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
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$431M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$376M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$746M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$378M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$275M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.92% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.63% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.01% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.5% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
PUT
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
3002
Pearson
PSO
$10.1B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
+45,770
| New | +$529K |
|
3003
CALL
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
-29,900
| -68% | -$1.19M |
|
3004
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.02B
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
6,821
-100
| -1% | -$8.25K |
|
|
CS
3005
PUT
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$618K |
|
3006
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.63B
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
53,700
+33,600
| +167% | +$346K |
|
3007
Copart
CPRT
$27.6B
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
45,284
-69,604
| -61% | -$860K |
|
|
FBM
3008
DELISTED
Foundation Building Materials, Inc. Common Stock
FBM
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
65,142
+44,944
| +223% | +$446K |
|
3009
CALL
Oneok
OKE
$56.4B
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3010
Acacia Research
ACTG
$447M
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
180,340
-29,680
| -14% | -$91.8K |
|
3011
CALL
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.36B
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
-4,000
| -26% | -$246K |
|
3012
CALL
Accenture
ACN
$94.3B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
| – | – |
|
3013
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.81B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
18,566
+12,175
| +191% | +$377K |
|
|
LNW
3014
CALL
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-11,700
| -28% | -$236K |
|
|
SINA
3015
CALL
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
KEM
3016
CALL
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
-17,200
| -36% | -$322K |
|
3017
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$22.8B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-500
| -5% | -$30.9K |
|
3018
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.93B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
14,924
+7,024
| +89% | +$278K |
|
3019
MarineMax
HZO
$799M
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,068
| New | +$606K |
|
3020
KALA BIO
KALA
$12.5M
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
43
+34
| +378% | +$589K |
|
3021
TransAlta
TAC
$4.25B
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
129,300
-10,400
| -7% | -$54.5K |
|
3022
CALL
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.9B
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,300
| New | +$502K |
|
3023
Safe Bulkers
SB
$766M
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
295,617
+35,228
| +14% | +$79.7K |
|
3024
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.13B
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
37,164
-87,368
| -70% | -$1.37M |
|
|
GOOD
3025
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$627M
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
29,258
+9,221
| +46% | +$173K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.