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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$862M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tencent Music
TME
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$383M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$673M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$574M |
| 4 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$415M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.93% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.48% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.56% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 8.41% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.41% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3976
PUT
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.74B
| – | – |
-4,900
| Closed | -$403K |
|
3977
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.3B
| – | – |
-58,920
| Closed | -$5.09M |
|
3978
CALL
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
| – | – |
-337,500
| Closed | -$10.2M |
|
3979
PUT
Corteva
CTVA
$59.7B
| – | – |
-26,400
| Closed | -$1.02M |
|
|
CUK
3980
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| – | – |
-378,984
| Closed | -$7.1M |
|
3981
Culp Inc
CULP
$45M
| – | – |
-11,168
| Closed | -$177K |
|
|
CVAC
3982
DELISTED
CureVac
CVAC
| – | – |
-83,337
| Closed | -$6.76M |
|
3983
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.04B
| – | – |
-55,769
| Closed | -$1.5M |
|
|
DADA
3984
DELISTED
Dada Nexus
DADA
| – | – |
-474,536
| Closed | -$18M |
|
3985
PUT
Dropbox
DBX
$6.81B
| – | – |
-142,500
| Closed | -$3.16M |
|
|
3986
CALL
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
| – | – |
-26,927
| Closed | -$2.4M |
|
|
3987
PUT
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
| – | – |
-180,365
| Closed | -$16.1M |
|
3988
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
| – | – |
-113,472
| Closed | -$3.31M |
|
3989
Digi International
DGII
$2.52B
| – | – |
-18,997
| Closed | -$359K |
|
3990
PUT
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41B
| – | – |
-27,300
| Closed | -$1.88M |
|
3991
CALL
Danaher
DHR
$135B
| – | – |
-56,400
| Closed | -$11.1M |
|
|
3992
PUT
Danaher
DHR
$135B
| – | – |
-11,280
| Closed | -$2.22M |
|
3993
CALL
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
| – | – |
-22,900
| Closed | -$592K |
|
|
3994
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$776K |
|
3995
CALL
Diodes
DIOD
$4B
| – | – |
-17,600
| Closed | -$1.24M |
|
3996
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
| – | – |
-85,990
| Closed | -$6.18M |
|
3997
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$160M
| – | – |
-87,722
| Closed | -$926K |
|
3998
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
| – | – |
-7,700
| Closed | -$832K |
|
3999
CALL
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| – | – |
-19,200
| Closed | -$2.42M |
|
|
4000
PUT
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| – | – |
-32,200
| Closed | -$4.07M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $18.3B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.