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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$431M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$376M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$746M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$378M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$275M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.92% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.63% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.01% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.5% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
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ICLR
$13.7B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
19,954
+13,953
| +233% | +$1.93M |
|
1902
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$831M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
116,663
+62,181
| +114% | +$1.56M |
|
1903
Methanex
MEOH
$4.23B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
53,494
-134,559
| -72% | -$8.4M |
|
|
HIVE
1904
DELISTED
Aerohive Networks
HIVE
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
790,401
+96,242
| +14% | +$362K |
|
1905
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$418M
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
136,916
+1,944
| +1% | +$40K |
|
1906
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.1B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
267,833
-139,545
| -34% | -$834K |
|
|
ASRT
1907
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
11,855
-1,285
| -10% | -$386K |
|
1908
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.77B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
247,790
+166,625
| +205% | +$2.07M |
|
|
PEGI
1909
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+137,674
| New | +$2.68M |
|
|
CTXS
1910
CALL
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
-6,500
| -21% | -$687K |
|
1911
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.8B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
28,300
| – | – |
|
1912
SSR Mining
SSRM
$5.19B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
211,165
+159,923
| +312% | +$1.7M |
|
1913
APA Corp
APA
$13B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
97,189
+41,162
| +73% | +$1.52M |
|
1914
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.79B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
330,004
+31,129
| +10% | +$295K |
|
|
USAK
1915
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
170,272
-14,978
| -8% | -$276K |
|
|
MGI
1916
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
1,272,966
-654,444
| -34% | -$2.11M |
|
1917
Lear
LEA
$7.39B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
20,666
-20,527
| -50% | -$2.74M |
|
|
ITCI
1918
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
222,571
+27,758
| +14% | +$448K |
|
1919
CVB Financial
CVBF
$4.02B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
125,085
-58,394
| -32% | -$1.27M |
|
1920
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$590M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
1,591,151
-41,169
| -3% | -$197K |
|
1921
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$1.47B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
59,538
+26,325
| +79% | +$1.12M |
|
|
AAMI
1922
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$2.88B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
235,496
-246,406
| -51% | -$2.96M |
|
1923
CALL
AerCap
AER
$23.4B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
63,400
+59,200
| +1,410% | +$2.96M |
|
|
VSI
1924
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
529,466
+166,041
| +46% | +$1.25M |
|
1925
PUT
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$4.22B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,100
| New | +$3.03M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.