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 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$757M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$544M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$475M |
| 4 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$377M |
| 5 |
Caterpillar
CAT
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$443M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$363M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$352M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.91% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.11% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.94% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JWN
2701
PUT
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
92,000
+19,200
| +26% | +$613K |
|
2702
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$386M
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
406,918
+9,897
| +2% | +$66.8K |
|
|
VTLE
2703
PUT
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
+20,000
| +200% | +$1.22M |
|
2704
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.75B
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
75,367
+42,871
| +132% | +$1.32M |
|
2705
Sony
SONY
$137B
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
109,805
-678,295
| -86% | -$14.2M |
|
2706
StepStone Group
STEP
$3.54B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
56,860
+35,437
| +165% | +$1.57M |
|
2707
PUT
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$89.8B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
632,191
| – | – |
|
2708
CALL
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.84B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,700
| New | +$2.26M |
|
2709
CALL
NRG Energy
NRG
$26.2B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,300
| New | +$2.52M |
|
|
OSTR
2710
DELISTED
Oyster Enterprises Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
OSTR
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
247,514
+89,453
| +57% | +$866K |
|
|
HTPA
2711
DELISTED
Highland Transcend Partners I Corp.
HTPA
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
243,286
+13,626
| +6% | +$133K |
|
2712
CALL
PagerDuty
PD
$830M
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
58,200
| – | – |
|
|
JOYY
2713
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
43,960
+12,720
| +41% | +$713K |
|
2714
W&T Offshore
WTI
$525M
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
647,772
+413,686
| +177% | +$1.48M |
|
2715
CALL
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13.2B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
| – | – |
|
|
KC
2716
CALL
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
$2.96B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
85,000
+65,000
| +325% | +$1.93M |
|
2717
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$1.08B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
69,206
-15,030
| -18% | -$545K |
|
|
IACC
2718
DELISTED
ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.
IACC
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
246,265
+32,629
| +15% | +$318K |
|
2719
CALL
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.3B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$2.5M |
|
|
NBIS
2720
PUT
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
+800
| +3% | +$58.3K |
|
2721
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.9B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+178,894
| New | +$2.31M |
|
|
AMPS
2722
DELISTED
Altus Power
AMPS
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
239,715
+6,366
| +3% | +$63.1K |
|
2723
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.11B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
77,094
-99,443
| -56% | -$2.81M |
|
|
PGTI
2724
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
124,519
+19,346
| +18% | +$413K |
|
2725
American Well
AMWL
$180M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
13,042
+2,989
| +30% | +$648K |
|
Similar funds
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.92B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.