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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.06% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.2B
| $4.43M | ﹤0.01% |
437,259
-20,561
| -4% | -$205K |
|
1827
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$2.77B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
42,114
+39,427
| +1,467% | +$3.66M |
|
1828
Datadog
DDOG
$89.7B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
44,966
-442,774
| -91% | -$37M |
|
|
BELFB
1829
Bel Fuse Inc Class B
BELFB
$3.84B
| $4.42M | ﹤0.01% |
77,026
+49,909
| +184% | +$2.28M |
|
1830
Idacorp
IDA
$8.2B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
42,998
-13,838
| -24% | -$1.49M |
|
1831
PUT
Hasbro
HAS
$12.8B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
68,100
+32,300
| +90% | +$1.89M |
|
1832
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.36B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
70,040
-7,105
| -9% | -$384K |
|
1833
PUT
Medtronic
MDT
$108B
| $4.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$4.3M |
|
1834
Gentherm
THRM
$1.29B
| $4.4M | ﹤0.01% |
77,936
+36,564
| +88% | +$2.11M |
|
1835
CALL
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$102B
| $4.4M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-10,000
| -33% | -$2.16M |
|
1836
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
31,677
+24,679
| +353% | +$3.51M |
|
1837
American Financial Group
AFG
$12B
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
36,954
-165
| -0.4% | -$19.4K |
|
1838
Banco Macro
BMA
$5.89B
| $4.39M | ﹤0.01% |
166,216
+4,048
| +2% | +$80.9K |
|
1839
CALL
Brinker International
EAT
$8.38B
| $4.38M | ﹤0.01% |
119,800
+42,100
| +54% | +$1.59M |
|
1840
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.65B
| $4.38M | ﹤0.01% |
94,929
-25,959
| -21% | -$1.2M |
|
1841
Full Truck Alliance
YMM
$9.66B
| $4.38M | ﹤0.01% |
703,984
+224,379
| +47% | +$1.45M |
|
1842
CALL
Zoom
ZM
$26.7B
| $4.38M | ﹤0.01% |
64,500
-212,500
| -77% | -$14.2M |
|
1843
PUT
MP Materials
MP
$7.68B
| $4.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+191,100
| New | +$4.38M |
|
1844
Baytex Energy
BTE
$2.94B
| $4.37M | ﹤0.01% |
1,339,466
+255,066
| +24% | +$893K |
|
|
ENV
1845
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $4.36M | ﹤0.01% |
73,546
+4,172
| +6% | +$242K |
|
|
LSI
1846
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $4.36M | ﹤0.01% |
32,759
+8,551
| +35% | +$1.14M |
|
1847
Daktronics
DAKT
$956M
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
680,174
+77,581
| +13% | +$455K |
|
1848
Hubbell
HUBB
$26.3B
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
13,115
+10,990
| +517% | +$3.04M |
|
1849
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.84B
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
265,034
-401,540
| -60% | -$7.48M |
|
1850
Li Auto
LI
$13.1B
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+123,790
| New | +$3.48M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.