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
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$431M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$376M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$746M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$378M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$275M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.92% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.63% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.01% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.5% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BAND
3351
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.91B
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
6,800
-700
| -9% | -$32.9K |
|
|
FL
3352
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
5,200
-5,200
| -50% | -$261K |
|
|
KW
3353
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,125
| New | +$290K |
|
|
SRCL
3354
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,502
| New | +$352K |
|
3355
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
+200
| +4% | +$11.7K |
|
3356
Artivion
AORT
$1.23B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
9,654
-2,034
| -17% | -$61.2K |
|
3357
Terex
TEX
$7.98B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
9,939
-2,878
| -22% | -$92K |
|
3358
CorVel
CRVL
$3.05B
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
13,290
+1,917
| +17% | +$39.1K |
|
3359
CALL
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$26.4B
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
18,500
| – | – |
|
3360
Arista Networks
ANET
$219B
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,624
| New | +$296K |
|
3361
Caleres
CAL
$396M
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
9,712
-2,485
| -20% | -$79.9K |
|
3362
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,094
| New | +$275K |
|
3363
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,849
| New | +$314K |
|
|
WFT
3364
CALL
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
483,700
+45,000
| +10% | +$58.7K |
|
3365
CALL
Match Group
MTCH
$8.84B
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
6,300
-24,900
| -80% | -$1.14M |
|
3366
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
1,100
+100
| +10% | +$27.6K |
|
|
YRD
3367
PUT
Yiren Digital
YRD
$103M
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$393K |
|
|
NWLI
3368
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
+893
| New | +$261K |
|
3369
CALL
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,000
| New | +$257K |
|
3370
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$4.83B
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,542
| New | +$199K |
|
3371
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.62B
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
9,587
-838
| -8% | -$29.7K |
|
|
IMDZ
3372
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
205,148
+103,201
| +101% | +$179K |
|
3373
PUT
Autohome
ATHM
$2.43B
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,400
| New | +$257K |
|
3374
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$870M
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
10,990
-989
| -8% | -$26.2K |
|
3375
CALL
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$8.88B
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
2,300
-3,800
| -62% | -$464K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.