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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KLRE
1601
DELISTED
KLR Energy Acquisition Corp
KLRE
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
276,500
-122,500
| -31% | -$1.27M |
|
1602
PUT
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.7B
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
10,000
-10,000
| -50% | -$2.74M |
|
1603
CALL
NetEase
NTES
$79.3B
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
50,000
-47,000
| -48% | -$2.53M |
|
1604
CALL
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.2B
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
+63,300
| New | +$2.85M |
|
|
HDP
1605
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
288,154
+51,597
| +22% | +$499K |
|
1606
PUT
Children's Place
PLCE
$52.9M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
23,400
+11,200
| +92% | +$1.18M |
|
|
JOYY
1607
CALL
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.76B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
60,900
-80,000
| -57% | -$3.55M |
|
1608
CALL
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.17B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
| – | – |
|
1609
Flotek Industries
FTK
$875M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
36,373
+18,043
| +98% | +$1.24M |
|
1610
PUT
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.4B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
81,100
-20,000
| -20% | -$706K |
|
|
GOLD
1611
CALL
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
31,900
+4,600
| +17% | +$401K |
|
|
GLDD
1612
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
693,216
+41,418
| +6% | +$190K |
|
|
SREV
1613
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
714,470
+14,738
| +2% | +$69.9K |
|
|
WCN
1614
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.9B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
47,105
+6,831
| +17% | +$380K |
|
|
DISCK
1615
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
97,501
+24,206
| +33% | +$663K |
|
1616
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$70.6B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
7,103
-1,696
| -19% | -$629K |
|
|
BCOV
1617
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
309,227
+57,965
| +23% | +$460K |
|
1618
Marcus Corp
MCS
$750M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
85,622
+16,006
| +23% | +$495K |
|
1619
Insmed
INSM
$23B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
156,005
+21,683
| +16% | +$334K |
|
|
LPT
1620
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
70,812
+55,922
| +376% | +$2.18M |
|
|
DFRG
1621
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
151,160
-37,304
| -20% | -$639K |
|
1622
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$1.32B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
172,563
+8,358
| +5% | +$139K |
|
1623
CALL
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-160,000
| -84% | -$14.4M |
|
|
CZR
1624
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
284,697
+80,421
| +39% | +$735K |
|
1625
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$906M
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
223,995
-750
| -0.3% | -$9.63K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.