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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NTUS
1751
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
148,085
+75,938
| +105% | +$1.94M |
|
1752
Huron Consulting
HURN
$1.97B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
75,379
-3,894
| -5% | -$191K |
|
1753
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.8B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
57,193
+1,611
| +3% | +$99K |
|
1754
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$1.69B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
-459,500
| -75% | -$10.9M |
|
1755
PUT
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.7B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
74,300
-87,600
| -54% | -$4.54M |
|
|
SF
1756
Stifel
SF
$12.8B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
143,532
+123,856
| +629% | +$3.15M |
|
1757
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.6B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
45,639
+11,497
| +34% | +$956K |
|
1758
CALL
Sea Limited
SE
$65.8B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
112,900
+52,900
| +88% | +$1.43M |
|
1759
CALL
DexCom
DXCM
$28.9B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
1760
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$163B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
530,616
+383,213
| +260% | +$2.71M |
|
1761
Opko Health
OPK
$1.23B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
1,531,339
-185,036
| -11% | -$404K |
|
1762
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$701M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
332,194
-47,560
| -13% | -$499K |
|
1763
Hudbay
HBM
$9.67B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
687,236
+268,000
| +64% | +$1.59M |
|
|
1764
CALL
ConocoPhillips
COP
$139B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
61,000
+34,000
| +126% | +$2.12M |
|
1765
Factset
FDS
$10.1B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
12,979
+9,279
| +251% | +$2.57M |
|
|
MOBL
1766
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
598,798
-50,987
| -8% | -$289K |
|
1767
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.04B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
205,305
+42,976
| +26% | +$821K |
|
1768
CALL
Salesforce
CRM
$149B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
24,400
-329,100
| -93% | -$51.6M |
|
|
GAP
1769
PUT
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.28B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+206,000
| New | +$4.62M |
|
1770
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$526M
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
80,782
+240
| +0.3% | +$11.4K |
|
1771
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.78B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
31,851
-15,280
| -32% | -$1.64M |
|
1772
Plexus
PLXS
$6.69B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
63,220
+560
| +0.9% | +$32.3K |
|
1773
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$58.1M
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
89,920
+10,001
| +13% | +$400K |
|
1774
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.01B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
1,181,952
+286,085
| +32% | +$869K |
|
1775
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.7B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
77,262
-72,781
| -49% | -$3.27M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
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 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.