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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.21% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.91% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.83% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.83% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3201
PUT
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.7B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,000
| New | +$875K |
|
|
JOSB
3202
DELISTED
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC
JOSB
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,521
| New | +$775K |
|
|
TUES
3203
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
53,165
+29,704
| +127% | +$367K |
|
3204
Immersion
IMMR
$256M
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
61,227
-26,307
| -30% | -$361K |
|
3205
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.11B
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
49,830
+24,035
| +93% | +$406K |
|
|
DEST
3206
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
25,383
-6,626
| -21% | -$194K |
|
|
DNY
3207
CALL
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
+51,000
| New | +$806K |
|
|
HOS
3208
CALL
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
14,000
| – | – |
|
3209
Nu Skin
NUS
$250M
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
8,382
-2,821
| -25% | -$239K |
|
|
ANN
3210
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
22,149
+11,552
| +109% | +$395K |
|
3211
Photronics
PLAB
$1.76B
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
102,343
+83,009
| +429% | +$649K |
|
3212
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.9B
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
5,775
-28,650
| -83% | -$4.08M |
|
|
LIN
3213
PUT
DELISTED
LIN MEDIA LLC CLASS A COM
LIN
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,500
| New | +$662K |
|
3214
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.9B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
36,041
-74,036
| -67% | -$1.45M |
|
3215
CALL
Ryder
R
$10.3B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
-7,900
| -37% | -$474K |
|
|
HCC
3216
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
18,243
-15,676
| -46% | -$691K |
|
3217
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.09B
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
23,039
+469
| +2% | +$15.7K |
|
|
MTEM
3218
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
1,037
+753
| +265% | +$619K |
|
|
ACET
3219
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,867
| New | +$779K |
|
|
MFRM
3220
CALL
DELISTED
MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
MFRM
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
|
FRM
3221
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
80,331
+36,658
| +84% | +$317K |
|
3222
CALL
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$729M
| $794K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$731K |
|
3223
Realty Income
O
$61.1B
| $794K | ﹤0.01% |
20,621
-25,511
| -55% | -$1.03M |
|
3224
Regional Management Corp
RM
$386M
| $794K | ﹤0.01% |
24,972
+272
| +1% | +$7.71K |
|
3225
Forward Air
FWRD
$466M
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,617
| New | +$748K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.2% of assets, down from 9.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.