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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ILG
1726
PUT
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
109,100
-70,800
| -39% | -$1.33M |
|
1727
Lantheus
LNTH
$7.03B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+182,860
| New | +$1.94M |
|
|
LL
1728
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
108,760
-74,646
| -41% | -$1.27M |
|
1729
PUT
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.5B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
| – | – |
|
1730
PUT
Dillards
DDS
$8.96B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
43,400
-16,100
| -27% | -$882K |
|
|
OKSB
1731
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
86,524
+1,409
| +2% | +$38.6K |
|
|
SWC
1732
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+130,896
| New | +$2.24M |
|
|
ZPIN
1733
DELISTED
Zhaopin Limited
ZPIN
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
131,161
+6,986
| +6% | +$115K |
|
1734
Archrock
AROC
$6.26B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
182,067
-528,181
| -74% | -$7.41M |
|
1735
PUT
Philip Morris
PM
$305B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
SAGE
1736
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
31,715
-4,285
| -12% | -$251K |
|
|
GHDX
1737
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
71,578
+15,601
| +28% | +$462K |
|
|
ERF
1738
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
279,786
+61,100
| +28% | +$537K |
|
|
SMRT
1739
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
746,662
+412,997
| +124% | +$1.46M |
|
1740
CALL
RTX Corp
RTX
$294B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
31,780
-131,093
| -80% | -$9.2M |
|
1741
BP
BP
$109B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
74,509
-308,329
| -81% | -$9.37M |
|
1742
CALL
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$53.6B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
47,400
-126,800
| -73% | -$5.85M |
|
1743
PUT
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$170B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
146,800
+106,800
| +267% | +$1.64M |
|
|
OMN
1744
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
226,262
+27,766
| +14% | +$256K |
|
1745
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$692M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
160,392
+103,815
| +183% | +$1.44M |
|
1746
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$345B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-233,100
| -82% | -$9.71M |
|
1747
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.23B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
96,321
-8,169
| -8% | -$160K |
|
1748
Morningstar
MORN
$6.94B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
28,298
-17,853
| -39% | -$1.39M |
|
1749
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,295
| New | +$2.23M |
|
1750
Regions Financial
RF
$26.2B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
152,481
-550,834
| -78% | -$8.13M |
|
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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.