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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.05% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.38% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$9.79B
| $7.98M | 0.01% |
377,176
-43,231
| -10% | -$984K |
|
1102
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.71B
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
250,000
-259,000
| -51% | -$9.26M |
|
1103
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$191B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
132,000
-36,600
| -22% | -$2.21M |
|
1104
CALL
Vale
VALE
$61.9B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
621,600
+237,300
| +62% | +$3.12M |
|
1105
Cohu
COHU
$1.86B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
345,875
+74,764
| +28% | +$1.66M |
|
1106
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.8B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
367,741
-284,686
| -44% | -$5.91M |
|
|
NLSN
1107
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
247,794
+239,211
| +2,787% | +$8.27M |
|
1108
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$658M
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
414,150
-17,672
| -4% | -$317K |
|
1109
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.2B
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
295,509
+61,758
| +26% | +$1.83M |
|
1110
PUT
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.1B
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
215,000
+36,000
| +20% | +$1.24M |
|
1111
Orion
OEC
$395M
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
287,762
+150,870
| +110% | +$4.21M |
|
1112
Coherent
COHR
$43.4B
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
190,317
+113,815
| +149% | +$4.93M |
|
1113
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$383M
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
820,093
-414,609
| -34% | -$4.52M |
|
1114
Cognex
CGNX
$9.56B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
149,157
+134,226
| +899% | +$7.93M |
|
1115
Lear
LEA
$7.42B
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
41,610
+21,573
| +108% | +$4.06M |
|
|
SF
1116
Stifel
SF
$12.6B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
293,738
+39,711
| +16% | +$1.13M |
|
1117
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.04B
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
71,667
| – | – |
|
1118
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.39B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
138,950
+3,899
| +3% | +$204K |
|
1119
PUT
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$83.9B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
436,700
-1,801,700
| -80% | -$33.8M |
|
1120
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.2B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
77,226
+55,281
| +252% | +$5.69M |
|
1121
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$4.16B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
73,027
-16,634
| -19% | -$1.61M |
|
1122
RH
RH
$3.28B
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
80,066
-473,710
| -86% | -$42M |
|
1123
Photronics
PLAB
$1.65B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
921,749
+74,720
| +9% | +$625K |
|
|
ESRX
1124
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| $7.59M | 0.01% |
109,818
+2,742
| +3% | +$209K |
|
1125
PUT
American Express
AXP
$226B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
81,000
-106,300
| -57% | -$10.3M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.