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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
CALL
Novartis
NVS
$302B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,900
| New | +$3.49M |
|
|
SAVE
1902
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
92,926
+6,632
| +8% | +$279K |
|
1903
Matthews International
MATW
$887M
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
95,168
-3,182
| -3% | -$105K |
|
1904
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.9B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
50,682
-8,080
| -14% | -$565K |
|
1905
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$604M
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
257,670
+581
| +0.2% | +$7.63K |
|
1906
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.16B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
181,239
+34,203
| +23% | +$620K |
|
1907
PUT
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
22,200
| – | – |
|
1908
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.7B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
54,053
-101,172
| -65% | -$6.04M |
|
1909
PUT
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.54B
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
+70,000
| +117% | +$1.75M |
|
1910
Brown & Brown
BRO
$25.1B
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
92,709
+16,109
| +21% | +$576K |
|
1911
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.4B
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
| – | – |
|
1912
Frontdoor
FTDR
$5.27B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
68,641
+62,776
| +1,070% | +$3.03M |
|
1913
Civeo
CVEO
$356M
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
218,716
-6,782
| -3% | -$120K |
|
1914
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$330M
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
105,179
+22,430
| +27% | +$591K |
|
|
FOCS
1915
PUT
DELISTED
Focus Financial Partners Inc. Class A
FOCS
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
140,000
+90,000
| +180% | +$2.21M |
|
1916
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$10B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,690
| New | +$3.63M |
|
1917
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$108B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
53,900
-4,000
| -7% | -$232K |
|
|
CNH
1918
CNH Industrial
CNH
$13.3B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
376,803
-416,090
| -52% | -$3.66M |
|
|
BROG
1919
DELISTED
Brooge Energy
BROG
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
325,000
| – | – |
|
1920
CALL
AerCap
AER
$23.4B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
60,700
+3,600
| +6% | +$190K |
|
1921
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
351,541
+24,509
| +7% | +$216K |
|
1922
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$8.39B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,700
| New | +$3.24M |
|
1923
PUT
WIX.com
WIX
$2.56B
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,400
| New | +$3.95M |
|
1924
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
116,194
-1,207,814
| -91% | -$34.4M |
|
|
RYZ
1925
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.49B
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
388,019
-25,991
| -6% | -$204K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.