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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PRFT
3101
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
14,785
-6,165
| -29% | -$223K |
|
3102
CALL
Dine Brands
DIN
$445M
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,500
| New | +$614K |
|
3103
CDW
CDW
$17.6B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
4,605
-14,239
| -76% | -$1.63M |
|
3104
PUT
Chegg
CHGG
$109M
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,900
| New | +$749K |
|
|
BITA
3105
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
37,801
-93,767
| -71% | -$1.15M |
|
3106
CALL
Synopsys
SNPS
$74.8B
| $563K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,100
| New | +$554K |
|
3107
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.73B
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,125
| New | +$556K |
|
|
NAV
3108
CALL
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3109
PUT
Deutsche Bank
DB
$67.5B
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
74,700
-32,400
| -30% | -$247K |
|
|
QADA
3110
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
12,114
+1,223
| +11% | +$51K |
|
3111
Artivion
AORT
$1.26B
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
20,521
-4,443
| -18% | -$126K |
|
3112
CALL
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.77B
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
4,100
| – | – |
|
|
JNCE
3113
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
167,038
+33,595
| +25% | +$134K |
|
3114
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.5B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
5,194
-598
| -10% | -$61.4K |
|
3115
CALL
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.7B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3116
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
7,047
-2,786,687
| -100% | -$218M |
|
3117
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.21B
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,474
| New | +$505K |
|
3118
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.55B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
12,576
-3,579
| -22% | -$158K |
|
|
MRCC
3119
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
| $552K | ﹤0.01% |
52,321
+33,005
| +171% | +$356K |
|
|
LNW
3120
CALL
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
| – | – |
|
|
ARA
3121
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
+87,154
| New | +$650K |
|
3122
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.15B
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
47,926
+29,990
| +167% | +$342K |
|
3123
Pixelworks
PXLW
$38.2M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
12,398
-1,325
| -10% | -$52.6K |
|
3124
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$268M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
23,299
+6,981
| +43% | +$148K |
|
3125
PUT
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.9B
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-6,900
| -58% | -$769K |
|
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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.