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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3401
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$111M
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
14,821
-3,956
| -21% | -$80.7K |
|
3402
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.13B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
7,744
-1,482
| -16% | -$59.9K |
|
|
NOAH
3403
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$588M
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,432
| New | +$333K |
|
3404
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
3,700
-4,000
| -52% | -$267K |
|
3405
Beyond Meat
BYND
$288M
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,045
| New | +$337K |
|
3406
PUT
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,000
| New | +$307K |
|
|
OPI
3407
DELISTED
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
9,882
-1,700
| -15% | -$47.5K |
|
3408
TFS Financial
TFSL
$5.1B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
16,803
+2,981
| +22% | +$53.4K |
|
|
TIF
3409
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
3,270
-86,477
| -96% | -$7.8M |
|
3410
Upwork
UPWK
$1.09B
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
22,610
-84,850
| -79% | -$1.29M |
|
|
ITI
3411
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,314
| New | +$285K |
|
|
AAWW
3412
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
11,937
+5,828
| +95% | +$190K |
|
3413
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$382M
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
19,406
-19,084
| -50% | -$290K |
|
3414
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.69B
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
15,249
-47,622
| -76% | -$952K |
|
|
PVLA
3415
Palvella Therapeutics
PVLA
$1.98B
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
1,097
+15
| +1% | +$5.81K |
|
3416
Chubb
CB
$140B
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
1,844
-7,562
| -80% | -$1.17M |
|
3417
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.55B
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
7,372
-17,733
| -71% | -$709K |
|
3418
Diana Shipping
DSX
$280M
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
125,234
-19,801
| -14% | -$47.2K |
|
3419
CALL
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,200
| New | +$309K |
|
3420
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
5,165
-12,453
| -71% | -$723K |
|
3421
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
23,196
-1,050
| -4% | -$13K |
|
|
UBA
3422
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
12,468
-2,072
| -14% | -$45.3K |
|
3423
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
| $294K | ﹤0.01% |
8,045
-4,748
| -37% | -$173K |
|
|
DHIL
3424
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $293K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,122
| New | +$288K |
|
3425
PUT
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
| $293K | ﹤0.01% |
1,100
-4,000
| -78% | -$1.01M |
|
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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.