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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.14% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.3% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CNR
2851
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.19B
| $714K | ﹤0.01% |
18,607
-71,238
| -79% | -$2.75M |
|
|
RDUS
2852
CALL
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,200
| New | +$765K |
|
2853
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
5,207
+697
| +15% | +$97.4K |
|
2854
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.59B
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
47,542
+10,052
| +27% | +$147K |
|
2855
CALL
Hubbell
HUBB
$25.7B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,700
| New | +$741K |
|
2856
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
52,869
+8,134
| +18% | +$101K |
|
2857
PUT
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2858
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$33.2B
| $704K | ﹤0.01% |
19,603
+11,504
| +142% | +$428K |
|
2859
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.14B
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
29,455
-80,517
| -73% | -$1.98M |
|
2860
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.84B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
38,389
-137,563
| -78% | -$2.63M |
|
|
TEN
2861
CALL
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,900
| New | +$765K |
|
2862
Invesco
IVZ
$13.3B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,287
| New | +$756K |
|
|
FTR
2863
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
| – | – |
|
2864
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$420M
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
50,378
+27,623
| +121% | +$342K |
|
2865
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
21,807
+5,110
| +31% | +$159K |
|
|
NXEO
2866
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
NXEO
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
76,155
-21,365
| -22% | -$212K |
|
2867
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.95B
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
17,004
-9,807
| -37% | -$405K |
|
|
CXO
2868
CALL
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-800
| -14% | -$114K |
|
|
DNKN
2869
CALL
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$643K |
|
2870
CALL
Deutsche Bank
DB
$66.3B
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
+15,000
| +30% | +$191K |
|
|
CIM
2871
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
12,557
-10,455
| -45% | -$564K |
|
2872
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.78B
| $687K | ﹤0.01% |
44,315
+12,765
| +40% | +$169K |
|
|
CAMP
2873
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,271
| New | +$640K |
|
|
ANH
2874
DELISTED
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
ANH
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
137,758
-22,611
| -14% | -$111K |
|
2875
CALL
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
15,390
-5,194
| -25% | -$238K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.