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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3176
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.03B
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
25,188
+3,950
| +19% | +$67.6K |
|
3177
CALL
Lamb Weston
LW
$6.82B
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,400
| New | +$413K |
|
3178
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$423M
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
100,248
+3,653
| +4% | +$25.7K |
|
3179
PUT
Mastercard
MA
$477B
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
2,100
-20,000
| -90% | -$3.97M |
|
3180
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$681M
| $395K | ﹤0.01% |
34,150
-1,856
| -5% | -$23.5K |
|
3181
CALL
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,000
| New | +$458K |
|
3182
Costamare
CMRE
$1.9B
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
+89,684
| New | +$474K |
|
3183
PUT
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
16,800
-39,400
| -70% | -$1.07M |
|
3184
CALL
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.4B
| $393K | ﹤0.01% |
19,000
+6,100
| +47% | +$151K |
|
|
PARA
3185
CALL
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $393K | ﹤0.01% |
9,000
-100
| -1% | -$5.31K |
|
|
AAWW
3186
PUT
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
9,300
+300
| +3% | +$15.4K |
|
|
FTSI
3187
PUT
DELISTED
FTS International, Inc. Common Stock
FTSI
| $391K | ﹤0.01% |
2,750
+250
| +10% | +$52.7K |
|
3188
PUT
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$15.4B
| $390K | ﹤0.01% |
11,100
| – | – |
|
3189
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,293
| New | +$415K |
|
|
KA
3190
DELISTED
Kineta, Inc. Common Stock
KA
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
+858
| New | +$581K |
|
3191
PUT
Belden
BDC
$4B
| $388K | ﹤0.01% |
9,300
-19,000
| -67% | -$1.03M |
|
3192
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.71B
| $387K | ﹤0.01% |
14,491
-68,203
| -82% | -$1.81M |
|
3193
TechTarget
TTGT
$246M
| $387K | ﹤0.01% |
31,718
-22,419
| -41% | -$369K |
|
|
AAWW
3194
CALL
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $384K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,100
| New | +$466K |
|
3195
PUT
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
| $383K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
+1,900
| +19% | +$82K |
|
|
CHCT
3196
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$537M
| $380K | ﹤0.01% |
13,190
+6,300
| +91% | +$187K |
|
3197
PUT
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
| $380K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
+1,500
| +94% | +$192K |
|
3198
Dropbox
DBX
$6.81B
| $378K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,500
| New | +$426K |
|
3199
CALL
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
| $378K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
PFC
3200
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
15,373
+2,944
| +24% | +$79.4K |
|
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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.