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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
851
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
| $10.2M | 0.02% |
182,526
+117,782
| +182% | +$6.51M |
|
852
PUT
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
| $10.2M | 0.02% |
54,300
+39,000
| +255% | +$7.21M |
|
853
AdvanSix
ASIX
$567M
| $10.2M | 0.02% |
371,803
+100,318
| +37% | +$2.6M |
|
|
GG
854
PUT
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
692,700
+101,700
| +17% | +$1.59M |
|
|
CMA
855
PUT
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
147,000
+125,500
| +584% | +$8.76M |
|
856
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.43B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
206,086
-11,607
| -5% | -$546K |
|
857
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
247,830
-69,658
| -22% | -$2.69M |
|
858
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
| $10M | 0.02% |
251,835
-52,407
| -17% | -$2.06M |
|
|
HES
859
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $10M | 0.02% |
207,500
-24,100
| -10% | -$1.28M |
|
860
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
| $10M | 0.02% |
282,625
-266,067
| -48% | -$9.51M |
|
|
DCUD
861
DELISTED
Dominion Energy, Inc 2016 Series A Corporate Units
DCUD
| $9.99M | 0.02% |
197,000
-50,000
| -20% | -$2.51M |
|
862
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$273M
| $9.97M | 0.02% |
771,084
+168,513
| +28% | +$1.74M |
|
863
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$34.9B
| $9.96M | 0.02% |
377,000
+180,000
| +91% | +$4.61M |
|
864
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
| $9.95M | 0.02% |
291,803
+24,074
| +9% | +$807K |
|
865
Duke Energy
DUK
$102B
| $9.94M | 0.02% |
121,258
-472,342
| -80% | -$37.5M |
|
866
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
| $9.94M | 0.02% |
89,341
-327,688
| -79% | -$35M |
|
|
UMPQ
867
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $9.91M | 0.02% |
558,865
+174,667
| +45% | +$3.21M |
|
868
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
| $9.9M | 0.02% |
340,875
+53,181
| +18% | +$1.54M |
|
869
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
| $9.88M | 0.02% |
30,198
+23,185
| +331% | +$7.38M |
|
870
PUT
Petrobras
PBR
$121B
| $9.87M | 0.02% |
1,018,300
-23,700
| -2% | -$243K |
|
871
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
| $9.87M | 0.02% |
+418,891
| New | +$9.02M |
|
872
PUT
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
| $9.83M | 0.02% |
200,000
-30,000
| -13% | -$1.37M |
|
|
PXD
873
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $9.81M | 0.02% |
52,700
-55,900
| -51% | -$10.4M |
|
874
PUT
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
| $9.79M | 0.02% |
120,000
-30,400
| -20% | -$2.51M |
|
875
Kennametal
KMT
$2.68B
| $9.79M | 0.02% |
249,569
-27,638
| -10% | -$1.02M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.