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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
CALL
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.77B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
69,360
-26,520
| -28% | -$1.21M |
|
1902
KBR
KBR
$4.76B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
121,457
-69,215
| -36% | -$2.09M |
|
|
CKEC
1903
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
108,391
+14,456
| +15% | +$417K |
|
1904
CALL
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.05B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
74,900
+26,700
| +55% | +$1.29M |
|
|
DATA
1905
CALL
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,500
| New | +$3.58M |
|
|
UCB
1906
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.25B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
166,240
+29,392
| +21% | +$523K |
|
|
QLGC
1907
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
252,385
-58,224
| -19% | -$681K |
|
1908
PUT
Teleflex
TFX
$5.9B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$2.95M |
|
|
SCHW
1909
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
117,600
-68,900
| -37% | -$1.8M |
|
|
STMP
1910
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
95,769
-113,692
| -54% | -$4.28M |
|
|
FRX
1911
CALL
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
34,800
+20,000
| +135% | +$1.61M |
|
1912
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$86.8B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
+20,000
| +94% | +$1.53M |
|
|
PCH
1913
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
82,876
+42,773
| +107% | +$1.7M |
|
|
CRZO
1914
CALL
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
59,900
-18,700
| -24% | -$858K |
|
|
NVDQ
1915
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
143,602
+74,205
| +107% | +$1.47M |
|
1916
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.5B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
102,932
+73,386
| +248% | +$2.25M |
|
1917
CALL
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.58B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
93,800
+65,600
| +233% | +$2.04M |
|
|
PBCT
1918
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
214,513
-54,875
| -20% | -$799K |
|
1919
CALL
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.8B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
47,100
| – | – |
|
|
BITA
1920
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
88,686
+72,314
| +442% | +$2.56M |
|
|
HPY
1921
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,639
| New | +$3.33M |
|
1922
PUT
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.18B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
141,647
-229,015
| -62% | -$4.87M |
|
1923
PUT
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.07B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
44,700
-20,000
| -31% | -$1.43M |
|
|
MHFI
1924
CALL
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
41,500
| – | – |
|
1925
CALL
Textron
TXT
$15.7B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,500
| New | +$3.01M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.