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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$110M
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
471,232
+286,250
| +155% | +$4.79M |
|
1552
Immunovant
IMVT
$7.89B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
444,453
+145,983
| +49% | +$2.53M |
|
1553
PUT
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64.8B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$6.38M |
|
|
AIRC
1554
DELISTED
Apartment Income REIT Corp.
AIRC
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
192,330
-181,087
| -48% | -$6.65M |
|
1555
CALL
Fluor
FLR
$6.93B
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
222,400
+122,000
| +122% | +$4.2M |
|
|
KRTX
1556
PUT
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
37,700
+16,200
| +75% | +$3.1M |
|
1557
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
93,686
+82,668
| +750% | +$7.07M |
|
|
VTLE
1558
CALL
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
150,000
+121,700
| +430% | +$6.08M |
|
1559
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$219M
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
998,378
+278,552
| +39% | +$2.16M |
|
1560
PUT
Jabil
JBL
$32.6B
| $6.81M | 0.01% |
77,200
-4,900
| -6% | -$395K |
|
1561
Omeros
OMER
$841M
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
1,462,528
-286,189
| -16% | -$1.03M |
|
|
CS
1562
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
7,622,772
-2,348,878
| -24% | -$6.55M |
|
1563
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.59B
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
296,615
-5,428
| -2% | -$129K |
|
|
EBIX
1564
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
513,438
-124,390
| -20% | -$2.16M |
|
|
SNV
1565
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
219,607
+174,761
| +390% | +$6.65M |
|
1566
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$54.6B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
+410,414
| New | +$6.54M |
|
1567
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$86M
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
217,587
+136,594
| +169% | +$1.7M |
|
1568
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.06B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
110,740
+97,256
| +721% | +$5.42M |
|
|
SPLK
1569
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
70,300
-66,100
| -48% | -$6.34M |
|
|
GLDD
1570
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
1,239,025
+61,745
| +5% | +$370K |
|
1571
Etsy
ETSY
$7.81B
| $6.72M | 0.01% |
60,349
+23,434
| +63% | +$2.91M |
|
1572
CALL
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.88B
| $6.72M | 0.01% |
119,300
+46,000
| +63% | +$2.52M |
|
1573
Kodiak Sciences
KOD
$2.59B
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
1,081,700
-83,552
| -7% | -$585K |
|
1574
PUT
Ciena
CIEN
$53.9B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
127,600
-49,600
| -28% | -$2.48M |
|
1575
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.96B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
50,289
+35,689
| +244% | +$4.19M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 861 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M 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 Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 431 new positions and closed 861 in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.