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
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$431M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$376M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$746M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$378M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$275M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.92% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.63% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.01% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.5% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Cencora
COR
$62B
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
91,625
+30,432
| +50% | +$2.62M |
|
1302
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.28B
| $6.81M | 0.01% |
485,090
+27,675
| +6% | +$442K |
|
|
CS
1303
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
625,584
+540,589
| +636% | +$6.69M |
|
|
BNCL
1304
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
469,372
-63,950
| -12% | -$991K |
|
1305
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.31B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
+211,992
| New | +$7.07M |
|
|
CIC.U
1306
DELISTED
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
CIC.U
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
650,000
| – | – |
|
|
VIVO
1307
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
384,240
+40,236
| +12% | +$686K |
|
1308
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
42,323
-53,382
| -56% | -$9.57M |
|
1309
Comfort Systems
FIX
$53.5B
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
152,321
-53,272
| -26% | -$2.73M |
|
1310
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.85B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
192,825
+89,909
| +87% | +$3.82M |
|
1311
PUT
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.2B
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
+190,600
| New | +$6.95M |
|
1312
PUT
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.76B
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
+28,400
| New | +$7.62M |
|
1313
Idacorp
IDA
$8B
| $6.56M | 0.01% |
+70,486
| New | +$6.88M |
|
1314
PUT
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.6B
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
80,200
+41,100
| +105% | +$3.79M |
|
1315
Americold
COLD
$4.21B
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
+256,018
| New | +$6.57M |
|
1316
Appian
APPN
$2.11B
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
244,563
+135,710
| +125% | +$3.62M |
|
1317
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$256B
| $6.52M | 0.01% |
207,600
+12,000
| +6% | +$374K |
|
1318
CDW
CDW
$18.9B
| $6.51M | 0.01% |
80,345
-239,469
| -75% | -$20.6M |
|
1319
Radian Group
RDN
$5.28B
| $6.51M | 0.01% |
397,956
-97,182
| -20% | -$1.77M |
|
1320
Logitech
LOGI
$14.8B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
207,966
+30,502
| +17% | +$1.09M |
|
1321
PUT
Corpay
CPAY
$25.7B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
+35,000
| New | +$6.84M |
|
1322
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$247B
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
1,332,175
+381,568
| +40% | +$2.16M |
|
|
PXD
1323
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
49,300
+22,500
| +84% | +$3.44M |
|
1324
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$46.4B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
127,012
-455,376
| -78% | -$24.4M |
|
|
EBSB
1325
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
451,014
+8,850
| +2% | +$139K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.