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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3551
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.22B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,100
| New | +$209K |
|
3552
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
| $214K | ﹤0.01% |
13,661
-21,773
| -61% | -$320K |
|
|
AGFS
3553
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
81,057
-63,707
| -44% | -$111K |
|
|
NLSN
3554
PUT
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
CBIO
3555
Crescent Biopharma
CBIO
$602M
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
+492
| New | +$316K |
|
3556
FIVE9
FIVN
$1.77B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
3,933
-757
| -16% | -$42.6K |
|
3557
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
14,594
-25,830
| -64% | -$373K |
|
3558
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
1,041
-1,234
| -54% | -$247K |
|
3559
Future Fuel
FF
$204M
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
17,235
-4,610
| -21% | -$52.5K |
|
|
WTRE
3560
DELISTED
Watford Holdings Ltd. Common Shares
WTRE
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,648
| New | +$187K |
|
3561
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.81B
| $205K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,700
| New | +$251K |
|
|
LM
3562
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $205K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,362
| New | +$203K |
|
3563
Angi Inc
ANGI
$224M
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
2,882
-7,482
| -72% | -$768K |
|
3564
Clarus
CLAR
$125M
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
17,500
+3,604
| +26% | +$44.7K |
|
3565
PUT
Range Resources
RRC
$9.11B
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
53,400
-22,800
| -30% | -$109K |
|
3566
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.01B
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
17,700
-9,355
| -35% | -$89.3K |
|
|
KDNY
3567
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
| $204K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,637
| New | +$256K |
|
|
DQ
3568
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$790M
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,000
| New | +$201K |
|
3569
Gladstone Capital
GLAD
$425M
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
10,426
+4,685
| +82% | +$88.4K |
|
|
BRSL
3570
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.91B
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
14,274
-12,468
| -47% | -$165K |
|
3571
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$485M
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
5,745
-26,805
| -82% | -$929K |
|
3572
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$949M
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,096
| New | +$182K |
|
3573
CALL
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.27B
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$185K |
|
|
SCWX
3574
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
15,524
-26,064
| -63% | -$321K |
|
|
DS
3575
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
46,769
-13,458
| -22% | -$63.4K |
|
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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.