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 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
|
+$183M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 8.89% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.28% |
| 3 | Energy | 7.75% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.77% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2801
PUT
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.7B
| $991K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2802
CALL
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.77B
| $989K | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
-5,900
| -12% | -$157K |
|
|
LEAF
2803
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
| $987K | ﹤0.01% |
111,568
-204,588
| -65% | -$1.95M |
|
|
CVGW
2804
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $986K | ﹤0.01% |
21,841
-7,446
| -25% | -$283K |
|
|
SPN
2805
CALL
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $986K | ﹤0.01% |
3,000
+2,000
| +200% | +$693K |
|
2806
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$979M
| $983K | ﹤0.01% |
145,839
-56,814
| -28% | -$394K |
|
|
RAI
2807
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $981K | ﹤0.01% |
33,264
-21,126
| -39% | -$615K |
|
|
PVTB
2808
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
| $981K | ﹤0.01% |
32,791
-64,069
| -66% | -$1.88M |
|
2809
State Street
STT
$50.2B
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
13,319
-182
| -1% | -$13K |
|
|
PPS
2810
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
| $979K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,070
| New | +$1.03M |
|
2811
PUT
Leidos
LDOS
$14.9B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
-15,000
| -34% | -$553K |
|
2812
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.61B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
40,203
+3,058
| +8% | +$84.8K |
|
2813
PUT
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.9B
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
-10,000
| -40% | -$672K |
|
2814
CALL
Marcus Corp
MCS
$766M
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
61,800
+25,000
| +68% | +$452K |
|
2815
CALL
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.48B
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-40,000
| -57% | -$1.36M |
|
|
SNBR
2816
PUT
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
46,600
| – | – |
|
|
SFLY
2817
PUT
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-19,700
| -50% | -$961K |
|
|
SFG
2818
CALL
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
| $973K | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
-13,500
| -47% | -$855K |
|
2819
PUT
Viasat
VSAT
$10.2B
| $970K | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
| – | – |
|
|
OKSB
2820
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
| $965K | ﹤0.01% |
58,830
-2,331
| -4% | -$37.8K |
|
|
ABCO
2821
PUT
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
| $960K | ﹤0.01% |
20,600
-1,000
| -5% | -$49.3K |
|
2822
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.43B
| $957K | ﹤0.01% |
9,904
+4,699
| +90% | +$468K |
|
|
BPZ
2823
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
| $954K | ﹤0.01% |
499,313
+190,018
| +61% | +$483K |
|
2824
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
13,050
-18,194
| -58% | -$1.31M |
|
|
ESL
2825
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
8,555
-49,047
| -85% | -$5.58M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,729 positions worth $77.2B, up 5.1% from $73.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 8.9% of assets, up from 7.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to HP in Q3 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $321M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $602M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 599 new positions and closed 674 in Q3 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $77.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.