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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.21% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.91% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.83% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.83% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TLAB
1751
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
1,831,693
+312,517
| +21% | +$707K |
|
1752
CALL
Novartis
NVS
$302B
| $4.15M | 0.01% |
60,376
-7,588
| -11% | -$502K |
|
|
FENG
1753
Phoenix New Media
FENG
| $4.13M | 0.01% |
61,169
+37,110
| +154% | +$1.81M |
|
1754
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.82B
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
55,323
+46,053
| +497% | +$3.21M |
|
|
TXI
1755
DELISTED
TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC
TXI
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
62,152
+22,057
| +55% | +$1.39M |
|
1756
PUT
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.4B
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
25,000
+5,000
| +25% | +$867K |
|
1757
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.62B
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
77,363
+64,820
| +517% | +$3.18M |
|
|
TXI
1758
PUT
DELISTED
TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC
TXI
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
61,900
-8,000
| -11% | -$503K |
|
|
CVG
1759
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
218,803
+19,793
| +10% | +$371K |
|
1760
PUT
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.3B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
60,705
-40,470
| -40% | -$2.99M |
|
|
ADVS
1761
PUT
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
129,200
+91,300
| +241% | +$2.72M |
|
1762
PUT
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
42,123
+9,761
| +30% | +$900K |
|
|
ERF
1763
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
249,235
+169,440
| +212% | +$2.78M |
|
|
LGF
1764
CALL
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
116,600
+50,600
| +77% | +$1.72M |
|
|
MHFI
1765
CALL
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
62,200
+42,200
| +211% | +$2.56M |
|
1766
CALL
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
140,000
+40,000
| +40% | +$1.14M |
|
1767
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.2B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
209,435
-141,664
| -40% | -$2.81M |
|
1768
CALL
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.01B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
91,400
-41,700
| -31% | -$1.49M |
|
|
BID
1769
PUT
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
82,800
+63,800
| +336% | +$2.84M |
|
1770
PUT
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.4B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
52,000
+20,000
| +63% | +$1.59M |
|
1771
PUT
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.1B
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
38,000
-10,000
| -21% | -$977K |
|
|
TXNM
1772
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$6.39B
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
179,556
-25,026
| -12% | -$569K |
|
1773
CALL
Flowserve
FLS
$8.94B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
65,000
+20,000
| +44% | +$1.16M |
|
1774
PUT
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$2.94B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
7,613
+4,946
| +185% | +$1.7M |
|
|
GHL
1775
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
80,859
+23,044
| +40% | +$1.14M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.2% of assets, down from 9.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.