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
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$853M |
| 2 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
$383M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
$373M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$313M |
| 5 |
Kraft Heinz
KHC
|
$298M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
$778M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 3 |
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
|
$240M |
| 4 |
DRC
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
|
$206M |
| 5 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
$201M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Energy | 14.59% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.74% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.1% |
| 5 | Technology | 9.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.8B
| $298M | 0.44% |
+4,228,669
| New | +$298M |
|
27
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.74B
| $278M | 0.41% |
1,559,217
-186,295
| -11% | -$33.2M |
|
28
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $277M | 0.41% |
3,924,539
-728,828
| -16% | -$51.4M |
|
|
BHI
29
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $277M | 0.41% |
5,314,234
+666,424
| +14% | +$34.7M |
|
|
AGN
30
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $276M | 0.41% |
1,015,180
+426,161
| +72% | +$116M |
|
31
Nike
NKE
$110B
| $275M | 0.41% |
2,236,157
+1,716,982
| +331% | +$211M |
|
32
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
| $275M | 0.41% |
7,978,606
+137,379
| +2% | +$4.73M |
|
|
TWX
33
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $273M | 0.4% |
3,971,573
+1,161,392
| +41% | +$79.8M |
|
34
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.3B
| $271M | 0.4% |
10,150,392
+997,524
| +11% | +$26.6M |
|
35
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.88B
| $259M | 0.38% |
5,364,239
-242,610
| -4% | -$11.7M |
|
36
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $256M | 0.38% |
6,376,886
-4,556,612
| -42% | -$183M |
|
37
Qualcomm
QCOM
$171B
| $254M | 0.37% |
4,724,226
+2,897,079
| +159% | +$156M |
|
38
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$21.5B
| $250M | 0.37% |
4,430,046
+1,187,593
| +37% | +$67.1M |
|
|
LVNTA
39
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $248M | 0.37% |
6,150,016
+1,243,673
| +25% | +$50.2M |
|
40
Western Digital
WDC
$28.4B
| $245M | 0.36% |
3,090,078
+1,992,065
| +181% | +$158M |
|
41
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
| $243M | 0.36% |
1,359,192
+1,265,047
| +1,344% | +$226M |
|
42
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
| $242M | 0.36% |
1,793,451
+1,733,400
| +2,887% | +$234M |
|
|
ALTR
43
DELISTED
ALTERA CORP
ALTR
| $236M | 0.35% |
4,707,994
+2,834,862
| +151% | +$142M |
|
44
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$94.5B
| $235M | 0.35% |
3,036,268
+2,047,141
| +207% | +$158M |
|
45
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.27B
| $233M | 0.34% |
1,483,467
+780,024
| +111% | +$123M |
|
46
Visa
V
$679B
| $229M | 0.34% |
3,293,214
+1,990,964
| +153% | +$139M |
|
47
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
| $219M | 0.32% |
4,028,765
+1,876,943
| +87% | +$102M |
|
48
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
| $219M | 0.32% |
1,184,079
+1,084,984
| +1,095% | +$201M |
|
49
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$110B
| $219M | 0.32% |
2,049,000
| – | – |
|
|
WNR
50
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $205M | 0.3% |
4,652,600
+162,179
| +4% | +$7.16M |
|