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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.31% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.77% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NEX
2576
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
309,211
-97,590
| -24% | -$1.02M |
|
2577
PUT
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
100,082
+32,717
| +49% | +$1.08M |
|
2578
POSCO
PKX
$16.5B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
65,987
-104,662
| -61% | -$5.76M |
|
2579
PUT
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.2B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+170,000
| New | +$3.29M |
|
2580
Metallus
MTUS
$826M
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
156,178
-147,441
| -49% | -$3.13M |
|
|
AAWW
2581
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
47,289
-2,550
| -5% | -$174K |
|
2582
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.37B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
51,885
-9,855
| -16% | -$550K |
|
2583
PUT
Burlington
BURL
$23.4B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
21,400
| – | – |
|
|
SUMO
2584
DELISTED
Sumo Logic, Inc. Common Stock
SUMO
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+389,040
| New | +$3.41M |
|
2585
CALL
Sunrun
RUN
$2.27B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
124,700
-27,100
| -18% | -$651K |
|
|
LHAA
2586
DELISTED
Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LHAA
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
297,424
| – | – |
|
|
FVAM
2587
DELISTED
5:01 Acquisition Corp
FVAM
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
293,573
| – | – |
|
|
AYX
2588
CALL
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
| – | – |
|
2589
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.63B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
134,934
+111,786
| +483% | +$2.56M |
|
|
RMO
2590
DELISTED
Romeo Power, Inc.
RMO
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
6,451,365
+2,464,923
| +62% | +$2.31M |
|
2591
CALL
RTX Corp
RTX
$289B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
ENV
2592
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
54,477
+15,988
| +42% | +$1.09M |
|
2593
CALL
ATI
ATI
$24.8B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
126,500
| – | – |
|
2594
CALL
Rapid7
RPD
$634M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
43,000
| – | – |
|
|
AMRS
2595
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,552,529
| New | +$4.57M |
|
2596
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM
$7.72B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
138,612
+76,275
| +122% | +$1.82M |
|
2597
MultiSensor AI
MSAI
$9.67M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
7,235
| – | – |
|
|
VTLE
2598
PUT
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
41,500
-8,500
| -17% | -$682K |
|
|
TRHC
2599
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,108,108
+215,152
| +24% | +$807K |
|
2600
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.12B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,400
| New | +$3.39M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.24B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,836 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.