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 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$346M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$285M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$214M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$377M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$310M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
AABA
Altaba Inc. Common Stock
AABA
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 17.21% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.33% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 10.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NEX
2001
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,976
| New | +$533K |
|
|
BBOX
2002
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
163,281
+2,162
| +1% | +$7.03K |
|
2003
Tredegar Corp
TG
$272M
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
29,381
+8,029
| +38% | +$145K |
|
2004
Factset
FDS
$13.8B
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,920
| New | +$526K |
|
2005
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
36,302
-3,690
| -9% | -$53.5K |
|
2006
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
15,975
+7,362
| +85% | +$240K |
|
2007
Exelon
EXC
$43.6B
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
19,349
-142,595
| -88% | -$3.83M |
|
2008
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.8B
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
20,562
-95,146
| -82% | -$2.4M |
|
2009
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$928M
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
1,443
-7,610
| -84% | -$2.74M |
|
|
DRD
2010
DRDGold
DRD
$1.92B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
134,600
-112,049
| -45% | -$431K |
|
2011
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.58B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
12,852
-4,396
| -25% | -$176K |
|
|
SIOX
2012
DELISTED
Sio Gene Therapies Inc. Common Stock
SIOX
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
9,324
-201,593
| -96% | -$11.1M |
|
|
FBR
2013
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,885
| New | +$513K |
|
2014
Designer Brands
DBI
$232M
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
23,826
+84
| +0.4% | +$1.81K |
|
2015
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$181M
| $512K | ﹤0.01% |
12,253
-9,393
| -43% | -$392K |
|
|
CBF
2016
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $511K | ﹤0.01% |
12,453
+3,835
| +44% | +$157K |
|
2017
Novavax
NVAX
$1.32B
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
22,305
-253,177
| -92% | -$5.78M |
|
2018
Compass Minerals
CMP
$761M
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
7,785
-14,789
| -66% | -$959K |
|
2019
Nutanix
NTNX
$21.3B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
22,553
+11,024
| +96% | +$247K |
|
|
GFN
2020
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
2021
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.34B
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
14,841
-553
| -4% | -$18.8K |
|
|
PFSW
2022
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
60,240
+12,639
| +27% | +$106K |
|
|
SSI
2023
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
272,310
+129,327
| +90% | +$238K |
|
2024
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
15,972
-1,950
| -11% | -$61K |
|
2025
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$983M
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
54,590
+35,338
| +184% | +$323K |
|