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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3351
Hamilton Beach Brands
HBB
$302M
| $336K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,775
| New | +$321K |
|
3352
PUT
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
| $335K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,000
| New | +$340K |
|
3353
International Seaways
INSW
$4.57B
| $335K | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
+135
| +0.8% | +$2.39K |
|
|
FTR
3354
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $335K | ﹤0.01% |
+386,123
| New | +$434K |
|
3355
Neurogene
NGNE
$696M
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
5,858
-460
| -7% | -$28.1K |
|
3356
1st Source
SRCE
$2.07B
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
7,305
-2,856
| -28% | -$130K |
|
|
TRQ
3357
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
71,339
-96,821
| -58% | -$583K |
|
3358
UBS Group
UBS
$170B
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
29,413
-1,206,005
| -98% | -$13.6M |
|
|
ACGN
3359
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
6,787
-2,559
| -27% | -$112K |
|
3360
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.4B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
1,032
-22,285
| -96% | -$6.65M |
|
3361
PUT
GameStop
GME
$9.5B
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
240,000
| – | – |
|
|
GOOS
3362
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$868M
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,533
| New | +$315K |
|
3363
PUT
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
7,700
| – | – |
|
3364
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
4,777
-258,062
| -98% | -$18M |
|
3365
CALL
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3366
Unitil
UTL
$1,000M
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
5,199
-1,178
| -18% | -$70.6K |
|
3367
Simulations Plus
SLP
$371M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,474
| New | +$334K |
|
3368
ASE Group
ASX
$80.8B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
73,508
-479,217
| -87% | -$2.11M |
|
|
FL
3369
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,600
| New | +$306K |
|
|
SVM
3370
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.13B
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
84,200
-152,100
| -64% | -$544K |
|
|
SEMG
3371
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
| $326K | ﹤0.01% |
19,980
-283,426
| -93% | -$3.31M |
|
3372
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
| $325K | ﹤0.01% |
16,643
-30,571
| -65% | -$537K |
|
|
DHXM
3373
DELISTED
DHX Media Ltd. Common Voting and Variable Voting Shares
DHXM
| $325K | ﹤0.01% |
225,100
-82,000
| -27% | -$112K |
|
3374
CALL
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3375
CALL
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.1B
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
-7,600
| -56% | -$398K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.