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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1126
PUT
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.86B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
127,900
-54,900
| -30% | -$4.08M |
|
1127
Abbott
ABT
$180B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
224,586
-174,520
| -44% | -$6.73M |
|
|
NBL
1128
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
121,700
-425,400
| -78% | -$28.2M |
|
|
FCE.A
1129
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
452,075
-9,030
| -2% | -$171K |
|
|
OPEN
1130
CALL
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $8.62M | 0.01% |
112,000
-27,000
| -19% | -$2.13M |
|
|
PNRA
1131
PUT
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
48,800
-30,100
| -38% | -$5.33M |
|
|
LVNTA
1132
PUT
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
268,620
+187,220
| +230% | +$5.95M |
|
1133
PUT
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.62B
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
90,500
-6,500
| -7% | -$654K |
|
|
MJN
1134
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
103,138
-243,773
| -70% | -$19.8M |
|
1135
CALL
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
71,600
-29,400
| -29% | -$3.53M |
|
1136
Innoviva
INVA
$1.58B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
341,907
+28,351
| +9% | +$830K |
|
|
GAS
1137
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
173,830
+150,737
| +653% | +$7.11M |
|
|
QCOR
1138
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
130,768
+99,370
| +316% | +$6.34M |
|
1139
CALL
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
87,000
-32,800
| -27% | -$2.95M |
|
|
HRC
1140
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
219,887
+7,828
| +4% | +$302K |
|
|
AWH
1141
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
246,270
+89,952
| +58% | +$3.09M |
|
1142
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$5.92B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
204,300
+71,600
| +54% | +$3.11M |
|
1143
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
| $8.4M | 0.01% |
1,516,996
+404,476
| +36% | +$2.41M |
|
1144
Ternium
TX
$9.29B
| $8.4M | 0.01% |
283,933
-13,972
| -5% | -$418K |
|
1145
Petrobras
PBR
$121B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
638,156
+195,667
| +44% | +$2.28M |
|
1146
PUT
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
| $8.38M | 0.01% |
186,300
+72,150
| +63% | +$2.97M |
|
|
RICE
1147
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
+317,017
| New | +$7.72M |
|
1148
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
179,906
+124,486
| +225% | +$5.12M |
|
1149
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
+118,686
| New | +$8.11M |
|
1150
CALL
Capital One
COF
$124B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
108,200
+8,400
| +8% | +$617K |
|
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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.