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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Five Below
FIVE
$12.1B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
29,880
-20,769
| -41% | -$2.6M |
|
1902
Saratoga Investment
SAR
$307M
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+153,085
| New | +$3.84M |
|
1903
CALL
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.1B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
-18,200
| -39% | -$2.12M |
|
1904
CALL
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
28,900
+22,500
| +352% | +$3.01M |
|
1905
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,201,608
+896,750
| +294% | +$2.73M |
|
1906
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$146M
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
113,075
-5,645
| -5% | -$202K |
|
|
PTLA
1907
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+158,733
| New | +$4.38M |
|
1908
Ovintiv
OVV
$17B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
161,708
+108,674
| +205% | +$2.33M |
|
1909
SK Telecom
SKM
$12.2B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
99,274
-17,947
| -15% | -$671K |
|
1910
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.9B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
25,700
+11,300
| +78% | +$1.7M |
|
1911
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-20,800
| -48% | -$3.38M |
|
1912
CarGurus
CARG
$3.25B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
107,198
-132,128
| -55% | -$4.67M |
|
1913
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.66B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
420,696
+79,049
| +23% | +$547K |
|
1914
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.65B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
158,848
+145,748
| +1,113% | +$3.54M |
|
1915
CALL
Teleflex
TFX
$5.86B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
1916
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.7B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$4.2M |
|
1917
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$49.6B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
20,500
-12,700
| -38% | -$2.06M |
|
1918
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.81B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
8,504
-22,183
| -72% | -$9.77M |
|
|
TRQ
1919
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
514,065
+442,726
| +621% | +$2.28M |
|
|
1920
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.9B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
25,535
-46,498
| -65% | -$6.99M |
|
1921
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.67B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
63,106
+51,613
| +449% | +$3.12M |
|
|
SGEN
1922
PUT
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,800
| New | +$3.48M |
|
1923
CALL
Dollar General
DG
$28.1B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
+3,800
| +19% | +$603K |
|
1924
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.4B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
22,590
-173,703
| -88% | -$26.9M |
|
1925
Citi Trends
CTRN
$565M
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
161,699
+1,335
| +0.8% | +$26K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.