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 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$757M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$544M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$475M |
| 4 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$377M |
| 5 |
Caterpillar
CAT
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$443M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$363M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$352M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.91% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.11% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.94% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.5B
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
169,310
+28,200
| +20% | +$1.65M |
|
1427
CALL
Honeywell
HON
$77.9B
| $9.51M | 0.01% |
+47,533
| New | +$10.1M |
|
1428
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.5B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
69,066
-97,145
| -58% | -$13.9M |
|
1429
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.93B
| $9.48M | 0.01% |
180,634
+48,548
| +37% | +$2.26M |
|
1430
Evercore
EVR
$13.2B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
70,723
+62,614
| +772% | +$8.51M |
|
|
HIBB
1431
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
132,577
-126,290
| -49% | -$11M |
|
1432
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$128B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
158,100
-33,800
| -18% | -$2.23M |
|
1433
CALL
Asana
ASAN
$1.79B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
90,000
+30,000
| +50% | +$2.49M |
|
|
SCOA
1434
DELISTED
ScION Tech Growth I Class A Ordinary Shares
SCOA
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
959,737
+237,098
| +33% | +$2.31M |
|
1435
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$27.4B
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
69,408
+55,008
| +382% | +$8.55M |
|
1436
Coherent
COHR
$53.1B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
+157,007
| New | +$10.3M |
|
|
MDLA
1437
DELISTED
Medallia, Inc.
MDLA
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
274,998
+155,767
| +131% | +$5.2M |
|
|
PPL
1438
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.1B
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
333,796
-331,160
| -50% | -$9.55M |
|
1439
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.8B
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
1,506,794
+456,985
| +44% | +$3.25M |
|
|
KVSC
1440
DELISTED
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. III Class A Common Stock
KVSC
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
947,590
+191,618
| +25% | +$1.88M |
|
1441
PUT
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.2B
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
180,000
+121,500
| +208% | +$6.14M |
|
1442
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.2B
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
260,192
-1,465,546
| -85% | -$51.3M |
|
1443
dLocal
DLO
$4.4B
| $9.23M | 0.01% |
+169,217
| New | +$9.44M |
|
1444
Halozyme
HALO
$9.66B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
226,311
-211,087
| -48% | -$8.83M |
|
1445
Agilon Health
AGL
$1.64B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
14,039
+5,945
| +73% | +$5.08M |
|
1446
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.3B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
54,734
+42,959
| +365% | +$7.59M |
|
|
AXON
1447
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$42.4B
| $9.19M | 0.01% |
52,500
+22,500
| +75% | +$4.09M |
|
1448
CALL
Futu Holdings
FUTU
$14.6B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
100,900
+22,300
| +28% | +$2.46M |
|
1449
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.04B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
133,495
-360,230
| -73% | -$22.3M |
|
|
RYZ
1450
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.59B
| $9.17M | 0.01% |
411,730
+30,888
| +8% | +$605K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.92B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.