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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.21% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.91% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.83% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.83% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
POLY
1901
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
75,916
+17,748
| +31% | +$812K |
|
1902
PUT
TransDigm Group
TDG
$70.7B
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
25,200
| – | – |
|
1903
Cintas
CTAS
$86.6B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
272,436
-309,448
| -53% | -$3.75M |
|
1904
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.05B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
112,952
+75,357
| +200% | +$2.39M |
|
1905
CALL
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.51B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
126,900
+51,900
| +69% | +$1.08M |
|
|
NBIS
1906
CALL
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
+95,700
| New | +$3.14M |
|
|
PETM
1907
PUT
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
45,700
+25,700
| +129% | +$1.86M |
|
1908
Crown Castle
CCI
$34.6B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
47,704
-489,633
| -91% | -$35M |
|
1909
PUT
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.2B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
96,000
| – | – |
|
|
PDM
1910
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.24B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
200,600
-21,621
| -10% | -$386K |
|
1911
Veeco
VECO
$2.62B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
+93,442
| New | +$3.27M |
|
1912
Scansource
SCSC
$1.17B
| $3.47M | 0.01% |
+100,367
| New | +$3.4M |
|
1913
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
| $3.47M | 0.01% |
188,400
+5,870
| +3% | +$101K |
|
|
PCL
1914
PUT
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
| $3.46M | 0.01% |
73,900
-15,500
| -17% | -$726K |
|
|
SAFM
1915
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $3.46M | 0.01% |
53,000
+13,000
| +33% | +$900K |
|
1916
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$12.5B
| $3.45M | 0.01% |
50,849
+37,855
| +291% | +$2.51M |
|
1917
B2Gold
BTG
$4.98B
| $3.45M | 0.01% |
1,390,333
+1,240,734
| +829% | +$3.36M |
|
1918
Scully Royalty
SRL
$75.4M
| $3.45M | 0.01% |
82,144
+1,154
| +1% | +$48.3K |
|
|
SIAL
1919
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $3.45M | 0.01% |
40,401
-45,266
| -53% | -$3.81M |
|
1920
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.33B
| $3.44M | 0.01% |
6,063
+33
| +0.5% | +$19.2K |
|
1921
PUT
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.8B
| $3.44M | 0.01% |
+38,000
| New | +$3.32M |
|
|
ARC
1922
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $3.44M | 0.01% |
749,296
+49,237
| +7% | +$232K |
|
|
LBY
1923
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
| $3.43M | 0.01% |
144,308
+29,417
| +26% | +$718K |
|
1924
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.86B
| $3.43M | 0.01% |
267,990
+242,490
| +951% | +$3.04M |
|
1925
CALL
NetEase
NTES
$83B
| $3.43M | 0.01% |
236,000
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.2% of assets, down from 9.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.