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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3501
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.57B
| $953K | ﹤0.01% |
6,371
+2,871
| +82% | +$444K |
|
3502
Claros Mortgage Trust
CMTG
$292M
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,830
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
NARI
3503
DELISTED
Inari Medical, Inc. Common Stock
NARI
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,998
| New | +$1.01M |
|
3504
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
| $949K | ﹤0.01% |
13,451
-78,125
| -85% | -$5.18M |
|
3505
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$15.8B
| $946K | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
| – | – |
|
|
HSKA
3506
PUT
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $945K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3507
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
| $944K | ﹤0.01% |
25,853
+11,173
| +76% | +$404K |
|
3508
PUT
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.5B
| $944K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,300
| New | +$994K |
|
|
SMAR
3509
PUT
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
| $943K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-7,600
| -20% | -$315K |
|
|
BAND
3510
CALL
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.25B
| $941K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
+28,400
| +131% | +$656K |
|
3511
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.11B
| $941K | ﹤0.01% |
134,675
-31,247
| -19% | -$240K |
|
3512
Groupon
GRPN
$1.1B
| $936K | ﹤0.01% |
82,802
+52,686
| +175% | +$865K |
|
|
MFA
3513
MFA Financial
MFA
$935M
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
86,885
+79,975
| +1,157% | +$1.08M |
|
|
ABMD
3514
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
3,775
+2,025
| +116% | +$546K |
|
|
TWKS
3515
DELISTED
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Common Stock
TWKS
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
66,016
-152,256
| -70% | -$2.63M |
|
3516
Full House Resorts
FLL
$83.8M
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
152,809
+7,995
| +6% | +$61.6K |
|
|
ZH
3517
Zhihu
ZH
$287M
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
86,486
-288,977
| -77% | -$3.11M |
|
3518
PUT
Stellantis
STLA
$17.6B
| $927K | ﹤0.01% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
3519
Burford Capital
BUR
$916M
| $925K | ﹤0.01% |
91,664
+15,558
| +20% | +$137K |
|
3520
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.22B
| $924K | ﹤0.01% |
68,788
+55,064
| +401% | +$810K |
|
3521
CALL
Tradeweb Markets
TW
$23.1B
| $921K | ﹤0.01% |
13,500
| – | – |
|
|
ZLS
3522
DELISTED
Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Shares
ZLS
| $919K | ﹤0.01% |
94,591
| – | – |
|
3523
CALL
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.59B
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
+58,200
| New | +$977K |
|
|
PRFT
3524
CALL
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $917K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3525
Hackett Group
HCKT
$281M
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
48,276
-26,421
| -35% | -$569K |
|
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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.