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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IRBT
4101
CALL
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
CMRC
4102
Commerce.com Inc Series 1
CMRC
$266M
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
22,670
-51,588
| -69% | -$943K |
|
|
COOP
4103
PUT
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
4104
PUT
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$768M
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
4105
PUT
PepsiCo
PEP
$194B
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,200
| New | +$370K |
|
4106
IMAX
IMAX
$2.57B
| $365K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,594
| New | +$351K |
|
4107
PUT
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$440M
| $364K | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
| – | – |
|
|
NVEE
4108
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,400
| New | +$372K |
|
4109
WD-40
WDFC
$3.14B
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
1,797
-2,354
| -57% | -$439K |
|
4110
ATN International
ATNI
$373M
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
7,690
-130
| -2% | -$5.5K |
|
4111
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.18B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
4,852
-20,689
| -81% | -$1.59M |
|
4112
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$503M
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
5,896
-1,630
| -22% | -$113K |
|
4113
TransDigm Group
TDG
$73.1B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
+673
| New | +$397K |
|
|
NBIS
4114
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$42.3B
| $358K | ﹤0.01% |
189,102
-690,865
| -79% | -$1.31M |
|
4115
IonQ
IONQ
$12.6B
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
+81,371
| New | +$576K |
|
|
RNWWW
4116
ReNew Energy Global PLC Warrant
RNWWW
$57.4K
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
312,263
+178,330
| +133% | +$263K |
|
4117
UNIFI
UFI
$122M
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
25,334
-1,478
| -6% | -$22.3K |
|
4118
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$5.89B
| $355K | ﹤0.01% |
100,065
-151,069
| -60% | -$628K |
|
|
RTL
4119
DELISTED
The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RTL
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
48,440
-30,847
| -39% | -$232K |
|
|
BRSL
4120
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.95B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
18,984
| – | – |
|
4121
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.47B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,333
| New | +$375K |
|
4122
Quantum-Si Incorporated
QSI
$166M
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
151,579
+132,693
| +703% | +$508K |
|
|
ILLM
4123
DELISTED
illumin Holdings Inc. Common Shares
ILLM
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
150,100
-165,100
| -52% | -$445K |
|
|
PFC
4124
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
13,771
-3,730
| -21% | -$101K |
|
|
APPH
4125
CALL
DELISTED
AppHarvest, Inc. Common Stock
APPH
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
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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.