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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FBM
1926
DELISTED
Foundation Building Materials, Inc. Common Stock
FBM
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
167,435
+86,595
| +107% | +$1.24M |
|
|
VMW
1927
PUT
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
17,800
+8,300
| +87% | +$1.56M |
|
|
SBBP
1928
DELISTED
Strongbridge Biopharma plc.
SBBP
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
950,081
+192,760
| +25% | +$708K |
|
1929
CALL
AerCap
AER
$24.3B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
57,100
-6,400
| -10% | -$314K |
|
1930
CALL
Lennox International
LII
$18.9B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
+3,400
| +46% | +$927K |
|
|
MYND
1931
Mynd.ai
MYND
$19M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
44,242
-421
| -0.9% | -$30.2K |
|
1932
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$631M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
142,038
-57,726
| -29% | -$1.16M |
|
1933
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
25,428
-64,155
| -72% | -$7.02M |
|
|
NLSN
1934
CALL
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
+100,000
| +333% | +$2.42M |
|
|
SGI
1935
PUT
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.2B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
160,000
-120,000
| -43% | -$1.94M |
|
|
DOC
1936
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
168,279
+156,664
| +1,349% | +$2.85M |
|
1937
Qfin Holdings
QFIN
$1.66B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+249,632
| New | +$4.26M |
|
|
RDS.A
1938
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
45,010
-8,040
| -15% | -$514K |
|
1939
PUT
Spotify
SPOT
$105B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-61,800
| -76% | -$8.5M |
|
1940
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.05B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
94,827
+74,161
| +359% | +$2.23M |
|
1941
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$40.6B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
34,345
+28,510
| +489% | +$2.15M |
|
1942
PUT
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.5B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
23,900
-22,000
| -48% | -$2.68M |
|
1943
Hubbell
HUBB
$25.6B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
22,162
-68,994
| -76% | -$8.51M |
|
1944
CALL
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.52B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
-15,400
| -34% | -$1.52M |
|
|
AMRN
1945
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$293M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
7,430
-8,206
| -52% | -$3.01M |
|
1946
PUT
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$927M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
131,700
| – | – |
|
|
GMS
1947
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
130,659
-117,890
| -47% | -$2.11M |
|
|
TSE
1948
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
67,737
+7,823
| +13% | +$336K |
|
1949
PUT
Realty Income
O
$61.3B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
42,828
+10,320
| +32% | +$705K |
|
1950
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.11B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
131,265
-69,335
| -35% | -$1.63M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.