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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3826
PUT
Toyota
TM
$210B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$2.36M |
|
3827
CALL
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
| – | – |
-21,600
| Closed | -$1.49M |
|
3828
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.17B
| – | – |
-519,524
| Closed | -$33.5M |
|
3829
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
| – | – |
-22,875
| Closed | -$566K |
|
3830
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.82B
| – | – |
-7,223
| Closed | -$219K |
|
3831
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
| – | – |
-58,786
| Closed | -$2.44M |
|
|
3832
PUT
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$1.25M |
|
3833
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
| – | – |
-99,213
| Closed | -$4.17M |
|
3834
PUT
Tronox
TROX
$995M
| – | – |
-105,000
| Closed | -$1.38M |
|
|
TRVG
3835
trivago
TRVG
$386M
| – | – |
-5,837
| Closed | -$126K |
|
3836
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
| – | – |
-12,000
| Closed | -$187K |
|
3837
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
| – | – |
-647,970
| Closed | -$26.7M |
|
3838
CALL
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$103M
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$1.09M |
|
3839
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$5.62B
| – | – |
-46,994
| Closed | -$1.09M |
|
3840
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$23.8M
| – | – |
-7,806
| Closed | -$1.9M |
|
3841
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
| – | – |
-23,498
| Closed | -$1.46M |
|
3842
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
| – | – |
-24,046
| Closed | -$2.03M |
|
3843
UGI
UGI
$8B
| – | – |
-140,482
| Closed | -$7.79M |
|
3844
CALL
Unisys
UIS
$227M
| – | – |
-71,300
| Closed | -$832K |
|
3845
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
| – | – |
-7,858
| Closed | -$1.21M |
|
3846
Upland Software
UPLD
$12M
| – | – |
-1,788
| Closed | -$757K |
|
3847
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
| – | – |
-13,113
| Closed | -$1.66M |
|
3848
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
| – | – |
-47,301
| Closed | -$2.44M |
|
3849
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.14B
| – | – |
-5,471
| Closed | -$575K |
|
3850
CALL
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
| – | – |
-46,000
| Closed | -$1.43M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
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 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.