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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.14% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8% |
| 5 | Energy | 5.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ROCC
3601
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
34,660
-43,131
| -55% | -$1.41M |
|
|
INVX
3602
Innovex International
INVX
$1.8B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
31,998
-175,506
| -85% | -$5.04M |
|
3603
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.32B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,100
| New | +$1.24M |
|
|
LSI
3604
CALL
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
8,500
| – | – |
|
|
PRA
3605
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
44,356
+11,988
| +37% | +$296K |
|
|
NOA
3606
North American Construction
NOA
$357M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
82,200
+70,300
| +591% | +$1.05M |
|
3607
CALL
Tradeweb Markets
TW
$23B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
13,500
| – | – |
|
3608
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
51,408
-17,212
| -25% | -$428K |
|
|
HRT
3609
DELISTED
HireRight Holdings Corporation
HRT
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,241
| New | +$932K |
|
3610
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$19.9B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
18,201
+10,335
| +131% | +$764K |
|
3611
PUT
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,400
| New | +$1.27M |
|
3612
Prologis
PLD
$136B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
7,285
-27,122
| -79% | -$4.14M |
|
3613
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.72B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
178,108
+87,091
| +96% | +$627K |
|
3614
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$33.5B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,387
| New | +$1.15M |
|
3615
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.41B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
89,392
+60,206
| +206% | +$858K |
|
3616
Ziff Davis
ZD
$2B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,100
| New | +$1.24M |
|
|
ONC
3617
CALL
BeOne Medicines Ltd
ONC
$33.9B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
6,200
| – | – |
|
|
SUMO
3618
CALL
DELISTED
Sumo Logic, Inc. Common Stock
SUMO
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
|
HTBK
3619
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
103,572
-14,100
| -12% | -$169K |
|
3620
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.14B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
7,420
-15,280
| -67% | -$2.11M |
|
3621
PUT
Upwork
UPWK
$1.18B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
+40,000
| +400% | +$1M |
|
3622
Bunge Global
BG
$20.9B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,472
| New | +$1.07M |
|
3623
PUT
GoodRx Holdings
GDRX
$1.09B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-180,000
| -75% | -$4.13M |
|
|
ELVT
3624
DELISTED
Elevate Credit, Inc.
ELVT
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
377,724
+22,273
| +6% | +$70K |
|
|
WBT
3625
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
48,608
-324,952
| -87% | -$7.72M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $14.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B 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 Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.