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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
+26,814
| New | +$5.07M |
|
|
GPOR
1227
PUT
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
+309,800
| New | +$5.94M |
|
1228
Mastercard
MA
$477B
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
47,295
-131,216
| -74% | -$14.4M |
|
|
NEWR
1229
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
143,468
+134,767
| +1,549% | +$4.72M |
|
1230
PUT
Kroger
KR
$34.8B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
180,100
+49,100
| +37% | +$1.57M |
|
1231
CALL
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
+34,100
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1232
Spire
SR
$4.92B
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
78,463
-102,219
| -57% | -$6.65M |
|
1233
Prologis
PLD
$138B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
101,867
-133,151
| -57% | -$6.77M |
|
1234
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
213,861
-4,019
| -2% | -$86.4K |
|
1235
McEwen Inc
MUX
$1.03B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
172,254
+66,034
| +62% | +$2.38M |
|
1236
CALL
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
133,600
-103,200
| -44% | -$4.16M |
|
1237
CALL
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
80,500
-1,200
| -1% | -$73.8K |
|
1238
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$1.9B
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
597,154
-296,670
| -33% | -$2.73M |
|
|
TFCF
1239
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
163,184
-664,706
| -80% | -$20M |
|
1240
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
30,000
-29,800
| -50% | -$5.24M |
|
|
1241
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
30,000
-311,900
| -91% | -$54.9M |
|
|
DFS
1242
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
75,600
+26,800
| +55% | +$1.88M |
|
1243
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
374,172
-16,429
| -4% | -$248K |
|
1244
CALL
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
123,000
-38,800
| -24% | -$1.69M |
|
1245
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.51B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
362,604
-226,890
| -38% | -$3.37M |
|
1246
PUT
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
135,575
+86,713
| +177% | +$3.91M |
|
1247
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.69B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
365,237
+66,882
| +22% | +$830K |
|
|
MAG
1248
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
392,600
-37,300
| -9% | -$529K |
|
1249
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.5B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
246,873
-114,852
| -32% | -$2.15M |
|
1250
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
33,300
-20,000
| -38% | -$3.06M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.