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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CIR
2701
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,927
| New | +$1.18M |
|
2702
PUT
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.38B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
10,820
+9,020
| +501% | +$982K |
|
|
VRTV
2703
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
63,963
-9,726
| -13% | -$167K |
|
2704
PUT
Delek US
DK
$3.85B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,800
| New | +$1.17M |
|
2705
Hudbay
HBM
$9.67B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
319,736
-367,500
| -53% | -$1.5M |
|
|
HR
2706
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,369
| New | +$1.13M |
|
2707
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$846M
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
40,875
-13,236
| -24% | -$371K |
|
2708
Team
TISI
$80.6M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
6,305
-3,346
| -35% | -$553K |
|
|
RDUS
2709
CALL
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
44,200
| – | – |
|
|
BRSL
2710
PUT
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.92B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-14,800
| -16% | -$196K |
|
2711
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.84B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
30,758
+4,962
| +19% | +$177K |
|
2712
CALL
Thor Industries
THO
$4.13B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2713
Carriage Services
CSV
$648M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
55,384
+22,241
| +67% | +$461K |
|
|
AKS
2714
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
496,376
+441,978
| +812% | +$1.06M |
|
2715
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$421M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
55,482
-34,773
| -39% | -$656K |
|
|
CLDR
2716
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
126,663
-327,013
| -72% | -$2.27M |
|
2717
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
$708M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
54,264
-4,237
| -7% | -$87.1K |
|
|
LBY
2718
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
333,224
-119,856
| -26% | -$234K |
|
|
ZEUS
2719
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
77,398
+13,690
| +21% | +$170K |
|
2720
CALL
Bruker
BRKR
$9.58B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,300
| New | +$1.13M |
|
2721
PUT
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$49.3B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$559K |
|
|
HTZ
2722
PUT
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,000
| New | +$1.13M |
|
2723
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.3B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
34,001
-169,296
| -83% | -$5.05M |
|
|
ESPR
2724
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
30,090
+19,056
| +173% | +$755K |
|
2725
CALL
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.4B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,325
| New | +$1.13M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.