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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
PUT
Bumble
BMBL
$386M
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+252,000
| New | +$4.35M |
|
|
DOO
1877
PUT
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.53B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
1878
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$328M
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
1,270,965
-69,878
| -5% | -$207K |
|
1879
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
17,123
-316,212
| -95% | -$74M |
|
1880
State Street
STT
$50.7B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
57,582
-220,061
| -79% | -$15.8M |
|
1881
PUT
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.8B
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
250,000
-140,000
| -36% | -$2.14M |
|
1882
DHI Group
DHX
$164M
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
1,096,456
-11,595
| -1% | -$43K |
|
1883
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$727M
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
445,909
-530,933
| -54% | -$4.79M |
|
1884
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.59B
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
205,796
-1,256
| -0.6% | -$25.5K |
|
|
SGEN
1885
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
21,712
+3,977
| +22% | +$790K |
|
|
NXGN
1886
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
257,302
+25,652
| +11% | +$425K |
|
|
JNPR
1887
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
133,070
+33,479
| +34% | +$1.03M |
|
1888
Kopin
KOPN
$687M
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,938,824
+470,406
| +32% | +$705K |
|
1889
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.39B
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
78,195
+13,634
| +21% | +$701K |
|
1890
CALL
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,100
| New | +$4.27M |
|
1891
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.26B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,592
| New | +$3.76M |
|
1892
PUT
Nice
NICE
$5.57B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1893
PUT
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.62B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
64,700
-48,400
| -43% | -$2.95M |
|
1894
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.1B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
18,784
-61,688
| -77% | -$12.8M |
|
1895
BioNTech
BNTX
$23B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
38,200
+32,113
| +528% | +$3.61M |
|
1896
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$565M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
394,789
+148,373
| +60% | +$1.43M |
|
|
LL
1897
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
1,073,817
-325,541
| -23% | -$1.26M |
|
1898
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.09B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
76,088
-85,264
| -53% | -$4.9M |
|
1899
Expensify
EXFY
$175M
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
514,958
+171,489
| +50% | +$1.26M |
|
1900
CALL
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,000
| New | +$4.22M |
|
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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.