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.78% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1126
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$70.5B
| $8.16M | 0.01% |
212,600
-309,500
| -59% | -$12.9M |
|
1127
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.96B
| $8.15M | 0.01% |
392,032
+352,444
| +890% | +$7.94M |
|
1128
CALL
Union Pacific
UNP
$176B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
85,200
-40,000
| -32% | -$4.17M |
|
1129
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.1B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
401,006
-133,075
| -25% | -$2.85M |
|
1130
CALL
Devon Energy
DVN
$49.1B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
136,500
+59,700
| +78% | +$3.86M |
|
1131
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.8B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
259,038
+109,800
| +74% | +$3.37M |
|
1132
CALL
Altria Group
MO
$125B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
165,400
+12,900
| +8% | +$654K |
|
1133
PUT
Fluor
FLR
$6.87B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
152,500
| – | – |
|
1134
Kimco Realty
KIM
$17.9B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
+358,460
| New | +$8.75M |
|
1135
Lands' End
LE
$392M
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
325,000
-66,200
| -17% | -$1.9M |
|
1136
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.09T
| $8.06M | 0.01% |
96,600
+86,600
| +866% | +$6.6M |
|
1137
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.2B
| $8.06M | 0.01% |
+251,334
| New | +$7.63M |
|
1138
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.5B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
+65,400
| New | +$7.83M |
|
|
SAFE
1139
Safehold
SAFE
$1.21B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
124,031
+13,604
| +12% | +$921K |
|
1140
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.34B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
1,078,900
-668,093
| -38% | -$5.37M |
|
1141
CALL
Kohl's
KSS
$2.17B
| $7.99M | 0.01% |
127,600
+74,200
| +139% | +$5.15M |
|
|
GWRU
1142
DELISTED
GENESEE & WYOMING INC TANGIBLE EQUITY UNIT (DE)
GWRU
| $7.99M | 0.01% |
78,900
+50,000
| +173% | +$5.61M |
|
|
IOC
1143
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $7.98M | 0.01% |
132,518
+48,082
| +57% | +$2.45M |
|
1144
Accenture
ACN
$101B
| $7.97M | 0.01% |
82,345
+73,588
| +840% | +$7.03M |
|
|
SF
1145
Stifel
SF
$12.7B
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
310,034
+39,480
| +15% | +$973K |
|
1146
PTC
PTC
$14.8B
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
193,121
-223,559
| -54% | -$8.84M |
|
1147
Novavax
NVAX
$1.22B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
35,486
+7,369
| +26% | +$1.3M |
|
1148
Ametek
AME
$55.7B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
144,008
-32,865
| -19% | -$1.76M |
|
|
ACC
1149
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
208,976
-294,854
| -59% | -$11.8M |
|
1150
CALL
Illumina
ILMN
$29B
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
37,008
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,228 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 11% of assets, up from 9.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.