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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$427M |
| 2 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$267M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$245M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
+$213M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$381M |
| 3 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
+$323M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
|
+$268M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.47% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.87% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.25% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.56B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
5,166
-24,552
| -83% | -$2.35M |
|
2002
Ambac
AMBC
$414M
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,900
| New | +$493K |
|
2003
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.4B
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,736
| New | +$493K |
|
|
LSI
2004
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,675
| New | +$493K |
|
|
USAK
2005
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,317
| New | +$491K |
|
|
HAWK
2006
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
13,035
-38,085
| -75% | -$1.43M |
|
2007
PROS Holdings
PRO
$745M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
22,775
+1,222
| +6% | +$26.3K |
|
2008
CPI Card Group
PMTS
$172M
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
23,570
-9,174
| -28% | -$190K |
|
|
BITA
2009
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
25,800
-1,543
| -6% | -$29.2K |
|
|
DATA
2010
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
11,566
-218,032
| -95% | -$9.18M |
|
2011
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.08B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
32,744
+14,418
| +79% | +$214K |
|
|
FRP
2012
DELISTED
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.
FRP
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
25,826
-83,483
| -76% | -$1.56M |
|
|
PRAH
2013
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
8,750
-5,029
| -36% | -$277K |
|
|
GMS
2014
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
16,432
-1,907
| -10% | -$55.8K |
|
2015
Garmin
GRMN
$46.4B
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
9,876
-58,969
| -86% | -$2.86M |
|
|
FOMX
2016
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
| $478K | ﹤0.01% |
43,046
+22,688
| +111% | +$252K |
|
2017
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.26B
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,111
| New | +$473K |
|
2018
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.39B
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
43,608
+14,772
| +51% | +$160K |
|
|
CLMS
2019
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
54,628
-7,795
| -12% | -$66.6K |
|
2020
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$487M
| $462K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,156
| New | +$462K |
|
|
ALOG
2021
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
| $462K | ﹤0.01% |
5,567
-936
| -14% | -$77.7K |
|
2022
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.86B
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
13,877
+1,442
| +12% | +$47.9K |
|
|
FBNK
2023
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
20,362
-337
| -2% | -$7.63K |
|
|
KITE
2024
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
10,282
-55,204
| -84% | -$2.48M |
|
2025
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.8B
| $459K | ﹤0.01% |
18,986
-13,540
| -42% | -$327K |
|