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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
PUT
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
| $26.8M | 0.04% |
322,700
-284,900
| -47% | -$23.4M |
|
502
PUT
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
| $26.6M | 0.04% |
342,300
-159,200
| -32% | -$12.4M |
|
503
PUT
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
| $26.5M | 0.04% |
870,920
+196,360
| +29% | +$5.85M |
|
504
CALL
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
| $26.5M | 0.04% |
333,400
-44,500
| -12% | -$3.5M |
|
|
SFR
505
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
+914,954
| New | +$25.8M |
|
|
LNKD
506
CALL
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
142,200
+71,300
| +101% | +$14.6M |
|
507
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
829,923
+751,481
| +958% | +$20.9M |
|
508
CALL
American International
AIG
$41.9B
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
525,700
-567,700
| -52% | -$28.2M |
|
509
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
| $26.2M | 0.04% |
463,100
+31,300
| +7% | +$1.68M |
|
510
Masco
MAS
$16B
| $26.1M | 0.04% |
1,337,455
+719,873
| +117% | +$14.2M |
|
511
PUT
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
| $26.1M | 0.04% |
239,600
+98,600
| +70% | +$10.2M |
|
|
CRR
512
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
| $26.1M | 0.04% |
189,055
-23,294
| -11% | -$2.76M |
|
|
VMW
513
PUT
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $26.1M | 0.04% |
241,500
-224,000
| -48% | -$22M |
|
514
PUT
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
| $26M | 0.04% |
396,200
+128,200
| +48% | +$8.22M |
|
515
PUT
Under Armour
UAA
$3B
| $26M | 0.04% |
914,848
+130,923
| +17% | +$3.4M |
|
|
MBT
516
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $26M | 0.04% |
1,487,263
-14,204
| -0.9% | -$254K |
|
517
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
| $26M | 0.04% |
1,352,606
-505,309
| -27% | -$9.98M |
|
518
CALL
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
| $25.9M | 0.04% |
146,400
| – | – |
|
519
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
| $25.8M | 0.04% |
367,215
-557,964
| -60% | -$37.3M |
|
520
NVR
NVR
$17.2B
| $25.8M | 0.04% |
22,517
+10,408
| +86% | +$11.7M |
|
521
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
| $25.8M | 0.04% |
380,584
+136,313
| +56% | +$8.7M |
|
|
SNDK
522
PUT
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
| $25.8M | 0.04% |
317,400
-279,500
| -47% | -$20.6M |
|
|
ASNA
523
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
| $25.7M | 0.04% |
74,317
-8,941
| -11% | -$3.4M |
|
|
PXD
524
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $25.7M | 0.04% |
137,200
+37,900
| +38% | +$6.92M |
|
525
PUT
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41B
| $25.6M | 0.04% |
472,384
+168,311
| +55% | +$8.86M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.