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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$853M |
| 2 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
+$383M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$373M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Kraft Heinz
KHC
|
+$298M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$429M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$333M |
| 4 |
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
DRC
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
|
+$206M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Energy | 14.59% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.74% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.1% |
| 5 | Technology | 9.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
National Presto Industries
NPK
$784M
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,121
| New | +$516K |
|
|
PCO
2002
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
717
+6
| +0.8% | +$4.32K |
|
2003
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$53.8M
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,247
| New | +$513K |
|
|
BIG
2004
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,700
| New | +$513K |
|
2005
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
22,094
-35,312
| -62% | -$818K |
|
2006
Hasbro
HAS
$10.9B
| $510K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,063
| New | +$510K |
|
2007
ODP
ODP
$611M
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
7,852
+4,070
| +108% | +$261K |
|
2008
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$962M
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
26,605
+13,325
| +100% | +$252K |
|
|
HIBB
2009
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
14,332
+1,324
| +10% | +$46.4K |
|
|
TCS
2010
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,373
| New | +$501K |
|
2011
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.02B
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
25,722
-9,524
| -27% | -$185K |
|
2012
Precigen
PGEN
$1.22B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
15,787
-27,068
| -63% | -$854K |
|
2013
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$742M
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
944
-18
| -2% | -$9.44K |
|
2014
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$9.59B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
8,126
-3,931
| -33% | -$239K |
|
|
SCG
2015
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,800
| New | +$495K |
|
2016
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.17B
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
29,270
-24,965
| -46% | -$420K |
|
2017
New Oriental
EDU
$9.04B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
24,222
-504,409
| -95% | -$10.2M |
|
2018
Novartis
NVS
$245B
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
5,915
-4,217
| -42% | -$347K |
|
|
CMCSK
2019
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,500
| New | +$487K |
|
2020
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.44B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
18,519
-55,457
| -75% | -$1.46M |
|
2021
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$333M
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
25,175
+999
| +4% | +$19.3K |
|
|
I
2022
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
75,562
-12,354
| -14% | -$79.5K |
|
2023
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
9,537
+5,674
| +147% | +$289K |
|
|
AVID
2024
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
60,969
+19,182
| +46% | +$153K |
|
2025
Silicom
SILC
$101M
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
17,892
-2,819
| -14% | -$76.1K |
|