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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.14% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.3% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3301
PUT
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$15.4B
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,300
| New | +$294K |
|
|
SVM
3302
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.13B
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
120,400
+6,689
| +6% | +$18.7K |
|
|
HAPN
3303
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.08B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
16,769
-19,565
| -54% | -$331K |
|
3304
CarGurus
CARG
$3.01B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
9,122
+939
| +11% | +$31.6K |
|
3305
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.94B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
41,481
+25,255
| +156% | +$195K |
|
3306
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.53B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
4,509
-349
| -7% | -$22.8K |
|
3307
Spire
SR
$4.92B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
4,454
-2,069
| -32% | -$146K |
|
3308
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
3,060
-31,013
| -91% | -$3.2M |
|
|
EACQW
3309
DELISTED
Easterly Acquisition Corp.
EACQW
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
250,000
| – | – |
|
3310
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
4,436
-1,089
| -20% | -$77.2K |
|
|
PHX
3311
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
16,274
+2,597
| +19% | +$52K |
|
|
ODP
3312
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
12,108
+4,203
| +53% | +$102K |
|
3313
CALL
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$116B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,602
| New | +$350K |
|
3314
Immunic
IMUX
$182M
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
112
+75
| +203% | +$173K |
|
3315
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,396
| New | +$329K |
|
3316
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,086
| New | +$318K |
|
|
EGC
3317
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,788
| New | +$237K |
|
3318
CALL
O-I Glass
OI
$1.39B
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,200
| New | +$352K |
|
3319
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$448M
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
6,982
-1,200
| -15% | -$51K |
|
|
DOTA
3320
DELISTED
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. Class A Common Stock
DOTA
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
30,412
| – | – |
|
3321
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$280M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
9,250
-2,348
| -20% | -$62.5K |
|
3322
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$554M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,118
| New | +$318K |
|
3323
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17.1B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
4,662
+176
| +4% | +$11.2K |
|
|
AL
3324
PUT
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,200
| New | +$312K |
|
|
HIMX
3325
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.2B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
40,474
-28,534
| -41% | -$211K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.