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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
PUT
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.2B
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
82,000
| – | – |
|
1827
PUT
BHP
BHP
$218B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
84,860
+73,650
| +657% | +$3.35M |
|
1828
CALL
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.15B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
25,600
+9,100
| +55% | +$1.43M |
|
1829
CALL
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.1B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
39,700
+24,700
| +165% | +$2.61M |
|
|
HMHC
1830
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
661,416
-437,843
| -40% | -$2.56M |
|
|
BPFH
1831
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
343,586
-168,869
| -33% | -$1.96M |
|
1832
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$636M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
61,020
+1,691
| +3% | +$93.6K |
|
1833
KLA
KLAC
$236B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
231,120
-1,475,310
| -86% | -$24.7M |
|
|
DNKN
1834
CALL
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
54,500
| – | – |
|
1835
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.29B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
866,419
+52,401
| +6% | +$226K |
|
|
EXAS
1836
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
44,500
-400
| -0.9% | -$35.2K |
|
1837
CALL
Markel Group
MKL
$23.4B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
3,600
| – | – |
|
|
PYX
1838
DELISTED
Pyxus International, Inc.
PYX
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
460,289
+103,107
| +29% | +$996K |
|
1839
Baker Hughes
BKR
$59.5B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
160,502
+148,616
| +1,250% | +$3.38M |
|
1840
PUT
Realty Income
O
$60.1B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
57,586
-31,888
| -36% | -$2.38M |
|
|
CETV
1841
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
906,291
-212,855
| -19% | -$961K |
|
1842
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
25,359
-9,123
| -26% | -$1.41M |
|
1843
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$23B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
| – | – |
|
1844
PUT
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
+10,700
| +52% | +$1.43M |
|
|
BFI
1845
DELISTED
BurgerFi International, Inc. Common Stock
BFI
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
388,500
| – | – |
|
1846
PUT
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,800
| New | +$3.86M |
|
1847
Wipro
WIT
$19.3B
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
2,184,022
+96,846
| +5% | +$183K |
|
|
ZEN
1848
CALL
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
53,300
+46,200
| +651% | +$3.38M |
|
1849
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
204,006
+95,468
| +88% | +$1.85M |
|
1850
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.32B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
956
+6
| +0.6% | +$25.1K |
|
Similar funds
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.