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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.14% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8% |
| 5 | Energy | 5.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5676
PUT
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
| – | – |
-18,900
| Closed | -$2.03M |
|
5677
PUT
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
| – | – |
-87,450
| Closed | -$5.15M |
|
5678
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
| – | – |
-17,700
| Closed | -$209K |
|
|
5679
PUT
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
| – | – |
-1,220,000
| Closed | -$14.8M |
|
5680
CALL
PagerDuty
PD
$700M
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$1.39M |
|
5681
CALL
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
| – | – |
-29,200
| Closed | -$3.21M |
|
|
5682
PUT
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
| – | – |
-2,700
| Closed | -$297K |
|
5683
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.14B
| – | – |
-4,560
| Closed | -$168K |
|
5684
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.37B
| – | – |
-10,746
| Closed | -$796K |
|
5685
PUT
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$343M
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$384K |
|
5686
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
| – | – |
-45,400
| Closed | -$3.6M |
|
5687
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.07B
| – | – |
-12,454
| Closed | -$486K |
|
5688
Pluri
PLUR
$19.2M
| – | – |
-5,294
| Closed | -$62K |
|
5689
PUT
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
| – | – |
-24,900
| Closed | -$1.82M |
|
5690
Portland General Electric
POR
$6.02B
| – | – |
-9,544
| Closed | -$505K |
|
5691
Procept Biorobotics
PRCT
$950M
| – | – |
-70,214
| Closed | -$1.76M |
|
5692
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$243M
| – | – |
-33,682
| Closed | -$270K |
|
5693
CALL
PTC
PTC
$13.7B
| – | – |
-4,200
| Closed | -$509K |
|
5694
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
| – | – |
-108,859
| Closed | -$920K |
|
5695
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.75B
| – | – |
-43,286
| Closed | -$1.48M |
|
5696
Portillo's
PTLO
$315M
| – | – |
-136,304
| Closed | -$5.12M |
|
5697
Pyxis Oncology
PYXS
$165M
| – | – |
-10,367
| Closed | -$114K |
|
5698
Qfin Holdings
QFIN
$1.61B
| – | – |
-12,387
| Closed | -$284K |
|
5699
CALL
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.63B
| – | – |
-5,700
| Closed | -$891K |
|
5700
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.42B
| – | – |
-16,678
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $14.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B 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 Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.