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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$439M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
$401M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$308M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$261M |
| 5 |
Mercado Libre
MELI
|
$259M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$391M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$390M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
$315M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
$282M |
| 5 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
$276M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 20.75% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 16.79% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 16.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.01% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Mercado Libre
MELI
$120B
| $347M | 0.45% |
682,878
+510,905
| +297% | +$259M |
|
27
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.2B
| $336M | 0.43% |
5,618,425
-870,933
| -13% | -$52.1M |
|
28
Wells Fargo
WFC
$257B
| $335M | 0.43% |
6,928,043
-230,355
| -3% | -$11.1M |
|
|
29
Citigroup
C
$173B
| $324M | 0.42% |
5,210,367
-5,061,722
| -49% | -$315M |
|
30
Herbalife
HLF
$1.03B
| $318M | 0.41% |
6,002,949
-929,259
| -13% | -$49.2M |
|
31
Starbucks
SBUX
$98.7B
| $317M | 0.41% |
4,269,477
+3,347,623
| +363% | +$249M |
|
32
Amgen
AMGN
$153B
| $308M | 0.4% |
1,620,496
+1,107,989
| +216% | +$210M |
|
|
33
Booking.com
BKNG
$179B
| $292M | 0.38% |
167,383
-224,079
| -57% | -$391M |
|
34
Walt Disney
DIS
$210B
| $290M | 0.37% |
2,613,451
+1,991,745
| +320% | +$221M |
|
35
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.4B
| $280M | 0.36% |
3,487,228
+759
| +0% | +$61K |
|
36
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
| $276M | 0.36% |
1,713,297
+520,806
| +44% | +$83.8M |
|
37
Applied Materials
AMAT
$123B
| $269M | 0.35% |
6,771,613
-955,004
| -12% | -$37.9M |
|
38
Home Depot
HD
$405B
| $264M | 0.34% |
1,378,350
+777,442
| +129% | +$149M |
|
39
Caterpillar
CAT
$193B
| $262M | 0.34% |
1,935,845
+1,512,903
| +358% | +$205M |
|
40
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| $260M | 0.34% |
4,889,799
-1,785,162
| -27% | -$95M |
|
41
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$21.1B
| $259M | 0.33% |
2,465,157
+238,957
| +11% | +$25.1M |
|
42
IQVIA
IQV
$31.4B
| $258M | 0.33% |
1,792,836
+385,264
| +27% | +$55.4M |
|
43
McDonald's
MCD
$226B
| $257M | 0.33% |
1,350,932
+952,011
| +239% | +$181M |
|
44
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.76T
| $256M | 0.33% |
217,725
-60,158
| -22% | -$70.8M |
|
45
Visa
V
$677B
| $255M | 0.33% |
1,629,976
+497,839
| +44% | +$77.8M |
|
46
lululemon athletica
LULU
$23.8B
| $252M | 0.33% |
1,540,414
+722,728
| +88% | +$118M |
|
|
CTXS
47
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $252M | 0.33% |
2,524,764
+888,665
| +54% | +$88.6M |
|
|
RHT
48
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $251M | 0.32% |
1,371,972
+559,609
| +69% | +$102M |
|
49
Biogen
BIIB
$20.9B
| $248M | 0.32% |
1,048,621
+651,468
| +164% | +$154M |
|
50
Etsy
ETSY
$5.12B
| $246M | 0.32% |
3,654,611
+652,828
| +22% | +$43.9M |
|