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
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$333M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$311M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$310M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$255M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$374M |
| 4 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$278M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 19.13% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 16.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 15.2% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
1,352
-9,671
| -88% | -$4.31M |
|
1977
Hackett Group
HCKT
$563M
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
36,620
+3,264
| +10% | +$53.7K |
|
1978
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.67B
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
28,289
-24,036
| -46% | -$512K |
|
1979
Globe Life
GL
$11.3B
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
6,272
+2,321
| +59% | +$222K |
|
1980
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.3B
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
31,083
+15,827
| +104% | +$306K |
|
1981
SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
XPH
$188M
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
16,900
| – | – |
|
1982
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
| $598K | ﹤0.01% |
7,328
-416
| -5% | -$33.9K |
|
|
CVET
1983
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
| $594K | ﹤0.01% |
49,920
-30,116
| -38% | -$358K |
|
1984
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.07B
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
10,641
-7,353
| -41% | -$410K |
|
|
AIG.WS
1985
DELISTED
American International Group, Inc.
AIG.WS
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
41,284
| – | – |
|
1986
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.26B
| $587K | ﹤0.01% |
84,571
-136,364
| -62% | -$946K |
|
|
ELVT
1987
DELISTED
Elevate Credit, Inc.
ELVT
| $585K | ﹤0.01% |
138,987
-7,340
| -5% | -$30.9K |
|
|
EIDX
1988
DELISTED
Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
EIDX
| $585K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,255
| New | +$585K |
|
|
RCM
1989
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,384
| New | +$584K |
|
1990
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$416M
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
9,938
-1,209
| -11% | -$70.8K |
|
|
SUM
1991
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
26,555
-7,006
| -21% | -$153K |
|
1992
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.22B
| $579K | ﹤0.01% |
5,850
-3,824
| -40% | -$378K |
|
1993
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$2.62B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
20,845
-7,797
| -27% | -$216K |
|
|
ENZ
1994
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
160,656
-97,140
| -38% | -$349K |
|
1995
Camtek
CAMT
$3.84B
| $577K | ﹤0.01% |
61,482
-945
| -2% | -$8.87K |
|
1996
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.34B
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
19,326
-3,023
| -14% | -$89.5K |
|
|
WUBA
1997
DELISTED
58.COM INC
WUBA
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
11,572
-78,132
| -87% | -$3.86M |
|
1998
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.53B
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
+528
| New | +$570K |
|
|
PRFT
1999
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
14,785
-6,165
| -29% | -$238K |
|
2000
CDW
CDW
$22.4B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
4,605
-14,239
| -76% | -$1.75M |
|