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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
CALL
United Airlines
UAL
$40.2B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
78,700
+1,700
| +2% | +$144K |
|
1327
PUT
Lumen
LUMN
$6.38B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
585,000
+240,000
| +70% | +$2.7M |
|
1328
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$5.07B
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
224,239
+133,383
| +147% | +$3.98M |
|
1329
Everest Group
EG
$15.8B
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
+27,734
| New | +$6.65M |
|
1330
CALL
Target
TGT
$65.5B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
79,100
-250,700
| -76% | -$20.3M |
|
1331
PUT
Vodafone
VOD
$37.7B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
418,500
-212,900
| -34% | -$3.66M |
|
1332
PUT
Five Below
FIVE
$11.5B
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
56,600
| – | – |
|
|
SHYF
1333
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
619,645
-23,391
| -4% | -$216K |
|
|
JCP
1334
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
5,933,950
-40,208
| -0.7% | -$47.8K |
|
1335
Standard BioTools
LAB
$311M
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
549,006
-384,683
| -41% | -$4.9M |
|
|
TSS
1336
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
52,708
-463,094
| -90% | -$50.9M |
|
1337
PUT
Markel Group
MKL
$25.5B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$6.5M |
|
1338
Chemours
CC
$2.57B
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
281,478
-420,921
| -60% | -$12.4M |
|
1339
CALL
Etsy
ETSY
$8.21B
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
110,000
-10,000
| -8% | -$653K |
|
|
EBSB
1340
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
376,893
-49,938
| -12% | -$854K |
|
1341
Cohu
COHU
$2B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
436,566
-6,853
| -2% | -$107K |
|
1342
CALL
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.55B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
93,300
| – | – |
|
1343
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.4B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
+217,204
| New | +$6.41M |
|
1344
CALL
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$81.4B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
143,000
+124,500
| +673% | +$5.56M |
|
|
FLXN
1345
DELISTED
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
FLXN
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
545,057
+90,204
| +20% | +$1.04M |
|
1346
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$88.6B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
577,192
+523,343
| +972% | +$6.09M |
|
|
DOO
1347
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.58B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
187,385
+608
| +0.3% | +$18.9K |
|
1348
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$187B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
79,600
+31,800
| +67% | +$2.5M |
|
1349
Graco
GGG
$13.3B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
133,281
-21,752
| -14% | -$1.1M |
|
|
HI
1350
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $6.68M | 0.01% |
168,837
-397
| -0.2% | -$15.9K |
|
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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.