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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Baytex Energy
BTE
$3.03B
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
1,067,882
-1,801,593
| -63% | -$7.02M |
|
|
BRSS
1452
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
105,795
+50,586
| +92% | +$1.72M |
|
1453
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56.5B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
+35,009
| New | +$3.61M |
|
1454
CALL
Realty Income
O
$61.1B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
62,952
| – | – |
|
1455
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.11B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
124,300
+15,400
| +14% | +$475K |
|
|
ANW
1456
DELISTED
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
ANW
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
300,768
-167,198
| -36% | -$1.82M |
|
|
SNBR
1457
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
145,294
+25,459
| +21% | +$571K |
|
|
NMBL
1458
DELISTED
Nimble Storage, Inc.
NMBL
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
287,318
-533,190
| -65% | -$5.22M |
|
1459
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.74B
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
44,549
-30,443
| -41% | -$2.44M |
|
1460
PUT
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$195B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
55,500
-40,500
| -42% | -$2.49M |
|
1461
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.9B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
112,715
-7,830
| -6% | -$245K |
|
|
CAI
1462
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
227,636
-15,900
| -7% | -$231K |
|
1463
PUT
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.75B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
201,600
+170,400
| +546% | +$2.47M |
|
1464
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.9B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
134,911
-184,894
| -58% | -$5.29M |
|
|
LM
1465
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
98,723
-819,431
| -89% | -$28.4M |
|
|
WPG
1466
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
+45,584
| New | +$3.82M |
|
1467
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.59B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
66,193
+20,461
| +45% | +$1.11M |
|
1468
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.9B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
25,893
-8,127
| -24% | -$1.11M |
|
1469
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.56B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
148,606
-13,838
| -9% | -$296K |
|
1470
CALL
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$43.1B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
96,400
| – | – |
|
1471
CALL
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.6B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+102,600
| New | +$3.74M |
|
1472
PUT
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
20,600
+4,000
| +24% | +$715K |
|
1473
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$517M
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
31,936
-9,299
| -23% | -$1.01M |
|
|
SYT
1474
CALL
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$3.43M |
|
|
JWN
1475
PUT
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
75,900
-21,500
| -22% | -$960K |
|
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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.