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
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3401
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.72B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
5,719
-2,694
| -32% | -$100K |
|
3402
CALL
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$56.5B
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
| – | – |
|
3403
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
8,385
-2,683
| -24% | -$78.1K |
|
|
BVH
3404
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
8,653
+3,974
| +85% | +$102K |
|
|
FSP
3405
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
28,606
-77,835
| -73% | -$590K |
|
3406
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.54B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
7,654
-4,547
| -37% | -$145K |
|
3407
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$271M
| $210K | ﹤0.01% |
11,371
-10,029
| -47% | -$188K |
|
3408
PUT
Zillow
Z
$7.04B
| $209K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,500
| New | +$179K |
|
|
MNRL
3409
DELISTED
Brigham Minerals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MNRL
| $209K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,734
| New | +$202K |
|
|
JWN
3410
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $208K | ﹤0.01% |
6,515
-1,051,513
| -99% | -$39.6M |
|
|
QTNT
3411
DELISTED
Quotient Limited Ordinary Shares
QTNT
| $208K | ﹤0.01% |
556
-1,968
| -78% | -$703K |
|
|
HOME
3412
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
| $208K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,203
| New | +$553K |
|
3413
CALL
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$8.04B
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3414
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$412M
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
613
+10
| +2% | +$3.84K |
|
3415
Ooma
OOMA
$550M
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
19,613
+3,934
| +25% | +$49.9K |
|
|
CYBR
3416
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $205K | ﹤0.01% |
1,600
-4,554
| -74% | -$576K |
|
|
FRC
3417
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $205K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,103
| New | +$212K |
|
3418
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.5B
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,331
| New | +$197K |
|
3419
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,198
| New | +$194K |
|
3420
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$732M
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,916
| New | +$199K |
|
3421
Allient
ALNT
$1.47B
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,980
| New | +$191K |
|
3422
CALL
Globant
GLOB
$1.35B
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,000
| New | +$174K |
|
3423
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.01B
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
6,215
| – | – |
|
3424
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.3B
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,490
| New | +$243K |
|
|
FNHC
3425
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
14,183
-2,469
| -15% | -$37.6K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.