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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.14% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.3% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.1B
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
68,700
+52,800
| +332% | +$3.52M |
|
1552
PUT
CSX Corp
CSX
$94.2B
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
220,500
-37,200
| -14% | -$766K |
|
|
GLDD
1553
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
893,038
+16,654
| +2% | +$82K |
|
1554
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.97B
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
122,955
-60,570
| -33% | -$2.34M |
|
|
MFA
1555
MFA Financial
MFA
$935M
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
154,269
+102,710
| +199% | +$3.14M |
|
|
ESL
1556
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
63,265
+31,811
| +101% | +$2.35M |
|
|
OPB
1557
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
162,501
-6,818
| -4% | -$197K |
|
|
CNACU
1558
DELISTED
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp. Unit
CNACU
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
450,000
| – | – |
|
|
TWOU
1559
CALL
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
1,850
+183
| +11% | +$486K |
|
|
FTR
1560
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
865,010
+787,370
| +1,014% | +$6.42M |
|
|
BBT
1561
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.51B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
113,803
-5,268
| -4% | -$208K |
|
1562
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$89.3B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
65,800
+54,700
| +493% | +$4.18M |
|
|
VRTSP
1563
DELISTED
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
VRTSP
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
42,500
+30,000
| +240% | +$3.16M |
|
|
BBBY
1564
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
231,087
+221,094
| +2,212% | +$4.13M |
|
|
VG
1565
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
357,273
+198,838
| +126% | +$2.28M |
|
1566
PUT
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.71B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
48,600
+21,500
| +79% | +$2.41M |
|
|
PXD
1567
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
24,300
+13,200
| +119% | +$2.53M |
|
|
SAFM
1568
PUT
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
43,700
+35,900
| +460% | +$3.9M |
|
1569
PUT
eBay
EBAY
$52.1B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
126,400
+61,500
| +95% | +$2.39M |
|
1570
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$29.2B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
16,859
+12,541
| +290% | +$3.19M |
|
|
AAMI
1571
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$2.94B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
321,123
+52,049
| +19% | +$797K |
|
1572
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$118M
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
445,664
+66,842
| +18% | +$692K |
|
|
MCRN
1573
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
241,038
+155,913
| +183% | +$3.08M |
|
|
INST
1574
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
107,207
-65,457
| -38% | -$2.76M |
|
1575
PUT
General Dynamics
GD
$106B
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
24,400
+18,400
| +307% | +$3.77M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.