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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.31% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.77% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3426
Zura Bio
ZURA
$504M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
106,597
| – | – |
|
3427
Halozyme
HALO
$9.88B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
-10,573
| -30% | -$457K |
|
3428
PUT
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29.3B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$1.16M |
|
3429
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.6B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
46,153
+33,308
| +259% | +$774K |
|
3430
Evercore
EVR
$11.8B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
11,274
-42,476
| -79% | -$4.53M |
|
3431
Kopin
KOPN
$586M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
940,976
+837,522
| +810% | +$1.26M |
|
3432
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.19B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
28,012
+7,482
| +36% | +$294K |
|
3433
Syntec Optics
OPTX
$237M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
105,300
| – | – |
|
3434
PUT
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$1.09M |
|
3435
Hertz
HTZ
$527M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
66,344
-2,847,526
| -98% | -$56.2M |
|
|
WIRE
3436
PUT
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
-5,000
| -33% | -$591K |
|
|
OTEC
3437
DELISTED
OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. Class A Common Stock
OTEC
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
104,057
+69
| +0.1% | +$695 |
|
|
KRON
3438
DELISTED
Kronos Bio
KRON
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+287,892
| New | +$1.3M |
|
3439
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.1B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3440
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.2B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
19,913
+16,617
| +504% | +$1.16M |
|
3441
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.94B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
17,989
-23,520
| -57% | -$1.37M |
|
3442
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.2B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+11,183
| New | +$997K |
|
3443
OneSpan
OSPN
$584M
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
87,439
+31,049
| +55% | +$409K |
|
|
RPTX
3444
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+74,241
| New | +$874K |
|
|
SHOE
3445
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$424M
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,101
| New | +$1.37M |
|
3446
PUT
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.4B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
| – | – |
|
3447
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.7B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
15,317
+216
| +1% | +$13.7K |
|
|
CIR
3448
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
63,197
-13,166
| -17% | -$263K |
|
3449
Vale
VALE
$62.3B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,500
| New | +$1.2M |
|
|
FFIC
3450
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
48,466
+9,150
| +23% | +$201K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.24B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,836 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.