D.E. Shaw & Co

D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings

AUM $100B
1-Year Return 23.04%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+24.85%
1 Year Return
+23.04%
3 Year Return
+72.12%
5 Year Return
+130.88%
10 Year Return
+299.18%
AUM
$66.6B
AUM Growth
+$15.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.44B
Cap. Flow %
-3.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.49%
Holding
2,982
New
266
Increased
994
Reduced
1,194
Closed
324

Top Sells

1
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$523M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$373M
3
DOCU icon
DocuSign
DOCU
+$312M
4
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$285M
5
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$260M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 22.42%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.18%
3 Healthcare 12.61%
4 Financials 9.46%
5 Communication Services 6.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DMRC icon
1351
Digimarc
DMRC
$204M
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
172,348
+40,556
+31% +$648K
VAR
1352
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
22,475
-73,685
-77% -$9.03M
HLT icon
1353
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.6B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
37,218
-33,443
-47% -$2.46M
DISCK
1354
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
+141,721
New +$2.73M
NVS icon
1355
Novartis
NVS
$240B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
31,215
-331,035
-91% -$28.9M
TROX icon
1356
Tronox
TROX
$767M
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
377,591
+223,130
+144% +$1.61M
GD icon
1357
General Dynamics
GD
$87.7B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
18,235
-145,242
-89% -$21.7M
HLF icon
1358
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
60,459
-1,367,495
-96% -$61.5M
PRGO icon
1359
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.06B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
+48,992
New +$2.71M
LOPE icon
1360
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.89B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
29,907
-22,655
-43% -$2.05M
BRSL
1361
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
303,650
+283,992
+1,445% +$2.53M
SSRM icon
1362
SSR Mining
SSRM
$4.54B
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
125,677
-324,796
-72% -$6.93M
WPC icon
1363
W.P. Carey
WPC
$15B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
40,361
-4,359
-10% -$289K
KAMN
1364
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
63,795
-17,552
-22% -$730K
MNK
1365
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
989,590
+931,562
+1,605% +$2.5M
LXRX icon
1366
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$418M
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
1,319,151
+806,739
+157% +$1.61M
AY
1367
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
90,367
-100,001
-53% -$2.91M
AIMT
1368
DELISTED
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.
AIMT
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
157,348
+145,148
+1,190% +$2.43M
XENE icon
1369
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$2.79B
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
209,618
+67,110
+47% +$842K
FIX icon
1370
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.6B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
64,360
+23,407
+57% +$954K
MTRN icon
1371
Materion
MTRN
$2.31B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
42,539
-72,027
-63% -$4.43M
ASRT icon
1372
Assertio
ASRT
$78.3M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
762,617
-42,159
-5% -$145K
DESP
1373
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
361,607
-57,530
-14% -$413K
CPS icon
1374
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$667M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
195,883
+63,647
+48% +$843K
MUFG icon
1375
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
659,421
-289,122
-30% -$1.14M