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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $17.3M | 0.01% |
65,228
-60,349
| -48% | -$16.4M |
|
1177
MasTec
MTZ
$26B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
53,355
-185,527
| -78% | -$50.2M |
|
1178
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.09B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
165,779
-28,637
| -15% | -$2.98M |
|
1179
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$453M
| $17.1M | 0.01% |
1,763,347
+81,978
| +5% | +$751K |
|
1180
TC Energy
TRP
$72.7B
| $17.1M | 0.01% |
272,929
+89,887
| +49% | +$5.42M |
|
1181
Olin
OLN
$2.51B
| $17.1M | 0.01% |
573,992
+345,355
| +151% | +$8.44M |
|
|
EHAB
1182
DELISTED
Enhabit
EHAB
| $17M | 0.01% |
1,210,064
+268,767
| +29% | +$3.22M |
|
1183
CALL
TSMC
TSM
$2.07T
| $17M | 0.01% |
50,400
-282,800
| -85% | -$97.3M |
|
1184
United Microelectronic
UMC
$53.3B
| $17M | 0.01% |
1,891,608
+1,021,348
| +117% | +$9.96M |
|
1185
PUT
Capital One
COF
$128B
| $17M | 0.01% |
+93,000
| New | +$19.5M |
|
1186
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$17.6B
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
309,397
-114,167
| -27% | -$6.58M |
|
1187
Solid Power
SLDP
$520M
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
5,615,457
-264,422
| -4% | -$1.07M |
|
1188
CALL
IonQ
IONQ
$13B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
583,900
-343,400
| -37% | -$13.2M |
|
|
FISV
1189
CALL
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
+301,600
| New | +$18.7M |
|
1190
TORM
TRMD
$2.91B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
602,893
+498,659
| +478% | +$12.7M |
|
1191
Dave Inc
DAVE
$5.6B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
96,605
-59,090
| -38% | -$11.5M |
|
1192
Cohu
COHU
$2.41B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
544,991
+185
| +0% | +$5.43K |
|
1193
CALL
Comfort Systems
FIX
$58.9B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
12,100
-2,100
| -15% | -$2.67M |
|
1194
CALL
Applied Materials
AMAT
$421B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
48,800
-76,300
| -61% | -$25.7M |
|
1195
US Bancorp
USB
$98.4B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
320,332
-253,389
| -44% | -$13.9M |
|
1196
PUT
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.9B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
84,300
-1,800
| -2% | -$391K |
|
1197
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$68.5B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
82,000
+36,500
| +80% | +$7.6M |
|
1198
CALL
Centrus Energy
LEU
$3.07B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
95,800
-110,800
| -54% | -$26.7M |
|
1199
Nokia
NOK
$56.5B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
2,062,265
+848,971
| +70% | +$6.23M |
|
|
ARIS
1200
Aris Mining
ARIS
$2.88B
| $16.5M | 0.01% |
887,300
-544,600
| -38% | -$10.3M |
|
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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.