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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
CALL
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.7B
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
| – | – |
|
|
TAST
1877
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
201,905
-5,269
| -3% | -$63.7K |
|
1878
CALL
PVH
PVH
$4.07B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1879
PUT
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.1B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
+13,700
| +119% | +$1.49M |
|
|
TDAY
1880
USA Today Co
TDAY
$1.29B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
161,397
+143,993
| +827% | +$2.5M |
|
1881
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.12B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
77,972
+20,920
| +37% | +$901K |
|
|
SFLY
1882
PUT
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,100
| New | +$2.97M |
|
1883
CALL
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,900
| New | +$2.93M |
|
1884
PUT
Fair Isaac
FICO
$31.8B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
| – | – |
|
1885
PUT
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$70.9B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
168,300
+10,300
| +7% | +$169K |
|
1886
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.2B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
28,570
-71,686
| -72% | -$7.57M |
|
1887
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
69,431
+5,109
| +8% | +$215K |
|
|
PRMW
1888
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
+169,850
| New | +$2.52M |
|
1889
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.1B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
63,087
-66,415
| -51% | -$2.94M |
|
|
SVC
1890
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.05B
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
20,723
-31,589
| -60% | -$4.27M |
|
|
PRFT
1891
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
112,212
-10,793
| -9% | -$271K |
|
1892
Brown & Brown
BRO
$25.1B
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
106,646
-236,977
| -69% | -$6.45M |
|
|
CONN
1893
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
89,603
-174,694
| -66% | -$5.01M |
|
1894
CALL
Dine Brands
DIN
$462M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
39,500
-800
| -2% | -$57.9K |
|
1895
Marcus Corp
MCS
$767M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
90,542
-15,770
| -15% | -$497K |
|
|
KLDX
1896
DELISTED
KLONDEX MINES LTD
KLDX
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
1,259,488
+40,206
| +3% | +$97.9K |
|
1897
CALL
Autohome
ATHM
$2.62B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,100
| New | +$2.99M |
|
1898
CALL
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
23,200
+1,300
| +6% | +$153K |
|
1899
CALL
CME Group
CME
$95.4B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,900
| New | +$2.92M |
|
1900
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.03B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
601,077
+146,320
| +32% | +$845K |
|
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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.