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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.06% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.4B
| $95.7M | 0.1% |
9,514,648
+1,680,380
| +21% | +$15.6M |
|
227
CALL
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
| $94.4M | 0.1% |
1,568,100
+264,700
| +20% | +$16.5M |
|
228
PUT
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
| $93.8M | 0.1% |
584,400
+112,900
| +24% | +$16.4M |
|
229
PUT
Verizon
VZ
$194B
| $93.5M | 0.1% |
2,514,800
+531,300
| +27% | +$19.7M |
|
230
PUT
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
| $93.2M | 0.1% |
2,541,100
+645,100
| +34% | +$25.1M |
|
231
CALL
Oracle
ORCL
$331B
| $93M | 0.1% |
781,300
+125,700
| +19% | +$13M |
|
232
Duolingo
DUOL
$5.7B
| $92.8M | 0.09% |
649,441
+340,083
| +110% | +$48.7M |
|
233
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
| $92.5M | 0.09% |
251,800
-59,900
| -19% | -$20.4M |
|
234
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.58B
| $92.3M | 0.09% |
2,577,569
+2,555,227
| +11,437% | +$58.8M |
|
235
CALL
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
| $92.3M | 0.09% |
1,569,400
-48,100
| -3% | -$2.89M |
|
236
KLA
KLAC
$275B
| $92.1M | 0.09% |
1,898,910
+476,580
| +34% | +$19.9M |
|
237
CALL
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
| $91.7M | 0.09% |
511,700
+17,400
| +4% | +$3.09M |
|
238
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
| $91.6M | 0.09% |
113,202
-123,079
| -52% | -$92.3M |
|
239
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
| $91.4M | 0.09% |
1,400,110
-523,720
| -27% | -$32.4M |
|
240
CALL
Costco
COST
$415B
| $91.4M | 0.09% |
169,700
+14,600
| +9% | +$7.39M |
|
241
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
| $90.9M | 0.09% |
193,800
+123,600
| +176% | +$51.8M |
|
242
PUT
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
| $90.6M | 0.09% |
898,000
-354,500
| -28% | -$33M |
|
243
Samsara
IOT
$19.3B
| $90.1M | 0.09% |
3,253,156
+1,178,953
| +57% | +$26.1M |
|
244
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
| $89.7M | 0.09% |
1,023,450
+455,716
| +80% | +$36.9M |
|
245
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
| $89.6M | 0.09% |
787,000
-950,100
| -55% | -$98.8M |
|
246
CALL
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
| $89.4M | 0.09% |
200,700
+52,300
| +35% | +$19.4M |
|
247
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
| $89.1M | 0.09% |
796,043
-482,635
| -38% | -$52.8M |
|
248
CALL
MongoDB
MDB
$24B
| $88.8M | 0.09% |
216,000
-55,400
| -20% | -$16.2M |
|
249
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
| $88.6M | 0.09% |
251,758
+46,826
| +23% | +$15.8M |
|
250
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
| $87.9M | 0.09% |
7,798,922
+6,751,826
| +645% | +$90.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.