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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
CONMED
CNMD
$1.3B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
111,066
+32,075
| +41% | +$1.27M |
|
1677
CALL
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.6B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
100,376
| – | – |
|
|
SGMO
1678
DELISTED
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS INC
SGMO
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
379,311
+190,468
| +101% | +$2.49M |
|
1679
CALL
Cintas
CTAS
$86.6B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
231,600
| – | – |
|
1680
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.48B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
91,297
-72,903
| -44% | -$3.51M |
|
|
SIAL
1681
CALL
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
30,000
-15,400
| -34% | -$1.64M |
|
|
WLL
1682
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
175
-145
| -45% | -$3.7M |
|
1683
PUT
ASML
ASML
$596B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
41,200
| – | – |
|
|
EQC
1684
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
+157,958
| New | +$4.21M |
|
|
WFC.WS
1685
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
200,000
| – | – |
|
1686
CALL
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
53,900
| – | – |
|
1687
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.17B
| $4.02M | 0.01% |
247,608
-49,938
| -17% | -$768K |
|
1688
CALL
Dover
DOV
$26.7B
| $4.02M | 0.01% |
61,900
| – | – |
|
|
DO
1689
CALL
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
117,000
-10,000
| -8% | -$442K |
|
1690
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
| $4M | 0.01% |
17,649
-7,364
| -29% | -$1.84M |
|
|
1691
Cintas
CTAS
$86.6B
| $4M | 0.01% |
226,532
-140,628
| -38% | -$2.29M |
|
1692
Coty
COTY
$2.4B
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
241,249
-520,867
| -68% | -$9.09M |
|
|
QLGC
1693
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
435,641
+324,955
| +294% | +$3.09M |
|
|
WDR
1694
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
77,183
-105,609
| -58% | -$5.88M |
|
1695
CALL
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$49.7B
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
200,000
+103,200
| +107% | +$2.57M |
|
|
FDO
1696
CALL
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
51,600
-34,900
| -40% | -$2.57M |
|
1697
PUT
KBR
KBR
$4.56B
| $3.97M | 0.01% |
211,000
+111,100
| +111% | +$2.41M |
|
1698
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.04B
| $3.97M | 0.01% |
96,843
+28,859
| +42% | +$1.33M |
|
1699
CALL
Celanese
CE
$4.82B
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
67,700
| – | – |
|
|
MDVN
1700
PUT
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
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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.