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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DO
3451
PUT
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-19,000
| -28% | -$139K |
|
3452
CALL
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
-83,100
| -87% | -$1.93M |
|
3453
Baker Hughes
BKR
$56.8B
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
11,886
+1,053
| +10% | +$24.7K |
|
3454
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
3,647
-105,841
| -97% | -$7.57M |
|
3455
Domino's
DPZ
$11B
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,123
| New | +$278K |
|
|
CLVS
3456
CALL
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
3457
Rockwell Medical
RMTI
$26.2M
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
898
-2,228
| -71% | -$685K |
|
|
RJET
3458
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$810M
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
2,678
-6,852
| -72% | -$833K |
|
3459
CALL
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.77B
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,700
| New | +$277K |
|
|
IOTS
3460
DELISTED
Adesto Technologies Corp
IOTS
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
31,576
-79,499
| -72% | -$741K |
|
|
RDUS
3461
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
13,019
-169
| -1% | -$4.07K |
|
|
ACIA
3462
CALL
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,100
| New | +$260K |
|
|
APLS
3463
DELISTED
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,065
| New | +$305K |
|
|
SAFE
3464
Safehold
SAFE
$1.19B
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,204
| New | +$264K |
|
3465
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
1,863
-29,240
| -94% | -$4.25M |
|
3466
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$485M
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
24,305
-112,599
| -82% | -$1.19M |
|
3467
CALL
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-5,000
| -50% | -$254K |
|
|
FLIC
3468
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
11,629
-336
| -3% | -$7.39K |
|
3469
CALL
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,402
| New | +$275K |
|
|
AD
3470
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.02B
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
6,982
-29,069
| -81% | -$1.17M |
|
|
HOME
3471
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
27,238
-3,965
| -13% | -$27.1K |
|
3472
ACM Research
ACMR
$5.83B
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,421
| New | +$296K |
|
3473
PUT
Merck
MRK
$324B
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
3,249
| – | – |
|
|
FNHC
3474
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
18,686
+4,503
| +32% | +$58.8K |
|
|
CADE
3475
DELISTED
Cadence Bancorporation
CADE
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,831
| New | +$254K |
|
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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.