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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Public Storage
PSA
$61.7B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
11,455
-1,725
| -13% | -$396K |
|
|
DLPH
1977
PUT
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
136,400
-30,000
| -18% | -$614K |
|
|
WDR
1978
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
163,148
+123,879
| +315% | +$2.16M |
|
1979
CALL
Under Armour
UAA
$3.04B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
107,200
| – | – |
|
1980
PUT
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.81B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
151,700
+74,500
| +97% | +$1.6M |
|
1981
CALL
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.2B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
15,900
+10,000
| +169% | +$1.75M |
|
1982
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.89B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
105,488
-190,370
| -64% | -$4.81M |
|
1983
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.06B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
166,346
+22,068
| +15% | +$357K |
|
|
AZPN
1984
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
21,691
-48,162
| -69% | -$5.99M |
|
|
ACOR
1985
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
2,922
+1,406
| +93% | +$1.73M |
|
|
HTBK
1986
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
219,279
+56,797
| +35% | +$699K |
|
|
CURO
1987
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
243,094
-42,997
| -15% | -$459K |
|
|
ENDP
1988
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
651,257
-1,113,434
| -63% | -$7.03M |
|
1989
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.07B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
1,638,558
+102,976
| +7% | +$207K |
|
1990
PUT
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$21.6B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
7,700
-100
| -1% | -$34.6K |
|
1991
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.7B
| $2.66M | ﹤0.01% |
169,515
-191,870
| -53% | -$2.59M |
|
1992
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.66B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
72,893
+6,286
| +9% | +$230K |
|
|
ROIC
1993
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
154,846
-43,666
| -22% | -$756K |
|
|
CRZO
1994
PUT
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
263,500
-1,500
| -0.6% | -$17.3K |
|
|
TEN
1995
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
237,410
-7,553
| -3% | -$123K |
|
|
LHCG
1996
CALL
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
22,000
| – | – |
|
1997
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
87,868
-24,841
| -22% | -$721K |
|
1998
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.2B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
147,036
+46,711
| +47% | +$851K |
|
1999
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.79B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
143,977
+106,474
| +284% | +$1.47M |
|
2000
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.59B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
24,937
-64,606
| -72% | -$6.49M |
|
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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.