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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.84% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.45% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 7.19% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4151
CALL
Weibo
WB
$1.9B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
5,200
| – | – |
|
|
VNET
4152
PUT
VNET Group
VNET
$2.05B
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
-35,700
| -75% | -$909K |
|
|
CRXT
4153
DELISTED
Clarus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CRXT
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,118
| New | +$273K |
|
4154
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
1,790
-84,471
| -98% | -$13.4M |
|
|
BRFS
4155
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
49,143
-1,729,329
| -97% | -$8.23M |
|
|
CKPT
4156
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,075
| New | +$252K |
|
4157
eHealth
EHTH
$42.5M
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
4,590
-12,553
| -73% | -$825K |
|
4158
Arq
ARQ
$86.7M
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
36,043
-420
| -1% | -$2.59K |
|
4159
AquaBounty Technologies
AQB
$4.68M
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,483
| New | +$285K |
|
4160
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.75B
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
2,909
-21,803
| -88% | -$1.94M |
|
|
LMACU
4161
DELISTED
Liberty Media Acquisition Corporation Unit
LMACU
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
4162
Bolt Biotherapeutics
BOLT
$7.36M
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
+854
| New | +$347K |
|
4163
CALL
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.28B
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,300
| New | +$273K |
|
|
ARGO
4164
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
5,093
-23,832
| -82% | -$1.28M |
|
4165
CALL
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
1,500
| – | – |
|
4166
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.71B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
2,921
-12,973
| -82% | -$1.28M |
|
|
GCP
4167
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,328
| New | +$281K |
|
4168
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
4,924
-85,200
| -95% | -$4.3M |
|
4169
Neuronetics
STIM
$120M
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,366
| New | +$226K |
|
4170
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
4,665
-7,378
| -61% | -$415K |
|
|
EVOP
4171
DELISTED
EVO Payments, Inc. Class A Common Stock
EVOP
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
9,412
-4,932
| -34% | -$141K |
|
4172
KB Home
KBH
$3.48B
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,393
| New | +$295K |
|
|
IPOD
4173
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV
IPOD
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
|
JWN
4174
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $259K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,092
| New | +$259K |
|
4175
ADT
ADT
$5.16B
| $258K | ﹤0.01% |
23,915
-178,438
| -88% | -$1.79M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
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 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.