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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
L3Harris
LHX
$56.7B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
3,693
+2,393
| +184% | +$432K |
|
2852
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-24,900
| -71% | -$1.64M |
|
2853
PUT
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$25.6B
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$670K |
|
|
TPC
2854
CALL
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.47B
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$835K |
|
|
TPC
2855
PUT
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.47B
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$835K |
|
|
MTOR
2856
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,548
| New | +$642K |
|
|
KYNB
2857
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.6M
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
+612
| New | +$670K |
|
2858
CALL
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.2B
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+9,600
| +240% | +$497K |
|
|
NAV
2859
CALL
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2860
PUT
Criteo
CRTO
$1.07B
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$787K |
|
2861
PUT
Rapid7
RPD
$662M
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
+3,100
| +35% | +$163K |
|
2862
StoneX
SNEX
$8.71B
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
88,022
+32,365
| +58% | +$241K |
|
2863
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$565M
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,748
| New | +$643K |
|
2864
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$6.09B
| $681K | ﹤0.01% |
25,924
-11,905
| -31% | -$295K |
|
2865
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.87B
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
24,086
+3,050
| +14% | +$81K |
|
2866
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.8B
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,070
| New | +$670K |
|
|
STEL
2867
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
23,941
-4,338
| -15% | -$128K |
|
2868
State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
XPH
$482M
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,900
| New | +$665K |
|
|
ARD
2869
DELISTED
Ardagh Group S.A. Class A Common Shares
ARD
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
38,427
-32,131
| -46% | -$469K |
|
2870
Nelnet
NNI
$4.82B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
11,354
+2,851
| +34% | +$167K |
|
|
NBL
2871
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-21,200
| -41% | -$503K |
|
2872
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$52.7M
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
23,878
-2,194
| -8% | -$53K |
|
2873
CALL
Toyota
TM
$215B
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-5,000
| -48% | -$610K |
|
|
TREC
2874
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
69,780
+37,031
| +113% | +$352K |
|
|
AVP
2875
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
172,211
-3,164,932
| -95% | -$10.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.