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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2776
AppFolio
APPF
$5.98B
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
7,701
+1,451
| +23% | +$137K |
|
2777
Tredegar Corp
TG
$260M
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
47,214
+4,332
| +10% | +$73.2K |
|
|
HA
2778
PUT
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $784K | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
-56,900
| -67% | -$1.55M |
|
|
AVID
2779
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $784K | ﹤0.01% |
85,920
-157,281
| -65% | -$1.28M |
|
2780
PUT
uniQure
QURE
$2.63B
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$637K |
|
|
VIA
2781
DELISTED
Via Renewables, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VIA
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
13,936
+5,260
| +61% | +$263K |
|
2782
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.54B
| $779K | ﹤0.01% |
28,586
-48,439
| -63% | -$1.44M |
|
2783
Gentherm
THRM
$1.29B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
18,600
-60,286
| -76% | -$2.43M |
|
|
PFC
2784
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $776K | ﹤0.01% |
27,150
+4,301
| +19% | +$123K |
|
|
VCRA
2785
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $776K | ﹤0.01% |
24,300
-23,502
| -49% | -$750K |
|
2786
PUT
Welltower
WELL
$175B
| $775K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,500
| New | +$747K |
|
2787
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$1.71B
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
80,668
+33,039
| +69% | +$356K |
|
2788
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$909M
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
51,993
-1,179
| -2% | -$16.8K |
|
2789
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.58B
| $770K | ﹤0.01% |
10,207
+2,551
| +33% | +$207K |
|
2790
Roper Technologies
ROP
$37.1B
| $767K | ﹤0.01% |
2,094
-106
| -5% | -$37.6K |
|
2791
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.71B
| $765K | ﹤0.01% |
22,994
+16,440
| +251% | +$556K |
|
2792
MSCI
MSCI
$41.5B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
3,200
-18,561
| -85% | -$4.16M |
|
2793
PUT
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.73B
| $764K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,000
| New | +$722K |
|
2794
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.53B
| $760K | ﹤0.01% |
87,869
-185,698
| -68% | -$1.4M |
|
|
TBHC
2795
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
335,777
+14,357
| +4% | +$67.6K |
|
|
LDL
2796
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
37,588
-33,017
| -47% | -$719K |
|
|
LK
2797
DELISTED
Luckin Coffee Inc. American Depositary Shares
LK
| $758K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,890
| New | +$718K |
|
2798
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.58B
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
16,155
+1,655
| +11% | +$77.1K |
|
2799
Forrester Research
FORR
$185M
| $756K | ﹤0.01% |
16,082
+451
| +3% | +$21.7K |
|
|
ESV
2800
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
+88,442
| New | +$1.02M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.