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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.84% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.45% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 7.19% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3701
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.4B
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$695K |
|
3702
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.04B
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,087
| New | +$706K |
|
3703
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.58B
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,437
| New | +$626K |
|
3704
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.63B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,309
| New | +$706K |
|
3705
AutoZone
AZO
$50.2B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
437
-13,811
| -97% | -$20M |
|
3706
Carriage Services
CSV
$635M
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
17,646
-9,140
| -34% | -$341K |
|
|
VPCB
3707
DELISTED
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II Class A ordinary shre
VPCB
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,666
| New | +$654K |
|
|
NKLA
3708
DELISTED
Nikola Corporation Common Stock
NKLA
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,201
| New | +$500K |
|
|
ZUO
3709
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,752
| New | +$603K |
|
|
DQ
3710
CALL
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$815M
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-220,000
| -96% | -$15.8M |
|
3711
Planet Labs
PL
$7.48B
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,493
| New | +$656K |
|
|
NAV
3712
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,581
| New | +$646K |
|
3713
CALL
Olin
OLN
$2.49B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,000
| New | +$630K |
|
|
ZNGA
3714
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
60,959
-52,087
| -46% | -$549K |
|
3715
Apollo Global Management
APO
$71.6B
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
10,363
-314,682
| -97% | -$17.5M |
|
3716
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$231M
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
20,819
+4,399
| +27% | +$149K |
|
3717
Veru
VERU
$36.6M
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
7,988
-32,920
| -80% | -$2.9M |
|
3718
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
4,415
-3,070
| -41% | -$406K |
|
3719
Cardlytics
CDLX
$21.7M
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
506
-4,301
| -89% | -$4.85M |
|
|
ENJY
3720
DELISTED
Enjoy Technology, Inc. Common Stock
ENJY
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
64,835
| – | – |
|
3721
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.45B
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,050
| New | +$722K |
|
|
BLUE
3722
PUT
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
1,544
-772
| -33% | -$306K |
|
|
VMW
3723
PUT
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,000
| New | +$640K |
|
|
PSFE.WS
3724
DELISTED
Paysafe Ltd Warrants
PSFE.WS
| $639K | ﹤0.01% |
178,466
+11,800
| +7% | +$45K |
|
|
SPTKU
3725
DELISTED
SportsTek Acquisition Corp. Unit
SPTKU
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
63,713
-261,287
| -80% | -$2.61M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.