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 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
Lockheed Martin
LMT
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$337M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$559M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$558M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$530M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$525M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$420M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.37% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.41% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.95% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 6.76% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.72B
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
25,011
-49,572
| -66% | -$1.47M |
|
|
BIG
3002
PUT
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
AUY
3003
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
150,296
+82,094
| +120% | +$462K |
|
3004
uniQure
QURE
$2.68B
| $856K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,702
| New | +$1,000K |
|
3005
PUT
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
50,900
+900
| +2% | +$13.2K |
|
|
GPMT
3006
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$63.7M
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
85,338
+72,675
| +574% | +$618K |
|
|
QEP
3007
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
357,074
+125,223
| +54% | +$185K |
|
|
EVOP
3008
DELISTED
EVO Payments, Inc. Class A Common Stock
EVOP
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
31,536
-42,033
| -57% | -$1.06M |
|
3009
PUT
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,300
| New | +$898K |
|
3010
PUT
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.2B
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
| – | – |
|
3011
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3012
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
18,677
-41,077
| -69% | -$1.76M |
|
|
OSG
3013
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$252M
| $847K | ﹤0.01% |
+55,059
| New | +$811K |
|
3014
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
9,681
-3,998
| -29% | -$319K |
|
3015
MYR Group
MYRG
$5.9B
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
14,076
-2,712
| -16% | -$135K |
|
3016
PUT
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.4B
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
12,500
| – | – |
|
3017
Silicom
SILC
$228M
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
20,176
-703
| -3% | -$26.4K |
|
3018
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.3B
| $843K | ﹤0.01% |
14,572
-29,565
| -67% | -$1.69M |
|
3019
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.03B
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
52,937
-5,761
| -10% | -$78.9K |
|
3020
PUT
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
57,800
| – | – |
|
3021
PUT
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.9B
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,400
| New | +$821K |
|
3022
CALL
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
11,363
-5,991
| -35% | -$449K |
|
3023
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$129B
| $837K | ﹤0.01% |
328,204
+72,775
| +28% | +$188K |
|
3024
Baker Hughes
BKR
$56.8B
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
39,975
-5,441
| -12% | -$95.6K |
|
3025
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.97B
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
14,991
+10,495
| +233% | +$576K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,343 positions worth $112B, up 14% from $97.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $10.3B in Q4 2020, closing 477 positions and reducing 1,508 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Gold Trust, an estimated $217M position sold in full.
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.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Snowflake worth $147M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2020 buy was Snowflake: 523,721 shares worth $147M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Snap in Q4 2020, an estimated $362M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $559M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Gold Trust in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 563 new positions and closed 477 in Q4 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.