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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4751
PUT
Upwork
UPWK
$1.09B
| – | – |
-106,600
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
4752
Energy Fuels
UUUU
$2.82B
| – | – |
-27,200
| Closed | -$168K |
|
4753
CALL
Valaris
VAL
$5.51B
| – | – |
-22,500
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
|
4754
Valaris
VAL
$5.51B
| – | – |
-17,615
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
4755
CALL
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
| – | – |
-660,000
| Closed | -$11.2M |
|
4756
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
$8.83B
| – | – |
-875,030
| Closed | -$66.2M |
|
4757
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
| – | – |
-7,900
| Closed | -$1.27M |
|
4758
Veru
VERU
$36.1M
| – | – |
-1,022
| Closed | -$53.9K |
|
4759
Verde Clean Fuels
VGAS
$20.8M
| – | – |
-807,528
| Closed | -$7.36M |
|
4760
PUT
Vicor
VICR
$9.62B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
4761
CALL
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
| – | – |
-59,100
| Closed | -$1.21M |
|
|
4762
PUT
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$204K |
|
4763
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$451M
| – | – |
-12,322
| Closed | -$93.2K |
|
4764
Vontier
VNT
$4.33B
| – | – |
-158,529
| Closed | -$3.06M |
|
4765
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.13B
| – | – |
-338,167
| Closed | -$9.88M |
|
4766
CALL
Vroom Inc
VRM
$36.9M
| – | – |
-1,546
| Closed | -$126K |
|
4767
PUT
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.3B
| – | – |
-17,100
| Closed | -$3.51M |
|
4768
PUT
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
| – | – |
-8,000
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
4769
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.48B
| – | – |
-24,176
| Closed | -$1.13M |
|
4770
Verastem
VSTM
$532M
| – | – |
-76,943
| Closed | -$372K |
|
4771
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.06B
| – | – |
-106,113
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
|
4772
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.06B
| – | – |
-1,215,356
| Closed | -$17.5M |
|
4773
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.07B
| – | – |
-138,864
| Closed | -$8.27M |
|
4774
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
| – | – |
-177,000
| Closed | -$1.68M |
|
4775
Welltower
WELL
$178B
| – | – |
-25,174
| Closed | -$1.83M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 861 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 431 new positions and closed 861 in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.