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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
CALL
Flex
FLEX
$41.5B
| $926K | ﹤0.01% |
119,032
| – | – |
|
2852
Century Communities
CCS
$2.05B
| $925K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,327
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
NADL
2853
DELISTED
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd
NADL
| $923K | ﹤0.01% |
13,848
+1,685
| +14% | +$161K |
|
|
NILE
2854
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
| $922K | ﹤0.01% |
32,303
-6,625
| -17% | -$185K |
|
|
AVEO
2855
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
| $920K | ﹤0.01% |
82,921
-20,108
| -20% | -$256K |
|
|
FRP
2856
DELISTED
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.
FRP
| $915K | ﹤0.01% |
60,302
-50,784
| -46% | -$772K |
|
2857
KT
KT
$8.95B
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
56,206
-56,714
| -50% | -$916K |
|
|
EJ
2858
DELISTED
E HOUSE (CHINA) HOLDINGS LIMITED
EJ
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
103,086
+33,602
| +48% | +$333K |
|
2859
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
19,351
-52,235
| -73% | -$2.5M |
|
|
WBC
2860
PUT
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-12,300
| -55% | -$1.24M |
|
2861
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.35B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
131,962
-58,813
| -31% | -$530K |
|
|
MSCC
2862
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,726
| New | +$914K |
|
|
HME
2863
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,575
| New | +$984K |
|
|
ULTI
2864
PUT
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
-33,400
| -84% | -$4.68M |
|
2865
PUT
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.23B
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
85,100
-42,100
| -33% | -$481K |
|
2866
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$1.22B
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
60,433
-5,361
| -8% | -$84K |
|
2867
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.01B
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
+227,765
| New | +$1.15M |
|
|
BBRG
2868
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
69,504
-61,925
| -47% | -$903K |
|
2869
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$611M
| $900K | ﹤0.01% |
18,486
+5,776
| +45% | +$305K |
|
2870
WEX
WEX
$6.23B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,118
| New | +$892K |
|
|
MEAS
2871
DELISTED
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC
MEAS
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
10,466
+1,383
| +15% | +$119K |
|
|
CEB
2872
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,903
| New | +$974K |
|
|
BBOX
2873
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
38,303
+3,125
| +9% | +$70.3K |
|
|
AMWD
2874
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,191
| New | +$835K |
|
|
ITG
2875
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
56,599
-23,274
| -29% | -$405K |
|
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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.