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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2476
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.8B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
276,206
+14,129
| +5% | +$81.1K |
|
2477
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.75B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
-1,069
| -2% | -$48.2K |
|
2478
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.52B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
32,781
-41,757
| -56% | -$2.34M |
|
|
RARX
2479
PUT
DELISTED
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
RARX
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.77M |
|
2480
PUT
EQT Corp
EQT
$33B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
171,900
| – | – |
|
|
NSA
2481
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
55,691
-106,663
| -66% | -$3.58M |
|
2482
PUT
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.55B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+205,000
| New | +$2.36M |
|
2483
Beyond Meat
BYND
$274M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
24,698
+22,653
| +1,108% | +$2.1M |
|
|
TECD
2484
CALL
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$1.67M |
|
2485
CALL
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.12B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,300
| New | +$1.49M |
|
|
BERY
2486
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
42,580
+4,792
| +13% | +$190K |
|
|
CMRX
2487
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
912,927
+231,934
| +34% | +$427K |
|
|
WWE
2488
CALL
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
| – | – |
|
2489
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$940M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
92,435
+9,534
| +12% | +$184K |
|
2490
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.9B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
11,631
+4,366
| +60% | +$668K |
|
|
EXPR
2491
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
18,929
-6,181
| -25% | -$486K |
|
2492
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.77B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
123,488
-239,264
| -66% | -$3.24M |
|
2493
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.17B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
55,234
-24,201
| -30% | -$764K |
|
2494
NVE Corp
NVEC
$551M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
25,731
+4,449
| +21% | +$290K |
|
|
AT
2495
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
786,309
-4,903
| -0.6% | -$11.6K |
|
|
SF
2496
Stifel
SF
$12.6B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
67,869
+51,988
| +327% | +$1.36M |
|
2497
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$12.4B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
101,500
-31,700
| -24% | -$541K |
|
2498
PUT
Abbott
ABT
$190B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
-80,500
| -79% | -$6.74M |
|
|
AVYA
2499
CALL
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
-30,000
| -18% | -$368K |
|
2500
PUT
New Oriental
EDU
$9.18B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-20,000
| -57% | -$2.39M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
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.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.