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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$934M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$922M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$901M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$883M |
| 5 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$805M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.97% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3726
PUT
PAR Technology
PAR
$674M
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
39,900
+27,800
| +230% | +$653K |
|
|
DHIL
3727
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
3,080
-141
| -4% | -$24.2K |
|
3728
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.66B
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
9,285
-29,836
| -76% | -$1.79M |
|
3729
PUT
Bitdeer Technologies
BTDR
$2.61B
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,200
| New | +$643K |
|
3730
Entergy
ETR
$52.8B
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,707
| New | +$474K |
|
3731
PUT
Rigetti Computing
RGTI
$4.69B
| $527K | ﹤0.01% |
37,500
| – | – |
|
3732
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.62B
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
12,652
-6,094
| -33% | -$254K |
|
3733
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.12B
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
72,305
-193,827
| -73% | -$2.53M |
|
3734
IES Holdings
IESC
$12.2B
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
1,100
| – | – |
|
3735
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF
CGDG
$5.3B
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
14,586
+6,015
| +70% | +$220K |
|
3736
Stratasys
SSYS
$707M
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
66,943
-27,586
| -29% | -$270K |
|
3737
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
$308M
| $522K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,443
| New | +$546K |
|
3738
Ardagh Metal Packaging
AMBP
$2.8B
| $522K | ﹤0.01% |
+128,955
| New | +$572K |
|
3739
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.32B
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
27,846
+10,209
| +58% | +$195K |
|
3740
CALL
Burlington
BURL
$21.7B
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
1,600
-15,100
| -90% | -$4.62M |
|
3741
CALL
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.07B
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,100
| New | +$680K |
|
3742
PUT
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$15B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
11,800
| – | – |
|
3743
CALL
Globant
GLOB
$1.39B
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
-10,600
| -49% | -$586K |
|
3744
PUT
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.24B
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
3745
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.4B
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
1,600
| – | – |
|
3746
CALL
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.6B
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
15,200
-80,600
| -84% | -$2.54M |
|
|
ABVX
3747
PUT
Abivax
ABVX
$11.9B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,600
| New | +$544K |
|
3748
Yext
YEXT
$535M
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
133,379
-90,616
| -40% | -$545K |
|
3749
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.1B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
54,357
+38,127
| +235% | +$392K |
|
3750
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$1.45B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
36,756
-12,236
| -25% | -$217K |
|
Similar funds
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,226 positions worth $166B, down 8.8% from $182B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $15.1B in Q1 2026, closing 756 positions and reducing 1,922 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $805M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Venture Global Inc worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2026 buy was Venture Global Inc: 13,410,074 shares worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $3.2B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $166B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 685 new positions and closed 756 in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $166B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.