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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.11B
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
+71,823
| New | +$4.53M |
|
|
PDLI
1652
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
2,156,167
+205,719
| +11% | +$550K |
|
1653
CALL
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
61,300
+31,200
| +104% | +$2.47M |
|
|
ASRT
1654
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
60,468
+41,015
| +211% | +$5.34M |
|
1655
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.58B
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
362,752
-112,640
| -24% | -$1.39M |
|
1656
State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF
XRT
$457M
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
+109,400
| New | +$4.54M |
|
1657
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$143M
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
118,720
-2,663
| -2% | -$115K |
|
1658
CALL
Copart
CPRT
$28.5B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
+230,800
| New | +$4.48M |
|
1659
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.46B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
164,905
-48,058
| -23% | -$1.12M |
|
1660
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.4B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
793,824
+24,303
| +3% | +$153K |
|
1661
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.58B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
44,672
-5,064
| -10% | -$486K |
|
1662
CALL
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.82B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
10,000
-5,000
| -33% | -$2.36M |
|
|
1663
PUT
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.82B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
1664
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.41B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
150,466
-18,601
| -11% | -$562K |
|
|
FMBI
1665
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
236,735
-48,757
| -17% | -$970K |
|
|
CRON
1666
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.07B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
509,045
+173,645
| +52% | +$2.22M |
|
1667
Metallus
MTUS
$833M
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
731,040
+191,587
| +36% | +$1.26M |
|
1668
Opko Health
OPK
$1.02B
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
2,198,218
+666,879
| +44% | +$1.36M |
|
1669
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$605M
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
249,344
+56,115
| +29% | +$1.1M |
|
|
WWE
1670
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
64,409
+13,728
| +27% | +$984K |
|
1671
Wabash National
WNC
$504M
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
313,652
+114,592
| +58% | +$1.7M |
|
|
CASA
1672
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
578,268
-77,130
| -12% | -$518K |
|
1673
PUT
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$640B
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
+35,000
| New | +$4.61M |
|
1674
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.02B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
60,980
-42,589
| -41% | -$3.3M |
|
|
AMTD
1675
PUT
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
+96,700
| New | +$4.63M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.