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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3726
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$657M
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
51,379
| – | – |
|
3727
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
4,165
-90,794
| -96% | -$15.5M |
|
3728
PUT
Cardlytics
CDLX
$22.3M
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,020
| New | +$1.01M |
|
3729
REX American Resources
REX
$1.4B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
47,724
+6,774
| +17% | +$99.7K |
|
3730
PUT
Appian
APPN
$2.01B
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
-9,000
| -39% | -$452K |
|
3731
Interface
TILE
$2B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
53,609
-23,551
| -31% | -$312K |
|
3732
Veru
VERU
$35.8M
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
5,946
+3,027
| +104% | +$351K |
|
|
API
3733
Agora
API
$333M
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
102,053
+61,918
| +154% | +$438K |
|
3734
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$769M
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
45,638
+24,803
| +119% | +$419K |
|
|
SPEC
3735
DELISTED
Spectaire Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SPEC
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
16,667
-64,412
| -79% | -$2.58M |
|
|
MIC
3736
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
171,422
-29,644
| -15% | -$112K |
|
|
OHAA
3737
DELISTED
OPY Acquisition Corp. I Class A Common Stock
OHAA
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
68,000
| – | – |
|
|
SAVE
3738
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
28,000
| – | – |
|
3739
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.9B
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,939
| New | +$701K |
|
|
CHEA
3740
DELISTED
Chenghe Acquisition Co. Class A Ordinary Share
CHEA
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,667
| New | +$667K |
|
3741
Innospec
IOSP
$2.12B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
6,948
-23,053
| -77% | -$2.24M |
|
3742
NRG Energy
NRG
$26.9B
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
17,394
-29,884
| -63% | -$1.22M |
|
3743
Xerox
XRX
$360M
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
44,769
-567,773
| -93% | -$10.1M |
|
|
RAD
3744
PUT
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
98,400
+8,400
| +9% | +$55.6K |
|
|
BBBY
3745
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
133,453
-160,760
| -55% | -$1.87M |
|
3746
Montauk Renewables
MNTK
$259M
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,533
| New | +$780K |
|
|
ABTX
3747
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
17,447
+5,320
| +44% | +$214K |
|
3748
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$274M
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
52,509
-44,000
| -46% | -$591K |
|
|
OSH
3749
PUT
DELISTED
Oak Street Health, Inc.
OSH
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3750
Kanzhun
BZ
$7.07B
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
-5,224
| -17% | -$116K |
|
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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.