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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$29.2B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
-24,200
| -65% | -$4.78M |
|
|
MYND
2002
Mynd.ai
MYND
$18.9M
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
12,996
+236
| +2% | +$42.6K |
|
|
ARC
2003
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
1,441,921
+139,745
| +11% | +$291K |
|
2004
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.8B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-5,500
| -15% | -$507K |
|
2005
Emerson Electric
EMR
$81.6B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
36,397
-657,161
| -95% | -$46.2M |
|
2006
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.18B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+230,041
| New | +$2.45M |
|
|
VGR
2007
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
204,117
+178,561
| +699% | +$2.25M |
|
|
GOV
2008
PUT
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
157,700
+131,500
| +502% | +$1.79M |
|
2009
CALL
Fair Isaac
FICO
$31.8B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
| – | – |
|
2010
CALL
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.7B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+44,700
| New | +$2.14M |
|
2011
PUT
Deutsche Bank
DB
$66.6B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
234,400
+164,600
| +236% | +$2.1M |
|
|
CTT
2012
DELISTED
CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
CTT
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
195,454
-115,137
| -37% | -$1.48M |
|
2013
PUT
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.58B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+500
| +3% | +$60.1K |
|
2014
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$45M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
14,448
-567
| -4% | -$92.6K |
|
2015
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20.4B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
209,276
+113,921
| +119% | +$1.5M |
|
2016
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$209M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
107,509
+773
| +0.7% | +$17.5K |
|
2017
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$2.99B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
196,025
+146,411
| +295% | +$1.81M |
|
|
SPLK
2018
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
|
SRCL
2019
PUT
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
37,900
| – | – |
|
2020
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
46,850
-70,502
| -60% | -$3.81M |
|
|
CHMI
2021
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$82.3M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
138,337
+82,169
| +146% | +$1.49M |
|
2022
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$690M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
108,053
+30,538
| +39% | +$780K |
|
2023
Intuit
INTU
$91.1B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
12,088
+3,045
| +34% | +$584K |
|
|
ACR
2024
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$130M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,836
| New | +$2.44M |
|
2025
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$9.75B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
26,100
-31,300
| -55% | -$3.1M |
|
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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.