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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
PUT
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
303,100
-233,200
| -43% | -$9.45M |
|
|
PARA
902
PUT
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
198,400
-80,700
| -29% | -$5.09M |
|
903
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
+352,423
| New | +$11.5M |
|
904
PUT
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
188,300
+174,700
| +1,285% | +$11.3M |
|
|
ULTI
905
PUT
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
89,100
-17,800
| -17% | -$2.79M |
|
|
LL
906
CALL
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
130,000
-18,300
| -12% | -$1.83M |
|
907
Ecopetrol
EC
$32.9B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
298,893
+98,022
| +49% | +$3.51M |
|
|
OMG
908
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
366,682
+21,249
| +6% | +$712K |
|
|
SGI
909
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
958,708
-1,106,436
| -54% | -$13.7M |
|
910
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
247,930
-135,908
| -35% | -$6.56M |
|
911
CALL
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
149,500
-139,500
| -48% | -$11.2M |
|
912
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
+146,585
| New | +$11.9M |
|
|
AGU
913
PUT
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
123,700
-40,000
| -24% | -$3.66M |
|
|
HZNP
914
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
797,124
+335,894
| +73% | +$3.79M |
|
915
Under Armour
UAA
$3B
| $12M | 0.02% |
421,926
-63,983
| -13% | -$1.66M |
|
916
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
| $12M | 0.02% |
147,300
-97,000
| -40% | -$7.78M |
|
917
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
| $12M | 0.02% |
150,500
| – | – |
|
918
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33.6B
| $12M | 0.02% |
93,141
-187,069
| -67% | -$21.5M |
|
|
ONIT
919
PUT
Onity Group
ONIT
$333M
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
20,293
+3,713
| +22% | +$2.41M |
|
|
RAI
920
PUT
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
446,200
+60,000
| +16% | +$1.51M |
|
|
ENLC
921
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
351,058
+343,422
| +4,497% | +$12.7M |
|
922
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
240,278
+21,392
| +10% | +$1.08M |
|
923
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.8B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
50,501
+29,401
| +139% | +$7.2M |
|
924
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
103,619
-112,623
| -52% | -$12.3M |
|
925
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$82.4B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
299,215
+242,815
| +431% | +$10.2M |
|
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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.