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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BPMC
2951
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
37,847
-13,522
| -26% | -$792K |
|
2952
Ovid Therapeutics
OVID
$427M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
889,364
+663
| +0.1% | +$1.6K |
|
|
PKBO
2953
DELISTED
Peak Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PKBO
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
193,366
| – | – |
|
2954
PUT
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.14B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
36,400
+16,200
| +80% | +$1.04M |
|
|
ATSG
2955
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
66,337
-27,682
| -29% | -$843K |
|
2956
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.15B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
219,026
+72,129
| +49% | +$649K |
|
|
HZNP
2957
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
23,810
-246,964
| -91% | -$23.4M |
|
2958
Bloom Energy
BE
$46.6B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
115,054
-28,869
| -20% | -$529K |
|
|
PPBI
2959
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
64,761
-3,307
| -5% | -$106K |
|
2960
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$26.9B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
11,439
-14,022
| -55% | -$2.29M |
|
|
MITA
2961
DELISTED
Coliseum Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
MITA
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
194,099
+70,410
| +57% | +$685K |
|
2962
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.72B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
87,743
-18,842
| -18% | -$436K |
|
2963
Olin
OLN
$2.53B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
40,742
+22,313
| +121% | +$1.29M |
|
2964
Kforce
KFRC
$1.05B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
30,585
+26,766
| +701% | +$1.83M |
|
2965
PUT
Williams Companies
WMB
$85.8B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
60,100
| – | – |
|
|
SIX
2966
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
86,468
-252,935
| -75% | -$8.06M |
|
|
ALE
2967
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
31,856
+22,660
| +246% | +$1.39M |
|
|
AVDX
2968
DELISTED
AvidXchange
AVDX
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
304,555
-173,178
| -36% | -$1.38M |
|
|
LOKM
2969
DELISTED
Live Oak Mobility Acquisition Corp.
LOKM
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
190,789
| – | – |
|
2970
PUT
Lyft
LYFT
$5.86B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
140,400
-758,100
| -84% | -$17.7M |
|
2971
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.08B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
53,735
-26,798
| -33% | -$973K |
|
|
TRUE
2972
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
719,655
+39,522
| +6% | +$131K |
|
2973
CALL
Marriott International
MAR
$100B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
13,700
+4,800
| +54% | +$793K |
|
|
AERI
2974
DELISTED
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
AERI
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
248,399
+187,899
| +311% | +$1.32M |
|
2975
PUT
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.5B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,200
| New | +$1.9M |
|
Similar funds
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.