D.E. Shaw & Co

D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings

AUM $100B
1-Year Return 23.04%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+24.85%
1 Year Return
+23.04%
3 Year Return
+72.12%
5 Year Return
+130.88%
10 Year Return
+299.18%
AUM
$66.6B
AUM Growth
+$15.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.44B
Cap. Flow %
-3.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.49%
Holding
2,982
New
266
Increased
994
Reduced
1,194
Closed
324

Top Sells

1
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$523M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$373M
3
DOCU icon
DocuSign
DOCU
+$312M
4
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$285M
5
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$260M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 22.42%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.18%
3 Healthcare 12.61%
4 Financials 9.46%
5 Communication Services 6.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PYPL icon
551
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$18.1M 0.02%
103,661
-502,458
-83% -$87.5M
AIV
552
Aimco
AIV
$1.07B
$18M 0.02%
3,597,583
-1,087,579
-23% -$5.45M
DISH
553
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$18M 0.02%
522,440
+183,616
+54% +$6.34M
GIII icon
554
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$17.9M 0.02%
1,347,450
+864,030
+179% +$11.5M
EGOV
555
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$17.8M 0.02%
776,451
-82,889
-10% -$1.9M
TERP
556
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$17.8M 0.02%
963,467
+136,100
+16% +$2.51M
STRA icon
557
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$17.7M 0.02%
115,308
-26,620
-19% -$4.09M
ACM icon
558
Aecom
ACM
$16.6B
$17.7M 0.02%
470,887
-112,682
-19% -$4.23M
IRWD icon
559
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$187M
$17.7M 0.02%
1,714,187
+45,398
+3% +$468K
VTR icon
560
Ventas
VTR
$31.5B
$17.6M 0.02%
481,198
-1,465,331
-75% -$53.7M
NBIS
561
Nebius Group N.V. Class A Ordinary Shares
NBIS
$22.3B
$17.6M 0.02%
352,224
+66,146
+23% +$3.31M
WERN icon
562
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.66B
$17.6M 0.02%
404,721
+102,671
+34% +$4.47M
PFGC icon
563
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.3B
$17.6M 0.02%
603,274
+322,398
+115% +$9.39M
AYI icon
564
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
$17.6M 0.02%
183,405
-35,163
-16% -$3.37M
DNOW icon
565
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.61B
$17.5M 0.02%
2,029,606
+192,549
+10% +$1.66M
WDC icon
566
Western Digital
WDC
$33B
$17.5M 0.02%
524,620
+271,791
+107% +$9.07M
CRBP icon
567
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
CRBP
$118M
$17.4M 0.02%
69,278
+27,569
+66% +$6.94M
UPS icon
568
United Parcel Service
UPS
$71.1B
$17.4M 0.02%
156,226
-891
-0.6% -$99.1K
APLS icon
569
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
$3.29B
$17.4M 0.02%
531,761
+162,028
+44% +$5.29M
SINA
570
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$17.2M 0.02%
477,797
-305,247
-39% -$11M
NET icon
571
Cloudflare
NET
$77.7B
$17.1M 0.02%
475,904
+229,620
+93% +$8.25M
UNIT
572
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.69B
$17.1M 0.02%
1,827,822
-1,038,446
-36% -$9.71M
HII icon
573
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$17M 0.02%
97,523
+79,337
+436% +$13.8M
ATRC icon
574
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.75B
$17M 0.02%
378,354
+200,021
+112% +$8.99M
URI icon
575
United Rentals
URI
$60.8B
$17M 0.02%
114,040
+110,820
+3,442% +$16.5M