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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CDMO
3476
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,479
| New | +$386K |
|
|
PRO
3477
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,034
| New | +$418K |
|
|
BIG
3478
CALL
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-20,000
| -33% | -$302K |
|
3479
EnerSys
ENS
$6.94B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
5,045
-21,429
| -81% | -$1.8M |
|
|
WRK
3480
PUT
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
14,300
-10,700
| -43% | -$353K |
|
3481
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
| $435K | ﹤0.01% |
3,131
-329,826
| -99% | -$44.4M |
|
3482
Titan Machinery
TITN
$469M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,256
| New | +$581K |
|
|
AHT
3483
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$20.9M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
13,506
+10,890
| +416% | +$545K |
|
3484
PUT
Novavax
NVAX
$1.23B
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
62,500
| – | – |
|
|
WSR
3485
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,825
| New | +$453K |
|
|
RPTX
3486
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
43,753
-63,521
| -59% | -$729K |
|
3487
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.92B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
3,296
-37,032
| -92% | -$4.3M |
|
3488
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.94B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,334
| New | +$427K |
|
|
MZTI
3489
CALL
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
2,100
| – | – |
|
3490
MediaAlpha
MAX
$734M
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
28,434
-23,536
| -45% | -$318K |
|
3491
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.04B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,350
| New | +$492K |
|
3492
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
13,401
+1,744
| +15% | +$63K |
|
3493
Stevanato
STVN
$5.41B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,414
| New | +$352K |
|
3494
Caesarstone
CSTE
$75.7M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
102,526
+1,894
| +2% | +$10.5K |
|
3495
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$271M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
44,995
+8,870
| +25% | +$112K |
|
3496
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.62B
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
7,250
-9,287
| -56% | -$584K |
|
3497
York Water
YORW
$502M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,460
| New | +$423K |
|
3498
CALL
Allstate
ALL
$67.3B
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
+100
| +3% | +$12.6K |
|
3499
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.34B
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
60,452
-67,212
| -53% | -$523K |
|
3500
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.29B
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
10,180
-6,066
| -37% | -$256K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 861 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 431 new positions and closed 861 in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.