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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ESL
1476
PUT
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $5.57M | 0.01% |
+52,300
| New | +$5.51M |
|
1477
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$58.1B
| $5.57M | 0.01% |
56,100
+1,100
| +2% | +$103K |
|
|
SIVB
1478
CALL
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $5.54M | 0.01% |
43,000
-1,300
| -3% | -$152K |
|
1479
Stantec
STN
$8.01B
| $5.53M | 0.01% |
181,000
-157,200
| -46% | -$4.77M |
|
1480
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.5B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
+50,863
| New | +$5.51M |
|
1481
CALL
Royal Gold
RGLD
$17B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
88,000
+48,000
| +120% | +$2.95M |
|
1482
PUT
Range Resources
RRC
$8.98B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
66,400
-32,900
| -33% | -$2.8M |
|
1483
CALL
Hershey
HSY
$36.4B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
52,700
+14,200
| +37% | +$1.45M |
|
1484
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$4B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
83,758
+36,104
| +76% | +$2.35M |
|
|
PPLI
1485
CALL
People Inc
PPLI
$3.14B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
430,846
+329,010
| +323% | +$4.23M |
|
1486
ICF International
ICFI
$1.47B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
138,015
+28,902
| +26% | +$1.06M |
|
1487
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$88.5B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
165,900
-989,900
| -86% | -$32.9M |
|
1488
CALL
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$20.7B
| $5.47M | 0.01% |
104,500
| – | – |
|
1489
Bruker
BRKR
$9.16B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
238,982
-301,021
| -56% | -$6.57M |
|
1490
PUT
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.67B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
60,000
+30,100
| +101% | +$2.74M |
|
1491
CALL
Akamai
AKAM
$16.3B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
93,300
+88,500
| +1,844% | +$4.89M |
|
1492
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14.4B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
220,366
-206,692
| -48% | -$4.76M |
|
1493
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.1B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
64,100
-10,100
| -14% | -$869K |
|
|
ENH
1494
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
100,743
+11,044
| +12% | +$587K |
|
1495
Teekay
TK
$970M
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
96,037
+84,237
| +714% | +$4.58M |
|
|
X
1496
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
195,600
-1,147,400
| -85% | -$30.1M |
|
|
SIVB
1497
PUT
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
41,900
| – | – |
|
1498
CALL
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.6B
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
37,100
+8,200
| +28% | +$1.14M |
|
1499
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$209B
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
44,800
-54,400
| -55% | -$6.47M |
|
|
OPEN
1500
PUT
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $5.38M | 0.01% |
70,000
-62,200
| -47% | -$4.9M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.