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 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$522M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$503M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$474M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$476M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$392M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$357M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.84% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.45% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 7.19% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
CALL
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43.7B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
+11,200
| New | +$6.18M |
|
|
SCOA
1627
DELISTED
ScION Tech Growth I Class A Ordinary Shares
SCOA
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
722,639
+636,962
| +743% | +$6.25M |
|
|
SPWR
1628
PUT
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
241,400
-141,800
| -37% | -$3.66M |
|
1629
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.84B
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
410,467
-163,471
| -28% | -$2.99M |
|
|
PTOCU
1630
DELISTED
Pine TechnologYES Acquisition Corp. Unit
PTOCU
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
705,556
+562,375
| +393% | +$5.6M |
|
1631
PUT
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.29B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
84,578
+33,080
| +64% | +$2.99M |
|
1632
CALL
Lennox International
LII
$19B
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$6.75M |
|
1633
10x Genomics
TXG
$5.81B
| $7M | 0.01% |
35,736
-55,177
| -61% | -$9.99M |
|
1634
CALL
Five Below
FIVE
$11.5B
| $7M | 0.01% |
36,200
-5,400
| -13% | -$1.03M |
|
1635
CALL
Sabre
SABR
$704M
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
560,000
+360,000
| +180% | +$5.06M |
|
1636
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
27,411
+11,579
| +73% | +$3.02M |
|
|
MTOR
1637
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
+297,937
| New | +$7.83M |
|
1638
PUT
Dell
DELL
$270B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
138,110
-19,730
| -13% | -$989K |
|
1639
PUT
Dow Inc
DOW
$20.8B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
110,000
+60,000
| +120% | +$3.96M |
|
1640
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.19B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
115,358
+14,000
| +14% | +$945K |
|
1641
CALL
Burlington
BURL
$22.5B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
+21,600
| New | +$6.88M |
|
|
CAI
1642
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
124,019
+32,751
| +36% | +$1.45M |
|
1643
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.29B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
157,218
-79,836
| -34% | -$3.38M |
|
|
MIC
1644
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
+180,299
| New | +$6.34M |
|
1645
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.2B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
61,400
+7,000
| +13% | +$770K |
|
1646
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.03B
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
50,774
-61,601
| -55% | -$8.98M |
|
1647
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$413M
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
121,165
-479,643
| -80% | -$17.7M |
|
1648
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$22.8B
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
87,300
+36,700
| +73% | +$3.1M |
|
|
RDFN
1649
CALL
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
107,500
+60,000
| +126% | +$3.67M |
|
1650
Enovis
ENOV
$1.61B
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
86,310
-191,558
| -69% | -$14.7M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,208 positions worth $116B, up 12% from $104B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,193 new, 1,491 increased, 1,580 reduced and 489 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $672M.
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 2021 buy was Weatherford International: 4,894,906 shares worth $89.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2021, an estimated $700M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $672M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $116B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 1,193 new positions and closed 489 in Q2 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.