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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$577M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$538M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$501M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$342M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$945M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$485M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$322M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 20.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.86% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.39% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.2% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$8.96B
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
18,100
-15,500
| -46% | -$662K |
|
1977
SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
XPH
$184M
| $772K | ﹤0.01% |
16,900
| – | – |
|
|
TTM
1978
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
59,638
+17,100
| +40% | +$221K |
|
1979
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
| $767K | ﹤0.01% |
28,292
+1,610
| +6% | +$43.6K |
|
1980
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.6B
| $767K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,818
| New | +$767K |
|
1981
Saia
SAIA
$8.33B
| $766K | ﹤0.01% |
8,224
-6,427
| -44% | -$599K |
|
1982
Galapagos
GLPG
$2.11B
| $765K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,700
| New | +$765K |
|
|
ARI
1983
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$1.51B
| $763K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,703
| New | +$763K |
|
1984
Nelnet
NNI
$4.46B
| $763K | ﹤0.01% |
13,101
-9,042
| -41% | -$527K |
|
1985
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
| $760K | ﹤0.01% |
18,505
-9,207
| -33% | -$378K |
|
1986
Autoliv
ALV
$9.68B
| $758K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,983
| New | +$758K |
|
1987
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.52B
| $758K | ﹤0.01% |
11,469
-10,959
| -49% | -$724K |
|
|
ACHN
1988
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
125,527
-440,992
| -78% | -$2.66M |
|
1989
Delek US
DK
$1.68B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
22,522
+15,812
| +236% | +$530K |
|
1990
The RealReal
REAL
$1.09B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,063
| New | +$755K |
|
|
SWIR
1991
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
78,904
+19,129
| +32% | +$183K |
|
|
FCRD
1992
DELISTED
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. Common Stock
FCRD
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
119,162
+4,576
| +4% | +$28.9K |
|
1993
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
44,588
-4,773
| -10% | -$79.6K |
|
1994
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.04B
| $743K | ﹤0.01% |
+64,927
| New | +$743K |
|
1995
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$69.1M
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
20,919
-3,027
| -13% | -$107K |
|
1996
Cyclerion Therapeutics
CYCN
$7.88M
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
13,639
+8,142
| +148% | +$443K |
|
1997
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$7.23B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,379
| New | +$740K |
|
1998
Teekay
TK
$722M
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
+139,015
| New | +$740K |
|
1999
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$114M
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
336,374
+120,024
| +55% | +$264K |
|
|
MDLA
2000
DELISTED
Medallia, Inc.
MDLA
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
23,802
+15,602
| +190% | +$485K |
|