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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
CALL
Home Depot
HD
$332B
| $75.1M | 0.13% |
511,200
-43,100
| -8% | -$6.11M |
|
177
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
| $75M | 0.13% |
3,179,600
-8,591,300
| -73% | -$204M |
|
178
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
| $75M | 0.13% |
2,179,397
+687,163
| +46% | +$24M |
|
179
Honeywell
HON
$77B
| $74.5M | 0.13% |
660,468
+138,366
| +27% | +$15.3M |
|
180
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
| $74.5M | 0.13% |
998,702
-109,532
| -10% | -$8.06M |
|
181
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
| $74.2M | 0.13% |
1,955,343
+76,256
| +4% | +$3.07M |
|
|
X
182
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $74.1M | 0.13% |
2,192,304
+1,441,990
| +192% | +$51.2M |
|
183
Intel
INTC
$464B
| $73.1M | 0.13% |
2,027,849
+1,383,678
| +215% | +$50.1M |
|
|
XYZ
184
Block Inc
XYZ
$45.9B
| $72.9M | 0.13% |
4,216,512
+3,037,733
| +258% | +$47.5M |
|
|
XLNX
185
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $72M | 0.13% |
1,243,073
+804,496
| +183% | +$47.3M |
|
186
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82B
| $71.6M | 0.13% |
2,438,025
+823,915
| +51% | +$24.5M |
|
|
X
187
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $71.5M | 0.13% |
2,115,400
-140,900
| -6% | -$5.01M |
|
188
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
| $71.5M | 0.13% |
+1,452,936
| New | +$78.1M |
|
189
Altria Group
MO
$122B
| $71.4M | 0.13% |
999,517
-264,933
| -21% | -$19.2M |
|
|
EQC
190
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $71.1M | 0.13% |
2,278,776
+251,095
| +12% | +$7.79M |
|
191
PUT
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
| $70.8M | 0.12% |
308,400
-255,300
| -45% | -$61.6M |
|
192
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
| $70.4M | 0.12% |
434,413
+194,130
| +81% | +$30.3M |
|
193
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
| $70.3M | 0.12% |
1,262,400
-535,000
| -30% | -$30.4M |
|
194
CALL
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
| $69.9M | 0.12% |
7,850,000
-1,395,000
| -15% | -$11.5M |
|
|
195
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.5T
| $69.9M | 0.12% |
1,576,000
-3,862,000
| -71% | -$161M |
|
196
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$194B
| $69.6M | 0.12% |
1,426,900
-333,600
| -19% | -$16.7M |
|
197
CALL
Netflix
NFLX
$292B
| $69.2M | 0.12% |
4,680,000
-3,229,000
| -41% | -$45.3M |
|
198
PUT
Citigroup
C
$222B
| $68.5M | 0.12% |
1,145,200
-2,229,500
| -66% | -$132M |
|
|
TERP
199
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
| $68.4M | 0.12% |
6,080,922
| – | – |
|
200
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
| $68.3M | 0.12% |
25,096,000
+6,588,000
| +36% | +$17.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.