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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
976
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
| $7.95M | 0.01% |
222,987
+49,098
| +28% | +$1.74M |
|
|
WCC
977
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
| $7.95M | 0.01% |
114,296
-86,650
| -43% | -$6.07M |
|
978
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
114,879
-30,215
| -21% | -$2.17M |
|
|
PMC
979
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
338,814
+10,350
| +3% | +$255K |
|
980
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10B
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
153,686
-48,652
| -24% | -$2.39M |
|
981
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
276,726
+89,697
| +48% | +$2.65M |
|
982
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.03B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
297,936
+39,468
| +15% | +$985K |
|
983
PUT
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
507,600
-5,100
| -1% | -$77.7K |
|
984
Teradata
TDC
$2.68B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
252,151
+73,779
| +41% | +$2.23M |
|
985
CALL
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
+39,100
| New | +$7.95M |
|
|
LOGM
986
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
+80,264
| New | +$7.99M |
|
|
CARB
987
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
385,523
+50,631
| +15% | +$951K |
|
|
SCHW
988
CALL
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
190,300
+20,300
| +12% | +$838K |
|
|
COWN
989
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
| $7.7M | 0.01% |
514,934
-45,714
| -8% | -$675K |
|
990
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$15.8B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
306,772
+82,232
| +37% | +$1.86M |
|
991
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.82B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
248,419
+104,235
| +72% | +$3.21M |
|
992
CALL
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.19B
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
40,000
+30,000
| +300% | +$5.32M |
|
993
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
+78,310
| New | +$7.15M |
|
994
CALL
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
66,300
+26,300
| +66% | +$2.95M |
|
995
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.88B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
984,737
-366,909
| -27% | -$2.93M |
|
|
B
996
CALL
Barrick Mining
B
$62.2B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
403,300
+150,800
| +60% | +$2.78M |
|
|
ATSG
997
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
476,807
-22,393
| -4% | -$365K |
|
998
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
104,184
+14,375
| +16% | +$948K |
|
999
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$28.7B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
1,215,894
+4,589
| +0.4% | +$29.4K |
|
1000
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
122,157
+60,858
| +99% | +$3.81M |
|
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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.