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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$36.4B
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
99,000
+1,881
| +2% | +$72.5K |
|
1802
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.91B
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
96,808
+18,639
| +24% | +$657K |
|
|
WLL
1803
CALL
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
175
-324
| -65% | -$6.14M |
|
1804
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$169B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
40,000
-240,400
| -86% | -$21M |
|
1805
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.79B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
153,809
-115,300
| -43% | -$2.87M |
|
1806
PUT
Visteon
VC
$2.82B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
41,000
-40,000
| -49% | -$3.33M |
|
|
BNY
1807
CALL
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$107B
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
102,700
-14,900
| -13% | -$492K |
|
|
AOL
1808
CALL
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
82,400
-10,000
| -11% | -$452K |
|
1809
CALL
Chubb
CB
$139B
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
36,400
-57,900
| -61% | -$5.62M |
|
|
MDRX
1810
CALL
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
+200,000
| New | +$3.46M |
|
|
TOWR
1811
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
131,923
+25,337
| +24% | +$620K |
|
1812
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$314M
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
220,882
+169,018
| +326% | +$2.4M |
|
1813
CALL
Cencora
COR
$60.5B
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
54,700
-31,500
| -37% | -$2.14M |
|
1814
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.24B
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
63,432
+26,113
| +70% | +$1.59M |
|
1815
Cintas
CTAS
$84.4B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
240,092
-52,180
| -18% | -$771K |
|
1816
CALL
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
67,154
| – | – |
|
1817
CALL
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$119B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
73,100
-502,300
| -87% | -$24.2M |
|
|
CLNY
1818
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
+162,662
| New | +$3.58M |
|
|
DS
1819
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
705,544
-1,755,175
| -71% | -$8.98M |
|
1820
PUT
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.53B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
108,400
-59,200
| -35% | -$1.8M |
|
1821
PUT
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.67B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
95,000
-110,800
| -54% | -$4.8M |
|
1822
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.85B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
52,580
+9,253
| +21% | +$688K |
|
|
HW
1823
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
269,184
-44,571
| -14% | -$533K |
|
|
IOC
1824
PUT
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
54,900
-48,800
| -47% | -$2.69M |
|
|
ANDV
1825
CALL
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
70,200
+35,200
| +101% | +$1.83M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.