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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.05% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.38% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
CALL
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.8B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
22,900
-12,600
| -35% | -$1.49M |
|
1802
CALL
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.6B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,800
| New | +$2.85M |
|
1803
CALL
Dine Brands
DIN
$448M
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,300
| New | +$2.46M |
|
1804
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$52.9M
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,500
| New | +$2.83M |
|
1805
PUT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$11B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,700
| New | +$2.68M |
|
1806
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$432M
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
1,594,319
+244,286
| +18% | +$401K |
|
1807
Materion
MTRN
$5.03B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
51,414
+942
| +2% | +$48.1K |
|
1808
AppFolio
APPF
$5.98B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
64,146
+9,957
| +18% | +$414K |
|
1809
TechTarget
TTGT
$275M
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
131,612
-17,478
| -12% | -$293K |
|
1810
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.9B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
22,231
| – | – |
|
1811
Cummins
CMI
$91.3B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
16,128
-29,025
| -64% | -$4.99M |
|
1812
PUT
eBay
EBAY
$50.3B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,900
| New | +$2.69M |
|
1813
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$355M
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
139,200
+14,127
| +11% | +$230K |
|
1814
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$4.1B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,156
| New | +$2.54M |
|
1815
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$72.4B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
24,748
+11,984
| +94% | +$1.26M |
|
1816
PUT
Fair Isaac
FICO
$29.7B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,400
| New | +$2.57M |
|
1817
PUT
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.5B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,300
| New | +$2.52M |
|
|
CNR
1818
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.16B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
89,845
-61,855
| -41% | -$1.99M |
|
1819
Deere & Co
DE
$169B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
16,738
+11,787
| +238% | +$1.91M |
|
1820
Magnite
MGNI
$2.73B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
1,444,139
+38,785
| +3% | +$73.5K |
|
1821
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$20.6B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,692
| New | +$2.55M |
|
|
CBI
1822
PUT
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
180,000
-9,400
| -5% | -$172K |
|
1823
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.57B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
91,889
+69,400
| +309% | +$1.89M |
|
1824
Amphenol
APH
$184B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
120,272
-49,124
| -29% | -$1.11M |
|
1825
PUT
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.1B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
-96,700
| -49% | -$2.63M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.