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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$408M |
| 2 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$253M |
| 5 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
+$211M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$424M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
+$323M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$280M |
| 5 |
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 10.54% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.14% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.94% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.18% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.78% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
PUT
Titan International
TWI
$516M
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$547K |
|
|
VNET
2752
CALL
VNET Group
VNET
$2.05B
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
|
TFCFA
2753
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2754
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.19B
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
3,470
-4,820
| -58% | -$765K |
|
|
GARS
2755
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
59,757
+27,539
| +85% | +$261K |
|
2756
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
8,426
-79,076
| -90% | -$4.6M |
|
2757
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-21,800
| -80% | -$2.31M |
|
2758
HealthStream
HSTM
$793M
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
22,213
-49,318
| -69% | -$1.27M |
|
2759
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
7,512
-10,790
| -59% | -$743K |
|
2760
PUT
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$174B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
|
GFN
2761
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
|
GES
2762
PUT
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
45,800
-30,400
| -40% | -$427K |
|
2763
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
8,261
-6,241
| -43% | -$399K |
|
|
MOMO
2764
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-80,000
| -73% | -$1.77M |
|
2765
PUT
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
| – | – |
|
2766
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.11B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,202
| New | +$495K |
|
2767
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.25B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
15,648
-12,626
| -45% | -$431K |
|
|
Y
2768
PUT
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+900
| New | +$502K |
|
|
MNDT
2769
CALL
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
46,000
-4,300
| -9% | -$55.8K |
|
|
FL
2770
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,703
| New | +$548K |
|
2771
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
152,128
-13,140
| -8% | -$45.8K |
|
2772
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,418
| New | +$538K |
|
|
XNET
2773
Xunlei
XNET
$351M
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
140,844
+3,660
| +3% | +$16.8K |
|
|
EXAS
2774
CALL
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
40,400
-16,700
| -29% | -$270K |
|
2775
PUT
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
+15,200
| +211% | +$415K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,804 positions worth $58.9B, up 3.9% from $56.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2016 filing shows 462 new, 1,382 increased, 1,255 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Deere & Co: 1,429,259 shares worth $147M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $424M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, down from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2016 buy was Deere & Co: 1,429,259 shares worth $147M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Netflix in Q4 2016, an estimated $408M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $323M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $58.9B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 462 new positions and closed 397 in Q4 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $58.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.