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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2976
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$221M
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
39,428
+8,356
| +27% | +$126K |
|
2977
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$81.1B
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,900
| New | +$556K |
|
2978
CALL
Okta
OKTA
$24.1B
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,700
| New | +$557K |
|
2979
Park Aerospace
PKE
$745M
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,381
| New | +$493K |
|
|
AAWW
2980
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
8,221
-64,885
| -89% | -$4.38M |
|
2981
Culp Inc
CULP
$45M
| $585K | ﹤0.01% |
23,816
+418
| +2% | +$12.4K |
|
2982
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23B
| $585K | ﹤0.01% |
8,862
-95
| -1% | -$6.38K |
|
2983
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
37,347
-81,225
| -69% | -$1.2M |
|
2984
CALL
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.74B
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
| – | – |
|
2985
CALL
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$372M
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
2986
CALL
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
| $579K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,600
| New | +$545K |
|
2987
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$34.9B
| $579K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,800
| New | +$649K |
|
2988
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1.08B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
19,049
+9,333
| +96% | +$295K |
|
2989
PUT
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
7,800
| – | – |
|
|
NBIS
2990
PUT
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$47.7B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,000
| New | +$558K |
|
2991
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
17,927
+726
| +4% | +$22.9K |
|
|
AIFU
2992
CALL
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$201M
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
50
-96
| -66% | -$1.12M |
|
2993
PUT
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.81B
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
67,500
-45,300
| -40% | -$361K |
|
2994
Nelnet
NNI
$4.79B
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
9,736
-460
| -5% | -$26.6K |
|
|
HTB
2995
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$818M
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
20,200
+6,724
| +50% | +$182K |
|
|
FLIC
2996
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,801
| New | +$594K |
|
2997
PUT
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.27B
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
+1,200
| +12% | +$55.1K |
|
|
BSTC
2998
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
12,601
+2,165
| +21% | +$93.1K |
|
2999
CALL
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3000
PUT
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
| $564K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,400
| New | +$578K |
|
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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.