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
| 1 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$1.52B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.43B |
| 3 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$798M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$646M |
| 5 |
Texas Instruments
TXN
|
+$619M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$1.31B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.01B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
|
+$863M |
| 4 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$595M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$591M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 18.6% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.12% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.62% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.14% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.8% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
Alamo Group
ALG
$1.99B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
19,483
+6,309
| +48% | +$1.1M |
|
2552
CALL
Argan
AGX
$7.31B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
10,400
+200
| +2% | +$63.5K |
|
2553
Itron
ITRI
$3.79B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
35,082
+31,183
| +800% | +$3.4M |
|
2554
CALL
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$8.75B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
66,500
-2,400
| -3% | -$141K |
|
2555
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.1B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
324,700
+140,800
| +77% | +$1.29M |
|
|
BETA
2556
Beta Technologies Inc
BETA
$3.95B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,028
| New | +$3.43M |
|
2557
Aptiv
APTV
$12.2B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
42,625
-37,698
| -47% | -$3.03M |
|
2558
Ciena
CIEN
$51.9B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
13,856
-54,856
| -80% | -$10.6M |
|
2559
NiSource
NI
$22.3B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,335
| New | +$3.3M |
|
2560
PUT
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.06B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
64,200
+22,600
| +54% | +$1.04M |
|
|
TE
2561
T1 Energy
TE
$1.59B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
483,149
+234,407
| +94% | +$1.03M |
|
2562
PUT
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$54.8B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
16,600
+15,200
| +1,086% | +$3.19M |
|
2563
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$2.35B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
207,574
+25,704
| +14% | +$399K |
|
2564
CALL
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.92B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
210,100
+100
| +0% | +$1.2K |
|
2565
PUT
Blue Owl Capital
OWL
$6.41B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+215,600
| New | +$3.37M |
|
2566
IHS Holding
IHS
$2.75B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
430,032
+29,136
| +7% | +$201K |
|
2567
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$874M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+160,588
| New | +$3.79M |
|
|
GSHR
2568
Gesher Acquisition Corp II
GSHR
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
310,565
+10,565
| +4% | +$108K |
|
2569
XPeng
XPEV
$12.6B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
156,778
-1,471,927
| -90% | -$31.9M |
|
2570
PUT
SiTime
SITM
$16B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+9,000
| New | +$2.82M |
|
2571
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
ICLN
$2.43B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+193,432
| New | +$3.23M |
|
2572
Fractyl Health
GUTS
$133M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,442,745
+1,148,455
| +390% | +$1.85M |
|
2573
CALL
Lucid Motors
LCID
$2.71B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
299,500
+234,110
| +358% | +$3.74M |
|
2574
Scansource
SCSC
$1.1B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
81,012
-23,919
| -23% | -$988K |
|
2575
PUT
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$11.7B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
65,700
+36,900
| +128% | +$1.62M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2025, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,141 positions worth $182B, up 3% from $177B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2025 filing shows 639 new, 1,734 increased, 1,574 reduced and 583 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 1,175,000 shares worth $805M. The largest sale was Micron Technology, an estimated $1.31B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2025 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 1,175,000 shares worth $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Advanced Micro Devices in Q4 2025, an estimated $1.52B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2025 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $1.31B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $499M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $182B portfolio in Q4 2025.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 639 new positions and closed 583 in Q4 2025.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $182B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 17 Feb 2026.