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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2676
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$548M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
49,305
+16,748
| +51% | +$909K |
|
2677
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$343M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
188,301
-3,211
| -2% | -$38.3K |
|
2678
CALL
Gildan
GIL
$9.49B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,000
| New | +$2.88M |
|
2679
Full Truck Alliance
YMM
$10B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
285,272
-2,574,864
| -90% | -$17.5M |
|
|
GTPB
2680
DELISTED
Gores Technology Partners II, Inc. Class A Common
GTPB
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
263,796
| – | – |
|
2681
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,971
| New | +$3.09M |
|
2682
CALL
United Rentals
URI
$65.7B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,600
| New | +$3.12M |
|
2683
CALL
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
57,700
| – | – |
|
|
WBA
2684
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
67,830
+46,157
| +213% | +$1.98M |
|
2685
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$27.8B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
21,598
-22,200
| -51% | -$2.82M |
|
|
SEI
2686
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$2.66B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
236,152
+35,298
| +18% | +$425K |
|
|
KNDI
2687
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$66.5M
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
1,067,053
-19,594
| -2% | -$50.9K |
|
2688
CALL
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$4.47B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-12,500
| -56% | -$3.42M |
|
2689
Radian Group
RDN
$5.28B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
130,263
+1,702
| +1% | +$35.8K |
|
2690
Daktronics
DAKT
$946M
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
849,826
-48,622
| -5% | -$163K |
|
2691
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.6B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
8,412
-2,385
| -22% | -$719K |
|
2692
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.8B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
286,145
-30,813
| -10% | -$313K |
|
2693
BlueLinx
BXC
$430M
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
38,089
+24,985
| +191% | +$1.88M |
|
|
PPL
2694
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.9B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
93,665
+75,724
| +422% | +$2.17M |
|
|
EPZM
2695
DELISTED
Epizyme, Inc
EPZM
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
1,728,102
-592,596
| -26% | -$435K |
|
|
SPTK
2696
DELISTED
SportsTek Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
SPTK
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
259,564
+1,000
| +0.4% | +$9.79K |
|
2697
CALL
Danaher
DHR
$138B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
11,280
| – | – |
|
|
ARGO
2698
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
68,761
-16,015
| -19% | -$658K |
|
2699
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.79B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
86,113
+79,865
| +1,278% | +$2.09M |
|
|
BWIN
2700
Baldwin Insurance Group
BWIN
$2.75B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
104,853
-40,796
| -28% | -$992K |
|
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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.