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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.26B
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
298,285
-137,253
| -32% | -$3.15M |
|
|
VISN
1352
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.61B
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
604,824
-674,176
| -53% | -$8.68M |
|
1353
Interface
TILE
$1.95B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
491,109
+30,393
| +7% | +$398K |
|
1354
PUT
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$19.1B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
21,700
+4,100
| +23% | +$1.28M |
|
1355
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.76B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
21,233
-81,440
| -79% | -$26.6M |
|
1356
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$49.6B
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
43,200
-3,500
| -7% | -$586K |
|
|
CYBR
1357
PUT
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
70,700
+43,100
| +156% | +$5.2M |
|
|
COUP
1358
PUT
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
54,400
+27,600
| +103% | +$3.82M |
|
1359
CALL
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.8B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
36,400
+26,400
| +264% | +$4.91M |
|
|
ONDK
1360
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
2,091,152
+839,871
| +67% | +$2.99M |
|
1361
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$9.46B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
616,602
+4,033
| +0.7% | +$47.9K |
|
1362
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$159B
| $7M | 0.01% |
1,023,879
+493,263
| +93% | +$3.37M |
|
1363
Macy's
M
$6.51B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
450,030
-1,035,261
| -70% | -$19.2M |
|
1364
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$1.75B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
320,000
+170,000
| +113% | +$3.89M |
|
1365
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.94B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
441,578
+92,874
| +27% | +$1.47M |
|
1366
CALL
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
78,049
+35,065
| +82% | +$3.09M |
|
|
CSGS
1367
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
135,140
+33,073
| +32% | +$1.69M |
|
|
FBC
1368
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
186,968
-32,153
| -15% | -$1.13M |
|
|
TBI
1369
Trueblue
TBI
$227M
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
329,982
+54,105
| +20% | +$1.12M |
|
1370
CALL
F5
FFIV
$22B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
49,500
+4,500
| +10% | +$622K |
|
|
MGP
1371
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
| $6.94M | 0.01% |
230,793
+47,652
| +26% | +$1.43M |
|
|
CLVS
1372
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
1,762,514
+812,902
| +86% | +$6.58M |
|
|
CJ
1373
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
645,484
+104,320
| +19% | +$1.08M |
|
1374
CALL
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.3B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
43,700
+21,000
| +93% | +$3.31M |
|
1375
PUT
Royal Gold
RGLD
$16.6B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
55,600
+41,000
| +281% | +$4.99M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.