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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.05% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.38% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
PUT
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
-10,000
| -42% | -$661K |
|
2552
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
9,743
+4,790
| +97% | +$436K |
|
2553
PUT
RingCentral
RNG
$4.05B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,300
| New | +$779K |
|
2554
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
5,725
-1,305
| -19% | -$214K |
|
|
AET
2555
CALL
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-85,500
| -94% | -$15.4M |
|
2556
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
85,975
-13,280
| -13% | -$131K |
|
|
DCT
2557
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
14,938
-18,493
| -55% | -$1.05M |
|
2558
CALL
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
PGEM
2559
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
38,692
-72,465
| -65% | -$1.49M |
|
|
ZOES
2560
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
57,725
-38,948
| -40% | -$585K |
|
2561
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
| $832K | ﹤0.01% |
6,163
+4,183
| +211% | +$546K |
|
2562
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$14.9B
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$860K |
|
|
P
2563
CALL
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
165,000
-296,200
| -64% | -$1.41M |
|
2564
PUT
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$844K |
|
|
ESGR
2565
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
3,924
+2,122
| +118% | +$438K |
|
2566
CALL
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,400
| New | +$836K |
|
2567
PUT
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
49,600
-90,000
| -64% | -$1.49M |
|
2568
PUT
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.93B
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
6,189
-17,623
| -74% | -$2.16M |
|
|
COBZ
2569
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
41,864
+6,740
| +19% | +$135K |
|
2570
Wabtec
WAB
$51.1B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,076
| New | +$811K |
|
2571
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.2B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
7,400
-103,800
| -93% | -$12.1M |
|
2572
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
24,108
+14,771
| +158% | +$477K |
|
|
CHUY
2573
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
31,161
-3,159
| -9% | -$84K |
|
|
BMS
2574
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
18,750
-9,526
| -34% | -$434K |
|
2575
Copart
CPRT
$25.9B
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
63,952
-609,716
| -91% | -$7.05M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.