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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
PUT
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.14B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
175,000
-225,000
| -56% | -$2.99M |
|
2527
Beyond Meat
BYND
$279M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
147,821
+21,726
| +17% | +$276K |
|
2528
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.62B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
33,216
-9,001
| -21% | -$485K |
|
|
DFS
2529
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
16,400
+1,300
| +9% | +$136K |
|
|
EDR
2530
DELISTED
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
EDR
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
80,102
+22,265
| +38% | +$524K |
|
2531
Cohu
COHU
$2B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
46,068
+443
| +1% | +$16.3K |
|
2532
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.7B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
2533
Inspired Entertainment
INSE
$188M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
129,485
-53,341
| -29% | -$722K |
|
|
BERY
2534
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,234
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2535
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
$1.42B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
726,051
+593,872
| +449% | +$1.51M |
|
2536
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
39,200
+12,794
| +48% | +$638K |
|
|
PRA
2537
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
125,641
-79,924
| -39% | -$1.26M |
|
2538
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.2B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
26,803
-9,387
| -26% | -$655K |
|
2539
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.7B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
48,400
-48,400
| -50% | -$1.9M |
|
2540
Workday
WDAY
$39.4B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
8,308
+2,197
| +36% | +$440K |
|
2541
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.16B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
170,585
+45,391
| +36% | +$489K |
|
2542
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$70.3B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
108,900
+31,000
| +40% | +$526K |
|
|
NOVA
2543
CALL
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,300
| New | +$1.73M |
|
|
THS
2544
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
37,156
-10,190
| -22% | -$522K |
|
2545
CALL
Novavax
NVAX
$1.21B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
251,900
| – | – |
|
2546
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.4B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
42,772
+6,627
| +18% | +$313K |
|
2547
Sight Sciences
SGHT
$288M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
225,566
-5,934
| -3% | -$53.4K |
|
2548
Atomera
ATOM
$187M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
212,641
+178,386
| +521% | +$1.41M |
|
2549
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.65B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
65,048
-53,092
| -45% | -$1.48M |
|
|
BOCN
2550
DELISTED
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
BOCN
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
175,810
| – | – |
|
Similar funds
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.