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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.14% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8% |
| 5 | Energy | 5.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LFTR
1451
DELISTED
Lefteris Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LFTR
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
1,023,111
| – | – |
|
1452
United Airlines
UAL
$39.1B
| $10M | 0.01% |
216,436
+64,422
| +42% | +$2.79M |
|
1453
CALL
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$86.4B
| $10M | 0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$10M |
|
1454
CALL
GameStop
GME
$9.66B
| $9.99M | 0.01% |
240,000
| – | – |
|
1455
CALL
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.78B
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
48,600
-20,000
| -29% | -$3.94M |
|
1456
Dolby
DLB
$4.85B
| $9.97M | 0.01% |
127,511
+10,408
| +9% | +$837K |
|
1457
PUT
Futu Holdings
FUTU
$14.6B
| $9.96M | 0.01% |
305,900
+230,900
| +308% | +$9.25M |
|
|
BWC
1458
DELISTED
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Class A Ordinary Shares
BWC
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
1,023,100
-20,000
| -2% | -$194K |
|
1459
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.08B
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
209,044
-145,466
| -41% | -$7.25M |
|
1460
Skywest
SKYW
$4.37B
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
343,538
+333,755
| +3,412% | +$10.9M |
|
1461
Noble Corp
NE
$6.88B
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
282,687
+274,396
| +3,310% | +$7.73M |
|
1462
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
| $9.9M | 0.01% |
2,218,821
+1,654,835
| +293% | +$8.37M |
|
1463
CALL
Equifax
EFX
$20.8B
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
41,700
+30,000
| +256% | +$7.07M |
|
1464
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.32B
| $9.88M | 0.01% |
117,627
+105,597
| +878% | +$8.9M |
|
|
BOAS
1465
DELISTED
BOA Acquisition Corp.
BOAS
| $9.86M | 0.01% |
996,148
-142,339
| -13% | -$1.4M |
|
1466
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$325M
| $9.86M | 0.01% |
49,886
-20,085
| -29% | -$3.75M |
|
1467
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.39B
| $9.85M | 0.01% |
186,094
+89,214
| +92% | +$5.15M |
|
1468
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.85B
| $9.84M | 0.01% |
186,002
-127,857
| -41% | -$6.73M |
|
1469
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.05B
| $9.83M | 0.01% |
+605,668
| New | +$9.81M |
|
1470
Monro
MNRO
$529M
| $9.81M | 0.01% |
221,287
+140,539
| +174% | +$6.86M |
|
1471
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.36B
| $9.81M | 0.01% |
621,223
-194,545
| -24% | -$2.57M |
|
|
1472
CALL
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$325M
| $9.8M | 0.01% |
49,600
-6,400
| -11% | -$1.2M |
|
|
NSTB
1473
DELISTED
Northern Star Investment Corp. II
NSTB
| $9.79M | 0.01% |
1,001,047
+417,737
| +72% | +$4.07M |
|
1474
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$102B
| $9.78M | 0.01% |
+42,982
| New | +$9.2M |
|
1475
CALL
Warner Bros
WBD
$63.4B
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
391,900
-256,100
| -40% | -$7.03M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $14.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.