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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
PUT
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.11B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
90,700
-12,300
| -12% | -$775K |
|
1477
PUT
Texas Instruments
TXN
$248B
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
+45,500
| New | +$5.61M |
|
1478
PUT
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$39.4B
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
321,600
+291,600
| +972% | +$5.79M |
|
|
ECHO
1479
EchoStar
ECHO
$24.3B
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
148,186
-223,914
| -60% | -$8.09M |
|
|
CSII
1480
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
123,384
-92,426
| -43% | -$4.34M |
|
|
GLUU
1481
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
1,174,777
+147,590
| +14% | +$844K |
|
|
HMHC
1482
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
1,099,259
-123,075
| -10% | -$695K |
|
1483
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
108,220
+103,055
| +1,995% | +$5.02M |
|
1484
PUT
Okta
OKTA
$23.8B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
59,400
-25,100
| -30% | -$3.14M |
|
1485
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$831M
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
195,826
-21,210
| -10% | -$618K |
|
1486
Genesco
GCO
$434M
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
146,075
-43,579
| -23% | -$1.68M |
|
1487
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.24B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
1,242,218
+432,742
| +53% | +$1.5M |
|
|
EBSB
1488
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
311,363
-65,530
| -17% | -$1.19M |
|
1489
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.3B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
+91,199
| New | +$5.54M |
|
1490
PUT
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.91B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
197,700
-12,300
| -6% | -$524K |
|
1491
PUT
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
54,900
| – | – |
|
1492
Open Text
OTEX
$6.28B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
142,498
-150,331
| -51% | -$6.13M |
|
1493
CALL
Illumina
ILMN
$29.5B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
19,635
| – | – |
|
1494
POSCO
PKX
$14.7B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
123,194
+8,414
| +7% | +$395K |
|
1495
Markel Group
MKL
$25.2B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
4,912
-920
| -16% | -$1.05M |
|
1496
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
27,386
-6,064
| -18% | -$1.32M |
|
|
SAIL
1497
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
310,058
-229,622
| -43% | -$4.87M |
|
1498
CALL
Equinix
EQIX
$99.4B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
10,000
-7,400
| -43% | -$3.98M |
|
1499
CALL
HSBC
HSBC
$352B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
150,000
+46,400
| +45% | +$1.8M |
|
1500
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.8B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
37,600
-2,700
| -7% | -$433K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.