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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 9.4% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.78% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DTLK
2951
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
75,705
-28,060
| -27% | -$288K |
|
2952
Stryker
SYK
$127B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
7,053
+4,689
| +198% | +$444K |
|
|
CS
2953
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
24,433
-52,924
| -68% | -$1.43M |
|
|
DBVT
2954
DBV Technologies
DBVT
$807M
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,258
| New | +$584K |
|
2955
Bruker
BRKR
$9.2B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
32,914
-48,887
| -60% | -$988K |
|
|
FCRD
2956
DELISTED
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. Common Stock
FCRD
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
58,220
-85,913
| -60% | -$1.05M |
|
|
QEP
2957
PUT
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,300
| New | +$745K |
|
2958
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
273,770
-55,800
| -17% | -$146K |
|
2959
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
1,332,000
-248,000
| -16% | -$134K |
|
|
WIFI
2960
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
81,069
+67,036
| +478% | +$577K |
|
2961
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
25,934
-11,697
| -31% | -$316K |
|
2962
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.1B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
93,138
-59,404
| -39% | -$408K |
|
|
AXON
2963
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$625K |
|
2964
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$155M
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
148,536
+53,054
| +56% | +$272K |
|
2965
Vera Bradley
VRA
$105M
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
58,918
+14,667
| +33% | +$199K |
|
|
SPIL
2966
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
88,837
-64,672
| -42% | -$513K |
|
|
QADA
2967
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
25,063
-762
| -3% | -$19.5K |
|
2968
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.9B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
| – | – |
|
2969
CALL
ATI
ATI
$27B
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
| – | – |
|
|
CSC
2970
CALL
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
23,730
| – | – |
|
|
AFSI
2971
CALL
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
OUTR
2972
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,608
| New | +$628K |
|
2973
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
20,022
-8,125
| -29% | -$248K |
|
|
VRTU
2974
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
12,697
-17,936
| -59% | -$797K |
|
2975
CALL
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,228 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 11% of assets, up from 9.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.