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 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$322M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$219M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
+$637M |
| 2 |
BRCM
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
|
+$397M |
| 3 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
Phillips 66
PSX
|
+$330M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$320M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.09% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.94% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.57% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
2351
CALL
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $964K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$852K |
|
2352
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.82B
| $963K | ﹤0.01% |
16,900
-140,600
| -89% | -$6.94M |
|
|
SRDX
2353
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $963K | ﹤0.01% |
52,287
+1,605
| +3% | +$30.2K |
|
|
CIVI
2354
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
| $955K | ﹤0.01% |
54,766
-27,035
| -33% | -$557K |
|
2355
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$59.2M
| $954K | ﹤0.01% |
15,396
-8,859
| -37% | -$472K |
|
|
RVNC
2356
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $954K | ﹤0.01% |
54,621
-105,318
| -66% | -$2.14M |
|
2357
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$760M
| $953K | ﹤0.01% |
44,794
+20,073
| +81% | +$404K |
|
2358
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
33,220
+859
| +3% | +$22.5K |
|
|
HIBB
2359
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
26,470
-21,495
| -45% | -$717K |
|
2360
Ryder
R
$9.9B
| $949K | ﹤0.01% |
14,652
-25,519
| -64% | -$1.45M |
|
|
XNPT
2361
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
| $949K | ﹤0.01% |
210,464
-51,795
| -20% | -$239K |
|
2362
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.83B
| $947K | ﹤0.01% |
10,095
-170,827
| -94% | -$15.6M |
|
|
AIMC
2363
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $947K | ﹤0.01% |
34,083
+12,132
| +55% | +$290K |
|
|
AGTC
2364
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
| $947K | ﹤0.01% |
67,744
+44,561
| +192% | +$654K |
|
2365
CALL
Nucor
NUE
$58.3B
| $946K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-30,000
| -60% | -$1.22M |
|
|
XLRN
2366
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $946K | ﹤0.01% |
35,858
-4,582
| -11% | -$133K |
|
2367
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$93.4M
| $943K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,670
| New | +$980K |
|
2368
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.3B
| $941K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,019
| New | +$811K |
|
2369
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.29B
| $940K | ﹤0.01% |
20,349
-24,259
| -54% | -$1.05M |
|
|
SCTY
2370
PUT
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
| $939K | ﹤0.01% |
38,200
-20,500
| -35% | -$585K |
|
|
XNET
2371
Xunlei
XNET
$333M
| $937K | ﹤0.01% |
153,381
+25,037
| +20% | +$154K |
|
|
CJES
2372
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $937K | ﹤0.01% |
+664,597
| New | +$1.41M |
|
|
DSKY
2373
DELISTED
IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY LTD ADS REPTSG SHS CL A
DSKY
| $935K | ﹤0.01% |
68,022
-96,598
| -59% | -$1.3M |
|
2374
PUT
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
| $932K | ﹤0.01% |
38,500
+15,000
| +64% | +$345K |
|
2375
CALL
Range Resources
RRC
$9.33B
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
-135,000
| -82% | -$3.75M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,137 positions worth $55.7B, down 17% from $67.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.72B in Q1 2016, closing 773 positions and reducing 1,495 holdings. Its most notable exit was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $637M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in EQT Corp worth $47.6M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2016 buy was EQT Corp: 1,300,361 shares worth $47.6M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Allergan plc in Q1 2016, an estimated $397M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $358M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $637M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $55.7B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 382 new positions and closed 773 in Q1 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 17% quarter-over-quarter to $55.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.