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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.98B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
348,704
-179,908
| -34% | -$2.97M |
|
|
EFOR
1452
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$975M
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
95,929
+918
| +1% | +$55.1K |
|
1453
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.07B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
222,324
+91,710
| +70% | +$2.61M |
|
1454
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.02B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
282,700
+89,900
| +47% | +$1.89M |
|
1455
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
+19,485
| New | +$6.07M |
|
1456
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.6B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
46,080
-3,698
| -7% | -$436K |
|
1457
CALL
Texas Instruments
TXN
$250B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
50,000
-112,800
| -69% | -$12.6M |
|
1458
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.64B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+260,181
| New | +$4.78M |
|
|
INST
1459
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+134,612
| New | +$5.82M |
|
1460
Materion
MTRN
$4.21B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
84,341
+14,370
| +21% | +$905K |
|
1461
PUT
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.64B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
62,000
-15,000
| -19% | -$1.47M |
|
1462
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$31.4B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
55,000
-3,800
| -6% | -$394K |
|
1463
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.49B
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
115,571
-40,366
| -26% | -$1.94M |
|
1464
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.84B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
1,534,542
-1,449,266
| -49% | -$5.14M |
|
1465
DHI Group
DHX
$175M
| $5.68M | 0.01% |
1,590,467
+391,997
| +33% | +$1.36M |
|
1466
Brink's
BCO
$4.89B
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
+69,754
| New | +$5.55M |
|
1467
AtriCure
ATRC
$2B
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
189,753
-110,456
| -37% | -$3.22M |
|
1468
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.44B
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
1,491,354
+152,659
| +11% | +$919K |
|
|
MGP
1469
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
+183,141
| New | +$5.81M |
|
1470
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$224M
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
253,723
-52,551
| -17% | -$913K |
|
1471
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$10.4B
| $5.6M | 0.01% |
99,543
-18,504
| -16% | -$991K |
|
1472
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$103B
| $5.6M | 0.01% |
19,000
-244,500
| -93% | -$67.9M |
|
|
EXTN
1473
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
392,664
+102,183
| +35% | +$1.5M |
|
1474
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$389M
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
1,141,743
+131,472
| +13% | +$642K |
|
|
WUBA
1475
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
+89,704
| New | +$5.78M |
|
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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.