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 |
Visa
V
|
+$365M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$307M |
| 3 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$250M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$242M |
| 5 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$240M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$520M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$372M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$172M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$171M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.14% |
| 2 | Financials | 9.37% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.49% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.79% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 4.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Belden
BDC
$4.85B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
97,630
-105,394
| -52% | -$6.7M |
|
1777
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.29B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
54,648
+11,581
| +27% | +$1.39M |
|
1778
Carlyle Secured Lending
CGBD
$694M
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
511,451
-36,298
| -7% | -$493K |
|
1779
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$42.8B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
54,097
+25,625
| +90% | +$2.97M |
|
1780
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.2B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
72,900
-223,274
| -75% | -$20.9M |
|
1781
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
4,485
-12
| -0.3% | -$15.5K |
|
1782
IQVIA
IQV
$38.7B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
32,254
-57,695
| -64% | -$12.6M |
|
|
CINC
1783
DELISTED
CinCor Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
CINC
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
177,775
+160,243
| +914% | +$4.53M |
|
|
BITE
1784
DELISTED
Bite Acquisition Corp.
BITE
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
592,397
+89,074
| +18% | +$876K |
|
1785
LendingTree
TREE
$447M
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
244,147
+148,065
| +154% | +$5.78M |
|
1786
Toyota
TM
$224B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
44,614
+3,556
| +9% | +$539K |
|
1787
AlTi Global
ALTI
$399M
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
586,314
| – | – |
|
|
LOVE
1788
PUT
DELISTED
LoveSac
LOVE
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
285,000
+202,000
| +243% | +$6.2M |
|
1789
Jet.AI
JTAI
$3M
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
13
| – | – |
|
1790
Wayfair
W
$11.2B
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
177,904
+47,009
| +36% | +$2.48M |
|
|
ADER
1791
DELISTED
26 Capital Acquisition Corp
ADER
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
586,717
| – | – |
|
1792
DHI Group
DHX
$182M
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
1,076,150
+2,142
| +0.2% | +$11.2K |
|
1793
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$992M
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
319,658
+33,293
| +12% | +$739K |
|
1794
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
193,350
-33,055
| -15% | -$1.43M |
|
|
TBCP
1795
DELISTED
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III Inc. Class A Common Stock
TBCP
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
586,733
+1,244
| +0.2% | +$12.2K |
|
1796
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$696M
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
557,434
-193,995
| -26% | -$2.2M |
|
1797
Carlyle Group
CG
$16.6B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
223,455
-326,971
| -59% | -$10.8M |
|
|
SGII
1798
DELISTED
Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp. Class A Common Stock
SGII
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
576,378
| – | – |
|
1799
PUT
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$36B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
81,000
| – | – |
|
1800
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$101B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
10,100
-9,900
| -50% | -$6.47M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,820 positions worth $83.7B, down 1.8% from $85.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $3.66B in Q3 2022, closing 679 positions and reducing 1,597 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, an estimated $171M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Prologis worth $66.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2022 buy was Prologis: 650,725 shares worth $66.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Visa in Q3 2022, an estimated $365M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was PayPal, cutting an estimated $520M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $171M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $83.7B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 545 new positions and closed 679 in Q3 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 1.8% quarter-over-quarter to $83.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.