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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
PUT
Coty
COTY
$2.45B
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,800
| New | +$728K |
|
|
CRAY
3252
CALL
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$676K |
|
|
CRAY
3253
PUT
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
CJES
3254
CALL
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,600
| New | +$631K |
|
3255
CALL
PTC
PTC
$14.7B
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,000
| New | +$772K |
|
|
SLH
3256
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
11,749
-24,289
| -67% | -$1.64M |
|
|
SWFT
3257
CALL
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
| $743K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$695K |
|
|
DTSI
3258
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
37,524
+5,807
| +18% | +$122K |
|
|
VISN
3259
PUT
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.67B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$615K |
|
3260
PUT
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.33B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-8,900
| -31% | -$303K |
|
3261
CALL
CACI
CACI
$11.3B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-26,600
| -73% | -$2.02M |
|
3262
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$88.3B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$668K |
|
|
3263
PUT
Quanta Services
PWR
$88.3B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$668K |
|
3264
CALL
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$10.9B
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$783K |
|
3265
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.87B
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
40,426
+31,253
| +341% | +$690K |
|
3266
Revvity
RVTY
$12.4B
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
16,289
-122,574
| -88% | -$5.38M |
|
3267
CALL
Avient
AVNT
$3.41B
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
MSB
3268
Mesabi Trust
MSB
$300M
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
34,808
+321
| +0.9% | +$6.79K |
|
|
TAM
3269
DELISTED
TAMINCO CORP COM
TAM
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,899
| New | +$743K |
|
3270
TC Energy
TRP
$70.5B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,100
| New | +$714K |
|
3271
CALL
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$451M
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$699K |
|
3272
PUT
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.45B
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
22,300
| – | – |
|
3273
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.77T
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,628,000
| New | +$696K |
|
|
DRNA
3274
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,809
| New | +$959K |
|
3275
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.05B
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,064
| New | +$733K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.