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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VXX
2276
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,899
| New | +$1.85M |
|
2277
Financial Institutions
FISI
$812M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
53,800
-2,434
| -4% | -$78.1K |
|
|
MNDT
2278
PUT
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
115,000
-5,000
| -4% | -$86.9K |
|
2279
CALL
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.02B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
+16,000
| +160% | +$1.07M |
|
2280
PUT
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
2,413
-334
| -12% | -$385K |
|
2281
Oracle
ORCL
$339B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
40,108
-422,031
| -91% | -$19.4M |
|
|
FOE
2282
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
84,767
-49,186
| -37% | -$1.08M |
|
2283
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.4B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,395
| New | +$1.76M |
|
|
ECHO
2284
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
60,317
-12,742
| -17% | -$364K |
|
2285
Alibaba
BABA
$276B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
9,500
-181,902
| -95% | -$34.7M |
|
|
NGHC
2286
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
66,827
-114,596
| -63% | -$3M |
|
2287
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.3B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
77,982
-7,265
| -9% | -$168K |
|
2288
PUT
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.14B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
-3,300
| -16% | -$330K |
|
2289
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.55B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
28,635
-34,081
| -54% | -$1.94M |
|
2290
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,138
| New | +$1.58M |
|
|
PNNT
2291
Pennant Park Investment Corp
PNNT
$220M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
249,721
+139,338
| +126% | +$979K |
|
2292
Nordson
NDSN
$16.4B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
13,610
-1,620
| -11% | -$214K |
|
2293
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$72.2B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
38,100
-1,000
| -3% | -$44K |
|
2294
Titan Machinery
TITN
$420M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
112,094
-8,629
| -7% | -$167K |
|
2295
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
115,026
+30,737
| +36% | +$391K |
|
2296
Shopify
SHOP
$168B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
119,420
-1,848,770
| -94% | -$26.2M |
|
|
LKSD
2297
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
110,960
-34,605
| -24% | -$502K |
|
2298
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.69B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,757
| New | +$1.7M |
|
2299
PUT
Belden
BDC
$3.97B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,300
| New | +$1.73M |
|
2300
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.08B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+257,623
| New | +$1.71M |
|
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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.