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
| 1 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$934M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$922M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$901M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$883M |
| 5 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$805M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.97% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
PUT
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$124B
| $22.2M | 0.01% |
365,500
-553,500
| -60% | -$32.3M |
|
1027
V2X
VVX
$2.37B
| $22.1M | 0.01% |
323,299
+102,137
| +46% | +$6.9M |
|
1028
PUT
MongoDB
MDB
$25.1B
| $22.1M | 0.01% |
90,200
-308,200
| -77% | -$103M |
|
1029
Zillow
ZG
$7.71B
| $22M | 0.01% |
531,058
+450,974
| +563% | +$23.8M |
|
1030
ONE Gas
OGS
$5B
| $21.9M | 0.01% |
254,669
-24,925
| -9% | -$2.07M |
|
1031
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.08B
| $21.8M | 0.01% |
612,706
+592,661
| +2,957% | +$22.8M |
|
1032
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.17B
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
640,786
+370,861
| +137% | +$14.4M |
|
1033
ESAB
ESAB
$5.58B
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
224,086
-80,855
| -27% | -$9.37M |
|
1034
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$5.7B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
1,719,954
-941,900
| -35% | -$12.6M |
|
1035
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
133,240
-39,646
| -23% | -$6.66M |
|
1036
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.2B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
98,920
-27,591
| -22% | -$5.98M |
|
1037
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.48B
| $21.3M | 0.01% |
318,383
-9,528
| -3% | -$779K |
|
1038
Lemonade
LMND
$5.16B
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
338,605
-822,894
| -71% | -$56.9M |
|
|
VNET
1039
VNET Group
VNET
$2.1B
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
2,527,174
+2,499,202
| +8,935% | +$26.5M |
|
1040
CALL
Applied Digital
APLD
$7.37B
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
892,100
-797,700
| -47% | -$25M |
|
1041
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.43B
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
421,402
-16,026
| -4% | -$806K |
|
1042
CALL
Albemarle
ALB
$14.2B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
117,800
-215,000
| -65% | -$36.7M |
|
1043
RLX Technology
RLX
$2.51B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
9,609,985
+175,862
| +2% | +$405K |
|
1044
Omnicom Group
OMC
$23.3B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
+280,035
| New | +$21.7M |
|
1045
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.4B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
215,724
+75,250
| +54% | +$7.79M |
|
1046
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.3B
| $21M | 0.01% |
334,736
-107,722
| -24% | -$6.89M |
|
1047
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
| $20.9M | 0.01% |
286,794
-23,133
| -7% | -$1.8M |
|
|
NOVTU
1048
Novanta Inc Units
NOVTU
$704M
| $20.9M | 0.01% |
390,000
-230,000
| -37% | -$13.4M |
|
1049
Carter's
CRI
$1.4B
| $20.9M | 0.01% |
584,624
-447,298
| -43% | -$16.3M |
|
1050
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.4B
| $20.9M | 0.01% |
42,322
-212,836
| -83% | -$91.1M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,226 positions worth $166B, down 8.8% from $182B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $15.1B in Q1 2026, closing 756 positions and reducing 1,922 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $805M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Venture Global Inc worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2026 buy was Venture Global Inc: 13,410,074 shares worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $3.2B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $166B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 685 new positions and closed 756 in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $166B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.