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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
PUT
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
120,000
+45,000
| +60% | +$2.79M |
|
|
GPOR
1302
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
1,444,112
+127,402
| +10% | +$812K |
|
1303
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.31B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
530,113
+42,017
| +9% | +$593K |
|
1304
W&T Offshore
WTI
$473M
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
1,425,413
+329,044
| +30% | +$1.77M |
|
|
GRUB
1305
PUT
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
45,300
+5,000
| +12% | +$681K |
|
1306
Interface
TILE
$2B
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
460,716
-113,934
| -20% | -$1.8M |
|
1307
Comscore
SCOR
$116M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
68,275
+24,657
| +57% | +$5.28M |
|
|
LMNX
1308
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
341,384
+50,847
| +18% | +$1.12M |
|
|
HMHC
1309
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
1,222,334
+484,924
| +66% | +$3.22M |
|
|
DVAX
1310
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
1,764,427
-562,285
| -24% | -$3.26M |
|
1311
CALL
Illumina
ILMN
$29.2B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
19,635
| – | – |
|
1312
PUT
Corpay
CPAY
$25.1B
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
25,000
-10,000
| -29% | -$2.62M |
|
1313
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.41B
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
83,623
+44,540
| +114% | +$3.34M |
|
1314
PUT
Kroger
KR
$36.3B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
322,900
+188,300
| +140% | +$4.58M |
|
1315
Box
BOX
$4.36B
| $7M | 0.01% |
397,785
+329,447
| +482% | +$6.3M |
|
1316
PUT
Philip Morris
PM
$312B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
88,800
-542,000
| -86% | -$44.8M |
|
1317
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$626M
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
637,354
-541,759
| -46% | -$6.07M |
|
|
DHC
1318
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.28B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
842,543
+615,561
| +271% | +$5.13M |
|
|
SPLK
1319
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
55,400
| – | – |
|
|
CIC.U
1320
DELISTED
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
CIC.U
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
650,000
| – | – |
|
1321
PUT
Atlassian
TEAM
$25.4B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
53,100
+4,600
| +9% | +$554K |
|
1322
PUT
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.7B
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
+18,900
| New | +$6.71M |
|
|
SJR
1323
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
338,970
-254,069
| -43% | -$5.17M |
|
|
HSII
1324
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
230,675
-23,611
| -9% | -$828K |
|
1325
PUT
Ecolab
ECL
$79.6B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
+34,900
| New | +$6.49M |
|
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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.