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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.29B
| $7.23M | 0.01% |
192,565
+82,200
| +74% | +$3.06M |
|
|
LSI
1252
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
111,174
+25,119
| +29% | +$1.52M |
|
1253
PUT
Arista Networks
ANET
$213B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
448,000
+67,200
| +18% | +$1.1M |
|
1254
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$361M
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
1,008,543
-60,725
| -6% | -$356K |
|
1255
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.46B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
221,670
-70,496
| -24% | -$2.16M |
|
1256
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.76B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
245,972
+102,136
| +71% | +$2.93M |
|
|
TCS
1257
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
56,821
+2,494
| +5% | +$264K |
|
1258
PUT
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.79B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
+48,200
| New | +$7.94M |
|
1259
Donaldson
DCI
$11.1B
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
158,556
+50,149
| +46% | +$2.31M |
|
|
KND
1260
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
794,406
-168,786
| -18% | -$1.51M |
|
1261
Primerica
PRI
$10.1B
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
71,566
-16,666
| -19% | -$1.63M |
|
1262
Metallus
MTUS
$877M
| $7.12M | 0.01% |
435,561
+61,539
| +16% | +$1.05M |
|
1263
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$376M
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
140,827
-38,420
| -21% | -$2M |
|
1264
GoPro
GPRO
$123M
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
1,103,818
+771,207
| +232% | +$4.3M |
|
1265
Lands' End
LE
$388M
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
254,676
+155,349
| +156% | +$3.44M |
|
1266
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.14B
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
170,835
+60,606
| +55% | +$2.65M |
|
1267
HealthStream
HSTM
$837M
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
259,919
+79,228
| +44% | +$2.1M |
|
1268
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$24M
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
22,730
-4,619
| -17% | -$1.41M |
|
1269
Bilibili
BILI
$7.55B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
+506,588
| New | +$6.91M |
|
1270
LivePerson
LPSN
$22.4M
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
22,301
+3,130
| +16% | +$885K |
|
|
DLPH
1271
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
155,030
+37,428
| +32% | +$1.87M |
|
1272
Cerus
CERS
$579M
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
1,054,900
+544,903
| +107% | +$3.34M |
|
|
PRMW
1273
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
424,900
+39,643
| +10% | +$615K |
|
1274
PUT
Abbott
ABT
$187B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
115,200
-125,800
| -52% | -$7.63M |
|
1275
Calix
CALX
$2.35B
| $7M | 0.01% |
897,445
-3,253
| -0.4% | -$22.9K |
|
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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.