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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3126
CALL
Globant
GLOB
$1.35B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
+4,000
| +200% | +$397K |
|
3127
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
6,871
-1,680
| -20% | -$126K |
|
3128
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
16,915
-50,197
| -75% | -$2.08M |
|
|
MGI
3129
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
137,635
-480,976
| -78% | -$1.68M |
|
3130
CALL
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
3,300
| – | – |
|
|
BRKL
3131
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
37,061
-56,098
| -60% | -$814K |
|
|
HA
3132
PUT
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
20,800
-7,800
| -27% | -$205K |
|
|
BLDP
3133
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$874M
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
+111,500
| New | +$505K |
|
3134
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$25.3M
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
5,947
+2,774
| +87% | +$246K |
|
|
UNIT
3135
PUT
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.63B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
3136
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
9,732
-19,357
| -67% | -$1.09M |
|
|
IPG
3137
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
25,108
-401,634
| -94% | -$8.68M |
|
3138
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
16,784
+8,399
| +100% | +$264K |
|
|
WW
3139
PUT
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
14,300
-1,300
| -8% | -$36.7K |
|
3140
PUT
Rapid7
RPD
$634M
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
| – | – |
|
|
PEGI
3141
CALL
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3142
Core Laboratories
CLB
$538M
| $538K | ﹤0.01% |
11,550
-11,792
| -51% | -$548K |
|
3143
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$132M
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
216,350
+83,966
| +63% | +$399K |
|
3144
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.54B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
18,874
+11,220
| +147% | +$301K |
|
|
AVYA
3145
PUT
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,000
| New | +$611K |
|
3146
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.68B
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,400
| New | +$516K |
|
3147
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
16,166
-73,375
| -82% | -$2.18M |
|
|
LTS
3148
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
223,129
+32,446
| +17% | +$84.7K |
|
3149
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
+43,185
| New | +$506K |
|
3150
PUT
Quad
QUAD
$430M
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
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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.