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
| 1 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$934M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$922M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$901M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$883M |
| 5 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$805M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.97% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2726
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.59B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
102,904
-44,675
| -30% | -$1.15M |
|
2727
PUT
Emcor
EME
$32.9B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
+200
| +7% | +$146K |
|
2728
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$13B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
22,631
-28,467
| -56% | -$2.75M |
|
2729
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$23.6B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
49,592
-219,179
| -82% | -$9.83M |
|
2730
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.99B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
30,829
-63,803
| -67% | -$4.93M |
|
2731
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.11B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
8,145
+3,315
| +69% | +$955K |
|
2732
PUT
Rivian
RIVN
$25.2B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
-2,419,500
| -94% | -$38.7M |
|
2733
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$438M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
318,573
+130,608
| +69% | +$916K |
|
2734
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.84B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
41,788
+27,832
| +199% | +$1.67M |
|
2735
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$439M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
351,235
-27,061
| -7% | -$175K |
|
2736
Cerence
CRNC
$424M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
355,178
+223,203
| +169% | +$2.01M |
|
2737
Altimmune
ALT
$572M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
727,001
-616,582
| -46% | -$2.62M |
|
|
YSS
2738
York Space Systems
YSS
$2.43B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,926
| New | +$2.45M |
|
2739
Seadrill
SDRL
$2.69B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
49,139
-11,598
| -19% | -$473K |
|
2740
Array Technologies
ARRY
$968M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
309,128
-2,250,248
| -88% | -$20.8M |
|
2741
Graco
GGG
$12.5B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
26,301
+13,628
| +108% | +$1.21M |
|
2742
CALL
Dollar General
DG
$27.8B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
18,700
-100,700
| -84% | -$14.4M |
|
|
GDEN
2743
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
83,157
-131,796
| -61% | -$3.65M |
|
2744
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$5.74B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
46,644
+19,063
| +69% | +$855K |
|
2745
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$3.11B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
94,721
-973,443
| -91% | -$17.6M |
|
2746
CALL
Deutsche Bank
DB
$67.6B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
73,500
| – | – |
|
2747
CRA International
CRAI
$1.12B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
13,463
+6,879
| +104% | +$1.24M |
|
2748
Aptiv
APTV
$12.3B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
31,370
-11,255
| -26% | -$867K |
|
2749
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$814M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
61,761
-21,443
| -26% | -$697K |
|
2750
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.4B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
16,598
+4,633
| +39% | +$579K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,226 positions worth $166B, down 8.8% from $182B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $15.1B in Q1 2026, closing 756 positions and reducing 1,922 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $805M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Venture Global Inc worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2026 buy was Venture Global Inc: 13,410,074 shares worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $3.2B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $166B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 685 new positions and closed 756 in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $166B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.