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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FPRX
2501
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
19,861
-25,331
| -56% | -$1.12M |
|
2502
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$32.5B
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
14,100
-64,724
| -82% | -$3.29M |
|
2503
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.75B
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
20,379
-9,366
| -31% | -$336K |
|
|
IMH
2504
DELISTED
Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.
IMH
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
57,170
-17,838
| -24% | -$243K |
|
|
NAME
2505
DELISTED
Rightside Group, Ltd.
NAME
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
71,572
| – | – |
|
2506
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
6,928
-37,481
| -84% | -$3.82M |
|
|
USCR
2507
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,949
| New | +$708K |
|
2508
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,079
| New | +$708K |
|
|
FTR
2509
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,000
| New | +$1.01M |
|
|
AMRN
2510
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$284M
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
11,008
-2,481
| -18% | -$158K |
|
2511
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.51B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
7,038
+3,647
| +108% | +$392K |
|
2512
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$691M
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
67,577
-28,486
| -30% | -$340K |
|
|
RRD
2513
CALL
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
+58,000
| New | +$926K |
|
|
DCOM
2514
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
34,567
-30,125
| -47% | -$627K |
|
2515
CALL
Royal Gold
RGLD
$17.1B
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-2,700
| -21% | -$183K |
|
2516
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.42B
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
4,093
-252
| -6% | -$44.8K |
|
2517
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$4.69B
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,256
| New | +$644K |
|
|
KATE
2518
CALL
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$627K |
|
|
GRA
2519
CALL
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2520
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
41,781
-22,216
| -35% | -$392K |
|
2521
ATN International
ATNI
$361M
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
9,863
+1,506
| +18% | +$115K |
|
|
XENT
2522
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
40,480
+7,663
| +23% | +$107K |
|
|
CKH
2523
CALL
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,340
| New | +$707K |
|
|
SWC
2524
PUT
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-10,000
| -20% | -$171K |
|
2525
Costamare
CMRE
$1.9B
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
103,540
-29,978
| -22% | -$182K |
|
Similar funds
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.