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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4001
CALL
LendingTree
TREE
$572M
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
4002
Noble Corp
NE
$6.25B
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
17,244
-265,443
| -94% | -$8.73M |
|
4003
CALL
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$4.45B
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
4004
PUT
US Bancorp
USB
$100B
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
9,500
-25,300
| -73% | -$1.26M |
|
4005
PUT
Upland Software
UPLD
$14.4M
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
3,000
| – | – |
|
|
MNDT
4006
PUT
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
4007
Kadant
KAI
$3.72B
| $435K | ﹤0.01% |
2,384
| – | – |
|
|
DCH
4008
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.33B
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
57,659
-268,981
| -82% | -$2.02M |
|
4009
Information Services Group
III
$199M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
64,087
+32,925
| +106% | +$207K |
|
4010
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$200M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
45,101
+4,391
| +11% | +$38.5K |
|
|
HTLF
4011
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
10,416
+1,465
| +16% | +$64.4K |
|
4012
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.16B
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
24,368
-106,596
| -81% | -$1.79M |
|
|
MASI
4013
PUT
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
3,300
| – | – |
|
4014
Genesco
GCO
$432M
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
8,621
+5,321
| +161% | +$319K |
|
4015
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.66B
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
13,608
-73,796
| -84% | -$4.39M |
|
|
MAXR
4016
PUT
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
| $429K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,500
| New | +$513K |
|
4017
CALL
Goodyear
GT
$2.12B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$501K |
|
4018
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.99B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
11,879
+3,266
| +38% | +$123K |
|
4019
SGHC Ltd
SGHC
$7.62B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
+104,496
| New | +$804K |
|
4020
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.45B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
9,008
+852
| +10% | +$40.1K |
|
4021
Markel Group
MKL
$25.5B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
330
+183
| +124% | +$251K |
|
4022
Foster
FSTR
$439M
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
33,064
-3,712
| -10% | -$50.3K |
|
|
MBT
4023
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
772,207
| – | – |
|
4024
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.4B
| $424K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,299
| New | +$437K |
|
4025
Precision BioSciences
DTIL
$185M
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,811
| New | +$517K |
|
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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.