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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.31% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.77% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3176
PUT
JFrog
FROG
$8.88B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
-20,000
| -22% | -$420K |
|
3177
PUT
Playboy Inc
PLBY
$136M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
230,000
+130,000
| +130% | +$1.19M |
|
3178
PUT
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
33,000
-56,100
| -63% | -$2.62M |
|
|
GHL
3179
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
159,536
+86,801
| +119% | +$1.07M |
|
3180
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
49,491
-11,401
| -19% | -$365K |
|
3181
CALL
Lumentum
LITE
$46.9B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
18,500
| – | – |
|
3182
Varex Imaging
VREX
$462M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
68,663
-44,142
| -39% | -$938K |
|
3183
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.97B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
46,722
-14,121
| -23% | -$427K |
|
3184
Latham Group
SWIM
$660M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
211,609
+69,490
| +49% | +$738K |
|
|
CMRX
3185
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
704,027
+554,588
| +371% | +$1.78M |
|
|
VLDR
3186
DELISTED
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Common Stock
VLDR
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
1,532,235
-272,429
| -15% | -$471K |
|
3187
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.9B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
95,837
-179,061
| -65% | -$3.2M |
|
|
AISP
3188
Airship AI Holdings
AISP
$58.9M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
148,052
| – | – |
|
3189
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.8B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
105,241
-153,724
| -59% | -$2.24M |
|
3190
Clear Secure
YOU
$5.88B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
72,811
+42,777
| +142% | +$1.15M |
|
3191
SITE Centers
SITC
$236M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
138,424
-412,664
| -75% | -$4.87M |
|
|
FRBK
3192
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
380,565
-145,046
| -28% | -$619K |
|
|
TPBA
3193
DELISTED
TPB Acquisition Corporation I Class A Ordinary Share
TPBA
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
3194
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.54B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
67,499
-1,806,577
| -96% | -$44.3M |
|
|
NTST
3195
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$2.13B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,272
| New | +$1.61M |
|
|
VERV
3196
DELISTED
Verve Therapeutics
VERV
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
94,125
+3,119
| +3% | +$48.3K |
|
3197
PUT
KE Holdings
BEKE
$17.7B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-137,100
| -63% | -$1.93M |
|
3198
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$479M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
57,168
-30,265
| -35% | -$800K |
|
|
KC
3199
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
$2.96B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
322,357
-317,808
| -50% | -$1.36M |
|
3200
Toro Company
TTC
$8.79B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
18,919
-65,290
| -78% | -$5.3M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.24B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,836 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.