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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Semtech
SMTC
$9.65B
| $9.74M | 0.01% |
200,329
-41,680
| -17% | -$1.98M |
|
1152
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $9.72M | 0.01% |
259,576
+18,238
| +8% | +$696K |
|
1153
Gildan
GIL
$9.49B
| $9.72M | 0.01% |
273,618
-31,786
| -10% | -$1.19M |
|
|
PETQ
1154
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
| $9.7M | 0.01% |
355,860
-59,679
| -14% | -$1.89M |
|
1155
CALL
LendingTree
TREE
$551M
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
31,200
-10,000
| -24% | -$3.41M |
|
1156
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.9B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
143,101
+56,666
| +66% | +$4.36M |
|
1157
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.47B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
1,544,510
+513,308
| +50% | +$3.15M |
|
1158
CALL
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$83.4B
| $9.62M | 0.01% |
173,900
+80,800
| +87% | +$4.42M |
|
1159
CALL
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.32B
| $9.6M | 0.01% |
93,850
+76,183
| +431% | +$8.58M |
|
1160
Radware
RDWR
$983M
| $9.57M | 0.01% |
394,558
+93,109
| +31% | +$2.33M |
|
1161
Lithia Motors
LAD
$9.75B
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
72,033
+44,702
| +164% | +$5.71M |
|
1162
Synchrony
SYF
$24.4B
| $9.47M | 0.01% |
277,931
-87,894
| -24% | -$3.01M |
|
1163
Equinor
EQNR
$97.3B
| $9.47M | 0.01% |
499,665
-395,175
| -44% | -$7.27M |
|
1164
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.7B
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
127,500
+88,100
| +224% | +$7.14M |
|
1165
Equinix
EQIX
$99.4B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
16,377
-5,765
| -26% | -$3.1M |
|
1166
PUT
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56B
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
104,900
+27,700
| +36% | +$2.75M |
|
1167
Jabil
JBL
$30.1B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
262,775
-122,676
| -32% | -$3.7M |
|
|
DFS
1168
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
115,401
-61,883
| -35% | -$5.11M |
|
|
JKS
1169
JinkoSolar
JKS
$764M
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
586,457
+306,200
| +109% | +$6.15M |
|
1170
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
172,952
-35,533
| -17% | -$1.93M |
|
1171
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.61B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
267,162
+216,537
| +428% | +$7.56M |
|
|
GRUB
1172
PUT
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
82,800
+37,500
| +83% | +$4.98M |
|
1173
PUT
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.97B
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
587,575
+400,417
| +214% | +$7.07M |
|
1174
O-I Glass
OI
$1.18B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
903,999
+871,665
| +2,696% | +$11.2M |
|
1175
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$27.5B
| $9.28M | 0.01% |
273,036
-543,998
| -67% | -$18M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.