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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
PUT
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.3B
| $4.41M | 0.01% |
27,900
+17,900
| +179% | +$2.82M |
|
1702
PUT
Chemours
CC
$2.48B
| $4.38M | 0.01% |
293,300
+101,200
| +53% | +$1.65M |
|
1703
PUT
Olin
OLN
$2.53B
| $4.38M | 0.01% |
233,700
+119,500
| +105% | +$2.25M |
|
1704
CALL
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.69B
| $4.37M | 0.01% |
+59,200
| New | +$4.25M |
|
1705
CALL
Cintas
CTAS
$86.6B
| $4.37M | 0.01% |
+65,200
| New | +$4.17M |
|
1706
Arcosa
ACA
$7.11B
| $4.35M | 0.01% |
127,261
+7,431
| +6% | +$257K |
|
1707
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.09B
| $4.34M | 0.01% |
+58,642
| New | +$4.31M |
|
1708
PUT
MSCI
MSCI
$42.4B
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
19,900
+3,000
| +18% | +$695K |
|
1709
Materion
MTRN
$3.94B
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
70,500
-13,841
| -16% | -$859K |
|
|
DNKN
1710
CALL
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
54,500
+29,500
| +118% | +$2.4M |
|
1711
CALL
S&P Global
SPGI
$124B
| $4.31M | 0.01% |
17,600
+16,000
| +1,000% | +$4M |
|
|
NVMI
1712
Nova
NVMI
$11.7B
| $4.31M | 0.01% |
135,626
+33,126
| +32% | +$941K |
|
|
RDS.A
1713
PUT
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $4.3M | 0.01% |
73,000
-24,400
| -25% | -$1.45M |
|
|
BIG
1714
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
175,264
+40,323
| +30% | +$960K |
|
1715
CALL
Alcoa
AA
$11.3B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
213,900
+4,100
| +2% | +$85.2K |
|
1716
SK Telecom
SKM
$11.4B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
117,221
+27,898
| +31% | +$1.04M |
|
|
TLND
1717
DELISTED
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
125,856
-91,868
| -42% | -$3.41M |
|
1718
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$28.3B
| $4.27M | 0.01% |
1,004,851
-215,800
| -18% | -$820K |
|
1719
CALL
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.2B
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
79,400
+22,900
| +41% | +$1.11M |
|
1720
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.56B
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
131,280
+101,538
| +341% | +$3.34M |
|
1721
CALL
Markel Group
MKL
$25.2B
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
+3,600
| New | +$4.09M |
|
1722
PUT
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.1B
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
53,300
| – | – |
|
1723
Deere & Co
DE
$165B
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
25,184
+21,404
| +566% | +$3.42M |
|
1724
PUT
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
| $4.23M | 0.01% |
26,100
-53,900
| -67% | -$9.06M |
|
|
HPP
1725
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$758M
| $4.22M | 0.01% |
18,037
+7,488
| +71% | +$1.79M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.