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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2626
CALL
Keysight
KEYS
$50.7B
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2627
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.69B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
66,617
-113,291
| -63% | -$5.22M |
|
2628
PUT
Fiverr
FVRR
$331M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-94,000
| -54% | -$4.47M |
|
2629
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.7B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$3.15M |
|
|
MODV
2630
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
32,525
+9,422
| +41% | +$952K |
|
2631
PUT
Weibo
WB
$1.97B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
118,800
+40,800
| +52% | +$914K |
|
2632
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.41B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
88,071
-43,550
| -33% | -$1.39M |
|
2633
SiTime
SITM
$13.8B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
16,826
-44,969
| -73% | -$8.5M |
|
2634
Titan International
TWI
$492M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
181,648
-139,089
| -43% | -$2.25M |
|
2635
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$386M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
901,688
-57,600
| -6% | -$174K |
|
|
VRAY
2636
DELISTED
ViewRay, Inc.
VRAY
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
1,033,305
-20,756
| -2% | -$62.5K |
|
2637
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$398M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
960,072
-45,911
| -5% | -$114K |
|
|
GIIX
2638
DELISTED
Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GIIX
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
277,288
| – | – |
|
|
LX
2639
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$246M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
1,224,308
-661,958
| -35% | -$1.53M |
|
|
LAC
2640
PUT
DELISTED
Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares
LAC
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
135,500
-26,000
| -16% | -$665K |
|
|
FRW
2641
DELISTED
PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. I Class A Common Stock
FRW
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
279,177
| – | – |
|
2642
CALL
Oneok
OKE
$56.7B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
-50,900
| -51% | -$3.3M |
|
|
DUET
2643
DELISTED
DUET Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
DUET
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
273,958
+185,625
| +210% | +$1.84M |
|
2644
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$653M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
140,238
-106,819
| -43% | -$2.24M |
|
2645
KE Holdings
BEKE
$18.4B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
150,768
-557,737
| -79% | -$7.85M |
|
2646
CALL
Prologis
PLD
$136B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
23,000
+1,700
| +8% | +$235K |
|
2647
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.9B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
23,588
-208,888
| -90% | -$26.1M |
|
|
IBER
2648
DELISTED
Ibere Pharmaceuticals
IBER
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
274,908
+101,946
| +59% | +$1,000K |
|
|
VSXY
2649
PUT
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.09B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
96,400
+49,800
| +107% | +$2.16M |
|
|
MCAE
2650
DELISTED
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Common Stock
MCAE
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
272,638
| – | – |
|
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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.