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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
CALL
Ecolab
ECL
$79.7B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
25,400
+1,100
| +5% | +$205K |
|
1552
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.5B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
71,630
+56,638
| +378% | +$3.52M |
|
1553
Gartner
IT
$11.1B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
+31,103
| New | +$4.86M |
|
1554
Intuit
INTU
$91.3B
| $5M | 0.01% |
19,115
+9,188
| +93% | +$2.33M |
|
|
DAY
1555
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
99,414
+92,951
| +1,438% | +$4.7M |
|
|
CSGS
1556
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
102,067
-65,669
| -39% | -$3M |
|
1557
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.38B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
213,943
+169,805
| +385% | +$4.13M |
|
1558
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.79B
| $4.94M | 0.01% |
475,392
-350,754
| -42% | -$2.87M |
|
|
GRUB
1559
CALL
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $4.94M | 0.01% |
31,650
| – | – |
|
1560
CALL
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.3B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
79,800
| – | – |
|
1561
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.67B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
337,531
-373,107
| -53% | -$5.02M |
|
1562
CALL
Alcoa
AA
$11.3B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
209,800
-36,300
| -15% | -$904K |
|
1563
APA Corp
APA
$13B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
169,510
-145,673
| -46% | -$4.53M |
|
1564
Cameco
CCJ
$36.8B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
456,262
+331,003
| +264% | +$3.56M |
|
1565
Exponent
EXPO
$3.18B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
83,622
+58,140
| +228% | +$3.31M |
|
1566
Texas Instruments
TXN
$249B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
42,554
-11,865
| -22% | -$1.33M |
|
1567
CVB Financial
CVBF
$4.02B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
231,497
+61,670
| +36% | +$1.31M |
|
1568
Universal Display
OLED
$3.75B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
25,878
-14,008
| -35% | -$2.33M |
|
1569
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.46B
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
212,963
-197,164
| -48% | -$5.34M |
|
1570
Carlyle Secured Lending
CGBD
$707M
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
317,677
+250,510
| +373% | +$3.74M |
|
1571
PUT
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.81B
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$4.75M |
|
1572
PUT
TransDigm Group
TDG
$70.9B
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
TBRG
1573
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
173,612
-37,897
| -18% | -$1.06M |
|
1574
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$155M
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
53,697
+23,939
| +80% | +$1.92M |
|
1575
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.55B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
397,278
+139,550
| +54% | +$1.54M |
|
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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.