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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$386M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$196M |
| 5 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$188M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$278M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$217M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 11.11% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.5% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
STLRU
1876
DELISTED
Stellar Acquisition III Inc. Units
STLRU
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+205,000
| New | +$2.05M |
|
1877
RingCentral
RNG
$4.5B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
86,189
+4,452
| +5% | +$101K |
|
1878
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.1B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
83,200
+16,600
| +25% | +$453K |
|
1879
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.92B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
80,322
-145,632
| -64% | -$3.63M |
|
1880
PUT
F5
FFIV
$23B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
16,300
-1,500
| -8% | -$182K |
|
|
VIVS
1881
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.36M
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
2,232
+145
| +7% | +$142K |
|
1882
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.77B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
126,840
+66,840
| +111% | +$987K |
|
|
PDLI
1883
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
604,794
-51,804
| -8% | -$164K |
|
1884
Lumentum
LITE
$55.4B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
48,478
-82,600
| -63% | -$2.72M |
|
1885
CALL
JD.com
JD
$41.8B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,400
| New | +$1.87M |
|
1886
CALL
Enovis
ENOV
$1.63B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
37,300
| – | – |
|
1887
Micron Technology
MU
$1.02T
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
113,403
-4,478,678
| -98% | -$68.3M |
|
1888
Teck Resources
TECK
$29.3B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
111,213
+37,200
| +50% | +$593K |
|
|
1889
JD.com
JD
$41.8B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
76,759
+24,258
| +46% | +$585K |
|
1890
Foster
FSTR
$443M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
166,590
+21,615
| +15% | +$240K |
|
|
GOLD
1891
PUT
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$1.08M |
|
|
BRQS
1892
DELISTED
Borqs Technologies, Inc. Ordinary Shares
BRQS
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
1,016
| – | – |
|
1893
American Public Education
APEI
$907M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
100,705
-12,768
| -11% | -$309K |
|
|
JIVE
1894
DELISTED
Jive Software, Inc.
JIVE
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
467,711
-12,237
| -3% | -$50K |
|
|
ESIO
1895
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
352,769
-50,710
| -13% | -$297K |
|
1896
BCE
BCE
$19.8B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
42,997
-266,319
| -86% | -$12.6M |
|
1897
WisdomTree
WT
$3.01B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
192,878
+181,928
| +1,661% | +$1.9M |
|
1898
CALL
Philip Morris
PM
$305B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
| – | – |
|
1899
Artivion
AORT
$1.27B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
112,659
+7,282
| +7% | +$110K |
|
1900
HealthStream
HSTM
$814M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
71,531
-54,018
| -43% | -$1.4M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,773 positions worth $56.7B, up 4.5% from $54.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2016 filing shows 448 new, 1,212 increased, 1,374 reduced and 429 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 11% of assets, down from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2016 buy was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Apple in Q3 2016, an estimated $453M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $374M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $278M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 448 new positions and closed 429 in Q3 2016.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.