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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CUDA
3326
PUT
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$703K |
|
3327
CALL
Cognex
CGNX
$10B
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-206,000
| -84% | -$3.84M |
|
|
EVHC
3328
CALL
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,680
| New | +$668K |
|
3329
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.65B
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
21,608
-7,753
| -26% | -$261K |
|
|
MDC
3330
PUT
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
33,193
| – | – |
|
3331
CALL
Danaher
DHR
$140B
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
13,390
-51,926
| -79% | -$2.64M |
|
|
SQI
3332
CALL
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$708K |
|
3333
PUT
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$10.9B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,500
| New | +$718K |
|
3334
CALL
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$40.5B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
124,000
-137,600
| -53% | -$762K |
|
|
HF
3335
PUT
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-1,308
| -6% | -$39.5K |
|
3336
PUT
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.23B
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
77,200
| – | – |
|
3337
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.19B
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,256
| New | +$649K |
|
3338
Tesla
TSLA
$1.21T
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,105
| New | +$644K |
|
|
IOC
3339
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
10,294
-219,776
| -96% | -$12.1M |
|
|
DNB
3340
PUT
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,700
| New | +$705K |
|
|
ACET
3341
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
33,113
+12,357
| +60% | +$252K |
|
3342
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$177M
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
14,827
+1,885
| +15% | +$84.2K |
|
3343
CALL
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
-113,600
| -92% | -$7.05M |
|
|
HCOM
3344
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
23,243
+6,877
| +42% | +$194K |
|
3345
CALL
D.R. Horton
DHI
$42.3B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
-75,400
| -71% | -$1.7M |
|
|
NPTN
3346
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
83,262
+15,622
| +23% | +$116K |
|
3347
CALL
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.48B
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,800
| New | +$578K |
|
|
CVO
3348
DELISTED
Cenevo, Inc.
CVO
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
27,072
-21,412
| -44% | -$574K |
|
3349
PUT
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.8B
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3350
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.39B
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
40,724
+33,183
| +440% | +$592K |
|
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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.