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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
CryoPort
CYRX
$753M
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
251,335
+202,906
| +419% | +$4.07M |
|
1752
Flotek Industries
FTK
$789M
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
310,873
-24,729
| -7% | -$376K |
|
|
ISCA
1753
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
91,113
-13,483
| -13% | -$608K |
|
1754
CALL
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
47,670
-54,026
| -53% | -$4.49M |
|
1755
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
+36,400
| New | +$3.98M |
|
1756
Healthcare Realty
HR
$7.56B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
139,238
+12,439
| +10% | +$348K |
|
|
WCN
1757
Waste Connections
WCN
$43.6B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
44,500
+20,768
| +88% | +$1.92M |
|
1758
Nice
NICE
$6.15B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
28,407
+2,997
| +12% | +$448K |
|
1759
First Solar
FSLR
$21.4B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
70,325
-26,201
| -27% | -$1.68M |
|
1760
Iron Mountain
IRM
$35.9B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
125,892
+71,942
| +133% | +$2.26M |
|
|
PPLI
1761
People Inc
PPLI
$3.12B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
104,595
-621,952
| -86% | -$26.6M |
|
1762
CALL
MSCI
MSCI
$42.4B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
18,700
| – | – |
|
1763
CALL
PVH
PVH
$4.07B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
46,100
-10,500
| -19% | -$877K |
|
|
EXAS
1764
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
44,900
| – | – |
|
1765
Thor Industries
THO
$4.06B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
71,561
+48,161
| +206% | +$2.53M |
|
1766
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
45,072
+36,435
| +422% | +$3.62M |
|
|
XENT
1767
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
238,215
+99,606
| +72% | +$1.81M |
|
1768
PUT
Corning
GLW
$107B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
+141,900
| New | +$4.25M |
|
1769
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.09B
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
292,923
+40,611
| +16% | +$553K |
|
|
BFI
1770
DELISTED
BurgerFi International, Inc. Common Stock
BFI
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
388,500
| – | – |
|
|
GWPH
1771
CALL
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
34,900
| – | – |
|
|
SP
1772
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
108,092
-32,410
| -23% | -$1.13M |
|
1773
PUT
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.8B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+138,200
| New | +$4.22M |
|
1774
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.77B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
43,477
-2,354
| -5% | -$234K |
|
|
HUD
1775
DELISTED
Hudson Ltd. Class A Common Shares
HUD
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
324,618
+8,536
| +3% | +$106K |
|
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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.