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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QIWI
2976
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,448
| New | +$456K |
|
2977
PUT
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$271M
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-100
| -0.3% | -$1.87K |
|
|
PCH
2978
CALL
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
| – | – |
|
2979
CALL
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.7B
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,900
| New | +$524K |
|
2980
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
9,287
-6,179
| -40% | -$354K |
|
|
PDM
2981
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.22B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
27,779
+17,522
| +171% | +$362K |
|
2982
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.5B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,615
| New | +$541K |
|
|
SCWX
2983
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
41,588
+28,982
| +230% | +$482K |
|
|
POLY
2984
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,942
| New | +$693K |
|
2985
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.55B
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
15,467
-121,359
| -89% | -$3.66M |
|
|
DCOM
2986
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
29,013
+14,733
| +103% | +$280K |
|
|
FG
2987
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,450
| New | +$549K |
|
|
KSU
2988
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
4,500
| – | – |
|
2989
PUT
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,400
| New | +$532K |
|
2990
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
35,434
+7,058
| +25% | +$108K |
|
2991
Evolent Health
EVH
$475M
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
68,427
-859,381
| -93% | -$10.2M |
|
2992
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$678M
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,599
| New | +$464K |
|
2993
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
| $542K | ﹤0.01% |
9,134
-8,887
| -49% | -$510K |
|
2994
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
| $542K | ﹤0.01% |
13,461
+1,002
| +8% | +$39.3K |
|
|
SNV
2995
PUT
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,400
| New | +$535K |
|
|
LNW
2996
CALL
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
| – | – |
|
|
ICD
2997
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
16,945
-3,321
| -16% | -$162K |
|
2998
PUT
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$40.3B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
2999
PUT
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,700
| New | +$533K |
|
3000
PUT
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,100
| New | +$487K |
|
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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.