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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PBCT
3026
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
41,763
+2,634
| +7% | +$41.2K |
|
|
RDS.A
3027
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,100
| New | +$659K |
|
3028
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$226M
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
54,531
+21,218
| +64% | +$274K |
|
3029
Mercer International
MERC
$44.7M
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
51,779
-70,193
| -58% | -$887K |
|
3030
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.18B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
18,653
-17,774
| -49% | -$620K |
|
3031
PUT
Iron Mountain
IRM
$37.8B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3032
Hubbell
HUBB
$26.3B
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
4,906
-17,256
| -78% | -$2.23M |
|
|
TREC
3033
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
71,463
+1,683
| +2% | +$15.4K |
|
|
USAK
3034
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
79,915
-50,442
| -39% | -$443K |
|
3035
AppFolio
APPF
$5.98B
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
6,735
-966
| -13% | -$96.1K |
|
3036
PUT
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.6B
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
| – | – |
|
|
SWIR
3037
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
59,775
-70,877
| -54% | -$808K |
|
|
BBBY
3038
PUT
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$579K |
|
|
NLSN
3039
CALL
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-100,000
| -77% | -$2.21M |
|
3040
PUT
Accenture
ACN
$94.3B
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
3,300
-100
| -3% | -$19.4K |
|
3041
PUT
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$278M
| $634K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
3042
PUT
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.27B
| $629K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,800
| New | +$709K |
|
|
LOMA
3043
Loma Negra
LOMA
$1.36B
| $629K | ﹤0.01% |
109,445
+94,045
| +611% | +$791K |
|
3044
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.4B
| $624K | ﹤0.01% |
+126,755
| New | +$690K |
|
3045
PLDT
PHI
$4.26B
| $624K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,360
| New | +$634K |
|
|
BLUE
3046
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $623K | ﹤0.01% |
524
+153
| +41% | +$234K |
|
3047
PUT
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.74B
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
8,400
-83,900
| -91% | -$6.02M |
|
3048
CALL
Standex International
SXI
$3.75B
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,500
| New | +$589K |
|
|
TTSH
3049
DELISTED
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
194,576
-237,931
| -55% | -$727K |
|
|
ALTR
3050
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
17,921
-71,327
| -80% | -$2.66M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.