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 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
|
+$183M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 8.89% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.28% |
| 3 | Energy | 7.75% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.77% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
PUT
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.2B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
47,700
+23,700
| +99% | +$2.52M |
|
1552
Aon
AON
$80.2B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
56,854
-224,779
| -80% | -$19.6M |
|
1553
CALL
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.43B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
199,100
-180,000
| -47% | -$4.81M |
|
|
BECN
1554
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
| $4.93M | 0.01% |
193,634
+123,681
| +177% | +$3.5M |
|
|
FSL
1555
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
| $4.93M | 0.01% |
252,401
+89,166
| +55% | +$1.9M |
|
1556
Loews
L
$24.5B
| $4.92M | 0.01% |
118,153
-483,409
| -80% | -$20.8M |
|
|
BLT
1557
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
324,414
-46,437
| -13% | -$692K |
|
1558
PUT
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$110B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
67,201
| – | – |
|
|
EMC
1559
PUT
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
167,400
| – | – |
|
1560
PUT
Seagate
STX
$181B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
85,500
+28,000
| +49% | +$1.66M |
|
|
HMHC
1561
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
251,487
-264,537
| -51% | -$4.94M |
|
|
SCHW
1562
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$183B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
166,222
-170,148
| -51% | -$4.82M |
|
1563
CALL
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.5B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
129,200
| – | – |
|
|
ISBC
1564
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
481,935
-1,100,798
| -70% | -$11.6M |
|
|
XL
1565
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
146,987
-119,522
| -45% | -$3.99M |
|
|
SF
1566
Stifel
SF
$12.6B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
233,582
+165,954
| +245% | +$3.46M |
|
1567
CALL
Entergy
ETR
$50.9B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
125,000
| – | – |
|
1568
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
142,070
-47,867
| -25% | -$1.66M |
|
1569
AB InBev
BUD
$163B
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
+43,448
| New | +$4.85M |
|
1570
PUT
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.5B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
203,800
| – | – |
|
1571
CALL
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.4B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
26,100
-21,000
| -45% | -$3.75M |
|
1572
Sempra
SRE
$58.2B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
+91,240
| New | +$4.7M |
|
|
SVC
1573
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.08B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
36,047
+10,993
| +44% | +$1.59M |
|
1574
PUT
Amphenol
APH
$188B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
383,200
+84,800
| +28% | +$1.06M |
|
|
DDC
1575
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
335,792
-32,222
| -9% | -$449K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,729 positions worth $77.2B, up 5.1% from $73.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 8.9% of assets, up from 7.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to HP in Q3 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $321M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $602M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 599 new positions and closed 674 in Q3 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $77.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.