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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
PUT
Goodyear
GT
$2.09B
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
594,800
+184,200
| +45% | +$2.45M |
|
1227
CALL
ASML
ASML
$596B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
+34,400
| New | +$7.75M |
|
|
CVRS
1228
DELISTED
CORINDUS VASCULAR ROBOTICS, INC
CVRS
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
1,995,883
+1,976,506
| +10,200% | +$7.17M |
|
1229
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.95B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
23,454
-23,719
| -50% | -$9.32M |
|
1230
Western Digital
WDC
$159B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
189,043
-377,104
| -67% | -$16.1M |
|
1231
Halozyme
HALO
$9.88B
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
548,665
-4,721
| -0.9% | -$77.8K |
|
|
FLXN
1232
DELISTED
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
FLXN
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
620,943
+75,886
| +14% | +$900K |
|
1233
GameStop
GME
$9.8B
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
6,164,852
+95,524
| +2% | +$103K |
|
|
CORE
1234
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
264,838
+12,938
| +5% | +$450K |
|
1235
PUT
Abbott
ABT
$188B
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
+101,500
| New | +$8.62M |
|
1236
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.3B
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
180,669
+30,420
| +20% | +$1.44M |
|
1237
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.54B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
573,900
+77,288
| +16% | +$1.51M |
|
1238
Valmont Industries
VMI
$8.86B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
60,960
-63,701
| -51% | -$8.55M |
|
1239
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$6B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
150,983
+64,595
| +75% | +$3.7M |
|
1240
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.59B
| $8.41M | 0.01% |
108,025
+98,223
| +1,002% | +$7.62M |
|
|
JOYY
1241
PUT
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
| $8.4M | 0.01% |
149,400
-25,000
| -14% | -$1.52M |
|
1242
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.28B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
182,709
+24,149
| +15% | +$1.01M |
|
1243
Quanex
NX
$825M
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
464,042
-22,096
| -5% | -$397K |
|
1244
Dolby
DLB
$4.97B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
129,775
-126,617
| -49% | -$7.96M |
|
1245
CALL
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.1B
| $8.38M | 0.01% |
49,200
+34,800
| +242% | +$5.97M |
|
1246
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
79,348
+75,507
| +1,966% | +$7.61M |
|
|
SINA
1247
PUT
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
213,300
+36,700
| +21% | +$1.5M |
|
1248
CALL
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75.4B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
46,500
-1,100
| -2% | -$202K |
|
1249
CALL
Chemed
CHE
$7.16B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$8.16M |
|
1250
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.6B
| $8.34M | 0.01% |
92,700
+65,500
| +241% | +$5.94M |
|
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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.