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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RAVN
2826
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $922K | ﹤0.01% |
27,568
-18,827
| -41% | -$633K |
|
|
PLYA
2827
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
| $920K | ﹤0.01% |
117,546
-77,698
| -40% | -$595K |
|
2828
AGCO
AGCO
$8.87B
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
12,104
-90,219
| -88% | -$6.63M |
|
2829
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3B
| $915K | ﹤0.01% |
68,450
-59,893
| -47% | -$782K |
|
|
MDSO
2830
CALL
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $915K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
WLL
2831
PUT
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $913K | ﹤0.01% |
1,516
-1,772
| -54% | -$1.5M |
|
2832
PUT
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$59B
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$853K |
|
|
GRP.U
2833
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
18,768
-14,800
| -44% | -$700K |
|
2834
Titan Machinery
TITN
$467M
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
63,038
+24,690
| +64% | +$440K |
|
2835
PUT
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.8B
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-9,500
| -16% | -$197K |
|
2836
PUT
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.38B
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
| – | – |
|
|
FG
2837
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
112,899
+47,449
| +72% | +$377K |
|
2838
PUT
American States Water
AWR
$3.5B
| $899K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$839K |
|
|
CYBR
2839
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $899K | ﹤0.01% |
9,009
+7,409
| +463% | +$893K |
|
2840
PUT
Tenable Holdings
TENB
$3.53B
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.01M |
|
2841
CALL
Tencent Music
TME
$15.4B
| $894K | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$986K |
|
|
HTB
2842
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$864M
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
34,222
+24
| +0.1% | +$612 |
|
2843
Silicom
SILC
$210M
| $888K | ﹤0.01% |
28,111
+10,641
| +61% | +$333K |
|
2844
NIO
NIO
$11.7B
| $886K | ﹤0.01% |
+567,984
| New | +$1.74M |
|
2845
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$655M
| $882K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,756
| New | +$973K |
|
2846
CALL
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.3B
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,600
| New | +$794K |
|
2847
Forward Air
FWRD
$468M
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
13,817
-42,193
| -75% | -$2.59M |
|
2848
Safe Bulkers
SB
$768M
| $879K | ﹤0.01% |
502,042
-162,844
| -24% | -$317K |
|
2849
PUT
KLA
KLAC
$248B
| $877K | ﹤0.01% |
+55,000
| New | +$769K |
|
|
ROCC
2850
CALL
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
30,100
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.