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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1126
Progyny
PGNY
$2.44B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
368,766
-25,043
| -6% | -$827K |
|
|
TELL
1127
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
9,614,471
+611,560
| +7% | +$974K |
|
1128
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
124,751
+73,404
| +143% | +$6.8M |
|
|
PRVB
1129
DELISTED
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
489,613
-653,687
| -57% | -$8.2M |
|
|
XM
1130
DELISTED
Qualtrics International Inc. Class A Common Stock
XM
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
661,137
+456,190
| +223% | +$6.97M |
|
|
HOUS
1131
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
2,232,291
-524,911
| -19% | -$3.58M |
|
1132
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
77,559
+7,462
| +11% | +$1.1M |
|
1133
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.19B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
105,852
-40,185
| -28% | -$4.63M |
|
1134
PUT
Cloudflare
NET
$99B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
190,800
+48,800
| +34% | +$2.67M |
|
1135
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.4B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
3,014,385
-531,045
| -15% | -$2.23M |
|
1136
Manulife Financial
MFC
$73.9B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
638,040
+614,440
| +2,604% | +$11.7M |
|
1137
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.75B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
34,083
+20,603
| +153% | +$7.31M |
|
1138
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.7B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
74,014
-96,750
| -57% | -$14.7M |
|
|
KCGI
1139
DELISTED
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V
KCGI
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
1,117,761
+200,000
| +22% | +$2.06M |
|
1140
PUT
Trade Desk
TTD
$8.48B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
191,000
-153,200
| -45% | -$8.15M |
|
1141
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.68B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
204,588
+27,993
| +16% | +$1.58M |
|
|
RADI
1142
DELISTED
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RADI
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
790,300
-220,762
| -22% | -$2.99M |
|
1143
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$42.8B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
84,468
+30,371
| +56% | +$3.87M |
|
|
SPWR
1144
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
835,129
-1,077,016
| -56% | -$16.9M |
|
1145
PUT
Novartis
NVS
$297B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
125,600
| – | – |
|
1146
Parsons
PSN
$4.72B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
258,081
-40,126
| -13% | -$1.76M |
|
1147
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.1B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
123,624
+76,856
| +164% | +$6.61M |
|
1148
Green Dot
GDOT
$743M
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
671,287
+14,282
| +2% | +$250K |
|
1149
IAMGOLD
IAG
$8.2B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
4,244,100
+3,070,040
| +261% | +$7.81M |
|
|
JAQC
1150
DELISTED
Jupiter Acquisition Corporation Common stock
JAQC
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
1,135,000
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 861 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 431 new positions and closed 861 in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.