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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.21% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.91% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.83% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.83% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$476M
| $5.56M | 0.01% |
236,702
-948,399
| -80% | -$26.9M |
|
1477
PUT
EnerSys
ENS
$6.43B
| $5.54M | 0.01% |
91,300
+60,000
| +192% | +$3.22M |
|
|
FEIC
1478
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
| $5.53M | 0.01% |
62,927
+58,397
| +1,289% | +$4.64M |
|
|
CMA
1479
CALL
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $5.52M | 0.01% |
140,500
-51,900
| -27% | -$2.16M |
|
|
PARA
1480
CALL
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $5.52M | 0.01% |
100,000
+40,000
| +67% | +$2.13M |
|
1481
CALL
Lear
LEA
$7.39B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
77,000
+60,000
| +353% | +$4.13M |
|
1482
Equinor
EQNR
$97.3B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
242,893
-9,878
| -4% | -$216K |
|
1483
CALL
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.4B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
126,800
+16,300
| +15% | +$725K |
|
1484
PUT
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.69B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
79,900
+59,900
| +300% | +$3.9M |
|
1485
Range Resources
RRC
$9.33B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
72,381
-319,972
| -82% | -$25M |
|
1486
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$57.6M
| $5.47M | 0.01% |
4,883
+3,632
| +290% | +$3.53M |
|
1487
CALL
VF Corp
VFC
$5.92B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
116,395
-84,960
| -42% | -$3.92M |
|
1488
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$17.9B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
516,473
+200,578
| +63% | +$2.44M |
|
1489
CALL
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.4B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
208,272
+151,982
| +270% | +$3.82M |
|
|
OCR
1490
CALL
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
98,100
+87,500
| +825% | +$4.67M |
|
|
WAGE
1491
CALL
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
| $5.44M | 0.01% |
107,800
+79,300
| +278% | +$3.27M |
|
1492
ASML
ASML
$596B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
55,030
+13,042
| +31% | +$1.17M |
|
1493
CALL
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.55B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
90,100
+19,462
| +28% | +$1.15M |
|
1494
Calix
CALX
$2.24B
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
425,981
+47,169
| +12% | +$578K |
|
1495
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.85B
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
133,056
+82,796
| +165% | +$3.71M |
|
|
NBL
1496
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
80,812
-58,092
| -42% | -$3.72M |
|
1497
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.1B
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
74,700
+10,000
| +15% | +$746K |
|
1498
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
21,179
+8,210
| +63% | +$2.07M |
|
1499
PUT
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.6B
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
50,500
+35,100
| +228% | +$3.71M |
|
1500
CALL
NewMarket
NEU
$7.24B
| $5.38M | 0.01% |
18,700
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.2% of assets, down from 9.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.