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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Revvity
RVTY
$12.4B
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
80,326
+72,600
| +940% | +$6.76M |
|
|
MFA
1252
MFA Financial
MFA
$935M
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
267,416
+23,970
| +10% | +$700K |
|
1253
Jacobs Solutions
J
$16.6B
| $7.64M | 0.01% |
109,488
+42,092
| +62% | +$2.72M |
|
1254
Fair Isaac
FICO
$31B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
24,260
+7,272
| +43% | +$2.11M |
|
|
SINA
1255
PUT
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
176,600
+42,700
| +32% | +$2.24M |
|
1256
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.21B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
161,709
-178,738
| -53% | -$8.41M |
|
|
CYBR
1257
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
59,100
+42,900
| +265% | +$5.43M |
|
1258
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.38B
| $7.53M | 0.01% |
431,792
+116,960
| +37% | +$2.05M |
|
1259
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.5B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
66,235
-197,012
| -75% | -$23.6M |
|
|
TRTX
1260
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$660M
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
390,072
+152,929
| +64% | +$3M |
|
1261
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.8B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
33,450
-35,156
| -51% | -$7.53M |
|
1262
CALL
Carvana
CVNA
$47.3B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
599,000
+150,000
| +33% | +$1.93M |
|
1263
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.81B
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
170,644
-102,533
| -38% | -$4.37M |
|
|
AIFU
1264
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$190M
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
+559
| New | +$6.37M |
|
1265
Radware
RDWR
$1.19B
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
301,449
+23,367
| +8% | +$583K |
|
1266
Devon Energy
DVN
$49.2B
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
261,044
-879,811
| -77% | -$26.1M |
|
1267
PUT
International Paper
IP
$23.3B
| $7.42M | 0.01% |
180,787
+122,073
| +208% | +$5.17M |
|
1268
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
| $7.4M | 0.01% |
86,435
-25,835
| -23% | -$2.21M |
|
|
LPT
1269
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $7.4M | 0.01% |
147,873
-27,080
| -15% | -$1.33M |
|
1270
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$779M
| $7.39M | 0.01% |
831,726
-345,194
| -29% | -$2.84M |
|
|
GLUU
1271
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
1,027,187
+9,431
| +0.9% | +$86.7K |
|
1272
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25B
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
16,374
+153
| +0.9% | +$67K |
|
1273
CALL
Zscaler
ZS
$24.5B
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
96,200
+20,000
| +26% | +$1.42M |
|
|
VIVO
1274
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
619,878
+235,171
| +61% | +$2.83M |
|
1275
CALL
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.5B
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
78,700
+16,300
| +26% | +$1.46M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.