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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3151
Ooma
OOMA
$550M
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
29,768
+16,334
| +122% | +$237K |
|
|
BERY
3152
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,474
| New | +$404K |
|
3153
PUT
National Grid
NGG
$82.7B
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
9,725
-21,936
| -69% | -$1.02M |
|
|
MAXR
3154
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
34,459
+23,413
| +212% | +$476K |
|
3155
StoneX
SNEX
$8.83B
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
56,690
+319
| +0.6% | +$2.71K |
|
|
ELVT
3156
DELISTED
Elevate Credit, Inc.
ELVT
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
+91,379
| New | +$479K |
|
3157
CALL
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
| $409K | ﹤0.01% |
18,200
-6,200
| -25% | -$180K |
|
3158
PUT
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
| $409K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3159
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$2.83B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,460
| New | +$571K |
|
3160
PUT
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,900
| New | +$411K |
|
3161
PUT
WIX.com
WIX
$2.15B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
4,500
+2,800
| +165% | +$264K |
|
|
TRTN
3162
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
13,106
+4,987
| +61% | +$161K |
|
3163
PUT
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
| – | – |
|
3164
Precigen
PGEN
$1.93B
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
61,868
-190,037
| -75% | -$2.13M |
|
3165
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,284
| New | +$475K |
|
3166
PUT
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,800
| New | +$476K |
|
|
BLUE
3167
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
313
-392
| -56% | -$601K |
|
3168
CALL
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.23B
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3169
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
9,982
-20,448
| -67% | -$889K |
|
3170
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.27B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,631
| New | +$440K |
|
|
AAT
3171
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
9,956
-44,363
| -82% | -$1.73M |
|
|
KG
3172
Kestrel Group
KG
$71.3M
| $399K | ﹤0.01% |
12,112
+5,999
| +98% | +$323K |
|
3173
CALL
Adient
ADNT
$1.6B
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
26,400
-92,600
| -78% | -$2.4M |
|
|
VNET
3174
VNET Group
VNET
$2.05B
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
46,026
-178,656
| -80% | -$1.77M |
|
|
NBL
3175
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
21,200
-8,800
| -29% | -$225K |
|
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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.