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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$35.5B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
48,900
+10,200
| +26% | +$1.26M |
|
1377
Invesco
IVZ
$13B
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
316,808
+151,855
| +92% | +$3.15M |
|
1378
CALL
Public Storage
PSA
$61.7B
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
27,200
+17,200
| +172% | +$3.94M |
|
1379
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.83B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
171,613
+31,769
| +23% | +$1.25M |
|
|
X
1380
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
422,454
+37,519
| +10% | +$578K |
|
1381
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.39B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
+1,031,202
| New | +$6.58M |
|
1382
CALL
BP
BP
$107B
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
157,512
-56,233
| -26% | -$2.36M |
|
1383
CALL
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.94B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
90,570
+82,876
| +1,077% | +$6.1M |
|
|
WAIR
1384
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
580,633
+114,971
| +25% | +$1.1M |
|
|
APC
1385
CALL
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $6.43M | 0.01% |
91,200
-76,500
| -46% | -$5.13M |
|
1386
Regis Corp
RGS
$68.2M
| $6.43M | 0.01% |
19,359
-3,766
| -16% | -$1.43M |
|
1387
Dover
DOV
$27.4B
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
63,989
+58,272
| +1,019% | +$5.59M |
|
1388
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.39B
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
158,560
-36,252
| -19% | -$1.41M |
|
|
PACW
1389
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
164,638
-31,687
| -16% | -$1.23M |
|
1390
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.1B
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
23,317
-6,722
| -22% | -$1.68M |
|
|
CJ
1391
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
541,164
+269,509
| +99% | +$3.69M |
|
1392
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
49,402
+35,074
| +245% | +$4.65M |
|
1393
Markel Group
MKL
$25.5B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
5,832
+184
| +3% | +$193K |
|
|
VTIQU
1394
DELISTED
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. Unit
VTIQU
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
600,000
| – | – |
|
1395
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
96,526
-59,782
| -38% | -$3.6M |
|
|
RDS.A
1396
PUT
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
97,400
+10,000
| +11% | +$639K |
|
|
BRFS
1397
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
+833,376
| New | +$6.03M |
|
1398
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.19B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
157,835
-149,115
| -49% | -$6.14M |
|
1399
Dominion Energy
D
$62.1B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
81,733
+41,369
| +102% | +$3.15M |
|
1400
CALL
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
71,600
-6,400
| -8% | -$566K |
|
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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.