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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$436M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$407M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$295M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$267M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$230M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$407M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$314M |
| 4 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$276M |
| 5 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$257M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.31% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
226,400
+218
| +0.1% | +$6.88K |
|
1252
PUT
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.77B
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
163,200
+33,200
| +26% | +$1.45M |
|
1253
CALL
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
39,300
-45,900
| -54% | -$8.33M |
|
1254
PUT
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68B
| $7.45M | 0.01% |
84,300
-290,100
| -77% | -$25.5M |
|
1255
PUT
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.71B
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
205,900
-118,600
| -37% | -$3.85M |
|
|
PACW
1256
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
196,325
+4,690
| +2% | +$182K |
|
|
NUVA
1257
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
129,896
+48,686
| +60% | +$2.59M |
|
|
TGI
1258
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
386,166
+221,517
| +135% | +$4.17M |
|
1259
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.42B
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
204,877
+13,381
| +7% | +$481K |
|
1260
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
47,100
+20,100
| +74% | +$3M |
|
1261
uniQure
QURE
$2.68B
| $7.32M | 0.01% |
122,660
+93,003
| +314% | +$4.15M |
|
1262
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
270,565
-1,451,257
| -84% | -$40.4M |
|
|
AZPN
1263
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
69,853
-121,879
| -64% | -$12.7M |
|
|
FRGI
1264
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
554,580
+217,420
| +64% | +$3.21M |
|
1265
Radware
RDWR
$1.24B
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
278,082
+28,275
| +11% | +$690K |
|
1266
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.21B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
488,096
+3,006
| +0.6% | +$45.2K |
|
1267
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.52B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
290,289
+111,772
| +63% | +$2.13M |
|
1268
PUT
Merck
MRK
$324B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
91,490
-1,230,981
| -93% | -$92.1M |
|
1269
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.99B
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
371,732
+255,239
| +219% | +$4.17M |
|
|
BDSI
1270
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
1,367,479
+930,350
| +213% | +$4.25M |
|
1271
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
134,561
-31,718
| -19% | -$1.71M |
|
1272
Cheer Holding
CHR
$3.64M
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
487
| – | – |
|
|
COUP
1273
CALL
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
79,600
+64,600
| +431% | +$5.54M |
|
1274
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
155,937
-58,265
| -27% | -$2.68M |
|
1275
CALL
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.8B
| $7.23M | 0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$6.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,169 positions worth $77.4B, up 6.6% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $6.74B in Q1 2019, closing 617 positions and reducing 1,599 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shire pic, an estimated $276M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Lyft worth $159M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2019 buy was Lyft: 2,245,851 shares worth $159M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Pfizer in Q1 2019, an estimated $436M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $407M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Shire pic in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $276M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $77.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 447 new positions and closed 617 in Q1 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 6.6% quarter-over-quarter to $77.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.