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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 9.4% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.78% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.4B
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
897,757
+372,725
| +71% | +$2.04M |
|
1427
PUT
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$74.2B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
78,300
| – | – |
|
1428
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.65B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
89,871
-1,807
| -2% | -$94.4K |
|
1429
GoDaddy
GDDY
$13.6B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
+181,389
| New | +$4.92M |
|
|
NLSN
1430
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
114,080
-790,110
| -87% | -$35.8M |
|
1431
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$295B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
83,484
-430,100
| -84% | -$27.7M |
|
1432
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$7.51B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
147,273
+136,367
| +1,250% | +$4.45M |
|
1433
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$102B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1434
PUT
NextEra Energy
NEE
$186B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
207,200
| – | – |
|
1435
PUT
Cognizant
CTSH
$23.8B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
83,100
| – | – |
|
|
SIGM
1436
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
425,292
-11,881
| -3% | -$109K |
|
|
KSU
1437
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
+55,500
| New | +$5.48M |
|
1438
PUT
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.81B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
136,444
| – | – |
|
|
CAM
1439
PUT
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
96,300
+6,300
| +7% | +$327K |
|
|
FPRX
1440
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
202,759
-56,390
| -22% | -$1.26M |
|
1441
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.4B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
224,208
-560,692
| -71% | -$12.4M |
|
1442
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.4B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
853,914
+39,349
| +5% | +$246K |
|
1443
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$118M
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
650,961
+3,636
| +0.6% | +$23.4K |
|
|
JAH
1444
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
96,866
+23,994
| +33% | +$1.27M |
|
1445
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$31.1B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
87,600
| – | – |
|
1446
Logitech
LOGI
$16B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
341,737
+258,417
| +310% | +$3.87M |
|
|
MON
1447
CALL
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
47,000
-101,200
| -68% | -$11.7M |
|
1448
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.6B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
96,550
| – | – |
|
1449
CALL
Lear
LEA
$7.45B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
+44,600
| New | +$5.12M |
|
1450
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$100B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
52,200
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,228 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 11% of assets, up from 9.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.