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
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3226
PUT
Antero Resources
AR
$10.9B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-1,900
| -3% | -$13.7K |
|
3227
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.77B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
13,393
-36,115
| -73% | -$886K |
|
3228
CALL
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.58B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3229
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.58B
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
7,019
+467
| +7% | +$18.7K |
|
|
ESGR
3230
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
1,899
-52
| -3% | -$9.02K |
|
|
WIRE
3231
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
5,650
-4,663
| -45% | -$261K |
|
3232
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
6,816
-4,626
| -40% | -$217K |
|
3233
CALL
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.09B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$322K |
|
3234
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,250
| New | +$308K |
|
3235
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.57B
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,020
| New | +$319K |
|
3236
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$544M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
8,461
-9,862
| -54% | -$392K |
|
|
S
3237
CALL
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
50,100
+100
| +0.2% | +$632 |
|
3238
PUT
GameStop
GME
$9.5B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+240,000
| New | +$469K |
|
3239
International Seaways
INSW
$4.57B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,265
| New | +$320K |
|
3240
PUT
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
3,600
| – | – |
|
3241
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
1,900
-187
| -9% | -$30.5K |
|
3242
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.17B
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
38,689
-46,990
| -55% | -$389K |
|
|
RNET
3243
PUT
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,100
| New | +$296K |
|
3244
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
5,267
-476
| -8% | -$29.7K |
|
3245
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
43,859
-319,867
| -88% | -$2.81M |
|
3246
PUT
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$870M
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
-11,000
| -57% | -$387K |
|
|
WLL
3247
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
228
+120
| +111% | +$206K |
|
3248
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.2B
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
44,272
-1,331
| -3% | -$10.4K |
|
|
TLRA
3249
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
42,407
+27,653
| +187% | +$207K |
|
|
SFUN
3250
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
10,230
-3,823
| -27% | -$241K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.