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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
XLNX
1776
PUT
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
-33,700
| -52% | -$3.93M |
|
1777
CALL
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
36,300
+5,300
| +17% | +$505K |
|
1778
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$74.4B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
39,400
-32,400
| -45% | -$3.01M |
|
1779
CALL
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$124B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
SLCA
1780
PUT
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
286,300
+223,500
| +356% | +$3.05M |
|
|
WWE
1781
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
50,681
+30,778
| +155% | +$2.52M |
|
1782
CALL
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.1B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
31,600
-36,900
| -54% | -$4.36M |
|
|
THCBU
1783
DELISTED
Tuscan Holdings Corp. Unit
THCBU
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
344,500
-55,500
| -14% | -$583K |
|
1784
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.23B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
5,291
-689
| -12% | -$481K |
|
1785
SK Telecom
SKM
$11.8B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
89,323
-78,546
| -47% | -$3.12M |
|
|
SEMG
1786
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
303,406
+143,883
| +90% | +$1.91M |
|
1787
WD-40
WDFC
$3.08B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
22,886
+12,933
| +130% | +$2.12M |
|
1788
PUT
Autoliv
ALV
$9.09B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,600
| New | +$3.77M |
|
1789
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.54B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
56,760
+26,185
| +86% | +$1.76M |
|
1790
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.85B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
383,287
-3,424
| -0.9% | -$33.3K |
|
1791
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.48B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
315,353
-730,666
| -70% | -$9.4M |
|
1792
PUT
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.9B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
46,800
+5,200
| +13% | +$401K |
|
|
ALTR
1793
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
89,248
-3,425
| -4% | -$128K |
|
1794
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.6B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
37,808
+8,323
| +28% | +$803K |
|
1795
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.9B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
13,079
-23,682
| -64% | -$5.84M |
|
1796
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.13B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
80,423
+24,969
| +45% | +$1.12M |
|
1797
CALL
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.22B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
55,700
-22,300
| -29% | -$1.44M |
|
1798
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.5B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
47,331
-2,847
| -6% | -$217K |
|
1799
NVR
NVR
$17.3B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
1,065
+185
| +21% | +$593K |
|
1800
Archrock
AROC
$6.19B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
338,500
-45,515
| -12% | -$447K |
|
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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.