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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRON
1501
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.07B
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
+335,400
| New | +$5.41M |
|
1502
CALL
PVH
PVH
$4.07B
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
56,600
-11,000
| -16% | -$1.22M |
|
|
QVCGA
1503
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
8,900
+3,094
| +53% | +$2.2M |
|
|
AY
1504
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $5.34M | 0.01% |
235,604
-64,995
| -22% | -$1.38M |
|
1505
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.42B
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
201,019
-208,132
| -51% | -$6.04M |
|
1506
PUT
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
64,990
-157,470
| -71% | -$13.2M |
|
1507
Stantec
STN
$8.17B
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
221,800
+3,100
| +1% | +$74.8K |
|
|
LX
1508
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$246M
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
476,511
+328,828
| +223% | +$4.1M |
|
1509
Caleres
CAL
$432M
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
266,837
+132,659
| +99% | +$3.07M |
|
|
MLNX
1510
CALL
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
47,900
| – | – |
|
|
EXAS
1511
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
44,900
+6,000
| +15% | +$605K |
|
1512
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$831M
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
217,036
+87,177
| +67% | +$2.14M |
|
1513
Mistras Group
MG
$477M
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
366,851
-17,427
| -5% | -$240K |
|
1514
SSR Mining
SSRM
$5.19B
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
385,598
+182,918
| +90% | +$2.18M |
|
1515
PUT
Southern Company
SO
$108B
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
95,300
+81,300
| +581% | +$4.35M |
|
1516
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$159B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
146,059
-22,756
| -13% | -$780K |
|
1517
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.29B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
564,804
+28,272
| +5% | +$301K |
|
1518
CALL
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.5B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
25,000
+800
| +3% | +$161K |
|
1519
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.41B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
169,067
-8,743
| -5% | -$268K |
|
1520
PUT
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $5.23M | 0.01% |
54,900
+29,900
| +120% | +$2.89M |
|
1521
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.31B
| $5.23M | 0.01% |
+130,539
| New | +$5.94M |
|
1522
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.41B
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
153,830
-51,047
| -25% | -$1.89M |
|
1523
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$829M
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
558,956
-33,736
| -6% | -$351K |
|
1524
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$398M
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
410,800
-84,426
| -17% | -$1.94M |
|
|
ONDK
1525
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
1,251,281
+852,971
| +214% | +$4.03M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.