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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.05% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.38% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
PUT
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-50,000
| -83% | -$2.59M |
|
|
DQ
2852
PUT
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$790M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$541K |
|
2853
PUT
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
2,400
-2,000
| -45% | -$416K |
|
2854
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$103M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
15,969
+5,756
| +56% | +$214K |
|
2855
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$3.87B
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
21,268
+3,114
| +17% | +$67K |
|
2856
PUT
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.27B
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2857
PUT
Chemours
CC
$2.59B
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-110,000
| -92% | -$5.5M |
|
|
PDS
2858
Precision Drilling
PDS
$1.09B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
8,756
-1,280
| -13% | -$84.2K |
|
2859
PUT
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.4B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,200
| New | +$510K |
|
2860
PUT
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.06B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
25,102
-6,194
| -20% | -$130K |
|
|
JWN
2861
CALL
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2862
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
26,874
+11,008
| +69% | +$198K |
|
|
TRTN
2863
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,751
| New | +$527K |
|
|
STI
2864
PUT
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
-3,600
| -34% | -$250K |
|
2865
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$3.63B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
9,222
-101,847
| -92% | -$5.88M |
|
|
PFC
2866
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
16,524
+118
| +0.7% | +$3.24K |
|
2867
Spire
SR
$4.92B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
6,523
-11,081
| -63% | -$755K |
|
2868
PUT
BP
BP
$113B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
12,484
-421,216
| -97% | -$15.9M |
|
|
IMH
2869
DELISTED
Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.
IMH
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
59,404
+4,704
| +9% | +$43.2K |
|
|
REN
2870
PUT
DELISTED
Resolute Energy Corporaton
REN
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,500
| New | +$458K |
|
2871
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.18B
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,234
| New | +$438K |
|
|
MBFI
2872
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
11,524
-605
| -5% | -$26.2K |
|
2873
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$221M
| $465K | ﹤0.01% |
31,072
-666
| -2% | -$10.1K |
|
2874
PUT
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
7,100
| – | – |
|
2875
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
| $463K | ﹤0.01% |
4,218
+1,438
| +52% | +$143K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.