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
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$431M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$376M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$746M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$378M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$275M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.92% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.63% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.01% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.5% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
CALL
BP
BP
$112B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
62,422
-118,352
| -65% | -$4.73M |
|
2002
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$2.99B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
207,202
-4,843
| -2% | -$59.1K |
|
2003
Flotek Industries
FTK
$789M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
349,944
+81,045
| +30% | +$820K |
|
2004
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.8B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
25,600
-28,200
| -52% | -$2.58M |
|
2005
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
40,923
+9,739
| +31% | +$637K |
|
2006
PUT
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.7B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,200
| New | +$2.81M |
|
2007
Nice
NICE
$6.15B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
21,118
+1,267
| +6% | +$139K |
|
|
TRCO
2008
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
50,321
+14,249
| +40% | +$577K |
|
|
TSE
2009
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
49,861
+28,252
| +131% | +$1.54M |
|
|
BBBY
2010
PUT
Bed Bath & Beyond
BBBY
$479M
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
223,475
+64,687
| +41% | +$969K |
|
2011
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,267
| New | +$2.42M |
|
|
HTBK
2012
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
200,289
+39,449
| +25% | +$547K |
|
2013
PUT
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$38.4B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+166,800
| New | +$2.22M |
|
2014
Digi International
DGII
$2.47B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
224,449
+30,374
| +16% | +$351K |
|
2015
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.1B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
21,932
-292,892
| -93% | -$33.7M |
|
|
REGI
2016
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
87,859
+35,565
| +68% | +$961K |
|
|
ACR
2017
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$130M
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
75,078
+23,679
| +46% | +$771K |
|
|
MOMO
2018
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$867M
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,000
| New | +$2.99M |
|
2019
Accenture
ACN
$106B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
15,996
+14,294
| +840% | +$2.26M |
|
|
HMHC
2020
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
254,489
+2,219
| +0.9% | +$17.5K |
|
2021
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$19.9B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
75,588
+33,793
| +81% | +$1.11M |
|
2022
CALL
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.49B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
68,900
| – | – |
|
2023
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.5B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
24,064
+512
| +2% | +$53.5K |
|
2024
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.45B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+178,517
| New | +$2.11M |
|
2025
PUT
Carter's
CRI
$1.43B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
27,500
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.