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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.31% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.77% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
CALL
Logitech
LOGI
$14.8B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
40,800
-71,700
| -64% | -$4.42M |
|
2852
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$233M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
57,648
+10,855
| +23% | +$418K |
|
2853
CALL
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.19B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
| – | – |
|
2854
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$4.26B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
12,470
+4,871
| +64% | +$848K |
|
2855
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.87B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
26,155
-11,246
| -30% | -$929K |
|
|
TPIC
2856
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
169,284
-119,368
| -41% | -$1.56M |
|
2857
CALL
Unum
UNM
$13.2B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,200
| New | +$2.11M |
|
2858
CALL
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
25,800
+1,800
| +8% | +$167K |
|
|
TUP
2859
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
332,869
-152,827
| -31% | -$1.71M |
|
2860
PUT
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$109B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2861
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.5B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
109,638
-12,405
| -10% | -$235K |
|
2862
Astronics
ATRO
$3.21B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
247,319
-44,492
| -15% | -$401K |
|
2863
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
36,730
-6,045
| -14% | -$381K |
|
|
LOGC
2864
DELISTED
ContextLogic
LOGC
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
43,619
+22,632
| +108% | +$1.23M |
|
2865
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.37B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
53,801
+5,853
| +12% | +$286K |
|
2866
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.38B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
83,048
+70,393
| +556% | +$2.08M |
|
|
TARO
2867
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
57,832
-1,313
| -2% | -$50.1K |
|
|
VBTX
2868
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
71,420
+13,930
| +24% | +$464K |
|
2869
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.8B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
38,633
-91,457
| -70% | -$5.64M |
|
|
ATC
2870
DELISTED
Atotech Limited
ATC
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
107,920
-110,599
| -51% | -$2.28M |
|
|
FTPA
2871
DELISTED
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
FTPA
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
211,870
| – | – |
|
2872
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$7.72B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
478,155
+128,513
| +37% | +$664K |
|
2873
CALL
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.55B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
69,000
-12,700
| -16% | -$489K |
|
|
ROCL
2874
DELISTED
Roth CH Acquisition V Co. Common Stock
ROCL
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
208,500
| – | – |
|
|
CPTK
2875
DELISTED
Crown PropTech Acquisitions
CPTK
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
211,023
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.24B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,836 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.