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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$439M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$401M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$308M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$261M |
| 5 |
Mercado Libre
MELI
|
+$259M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$391M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$390M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$315M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$282M |
| 5 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$276M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 20.75% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 16.79% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 16.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.01% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
CryoPort
CYRX
$474M
| $616K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,646
| New | +$616K |
|
|
JAG
2002
DELISTED
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
JAG
| $614K | ﹤0.01% |
+58,686
| New | +$614K |
|
|
IVAC
2003
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
| $612K | ﹤0.01% |
99,814
+61,172
| +158% | +$375K |
|
|
ARC
2004
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
273,919
-1,200,666
| -81% | -$2.68M |
|
|
LBAI
2005
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $606K | ﹤0.01% |
40,604
+227
| +0.6% | +$3.39K |
|
2006
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$68.2M
| $605K | ﹤0.01% |
26,072
+14,089
| +118% | +$327K |
|
2007
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$37.3M
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,584
| New | +$603K |
|
|
FLIC
2008
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
27,438
+15,017
| +121% | +$329K |
|
2009
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.13B
| $597K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,666
| New | +$597K |
|
2010
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.09B
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,752
| New | +$596K |
|
2011
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.1B
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,935
| New | +$595K |
|
|
SFS
2012
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
120,470
-97,788
| -45% | -$483K |
|
2013
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$645M
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
47,629
+8,552
| +22% | +$106K |
|
2014
Knight Transportation
KNX
$6.97B
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,112
| New | +$592K |
|
2015
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.53B
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
22,294
-5,713
| -20% | -$152K |
|
|
WIRE
2016
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
10,313
-16,394
| -61% | -$938K |
|
2017
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.09B
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,570
| New | +$588K |
|
|
WBK
2018
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
| $586K | ﹤0.01% |
31,696
-207,334
| -87% | -$3.83M |
|
|
WLH
2019
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
37,927
-53,064
| -58% | -$816K |
|
2020
LSI Industries
LYTS
$687M
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
221,121
-47,633
| -18% | -$125K |
|
2021
Alcoa
AA
$8.36B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
20,539
-1,098,275
| -98% | -$30.9M |
|
2022
Astronics
ATRO
$1.43B
| $577K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,646
| New | +$577K |
|
2023
LendingClub
LC
$1.92B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
37,219
+19,358
| +108% | +$299K |
|
2024
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.25B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,471
| New | +$575K |
|
2025
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$293M
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
6,249
+76
| +1% | +$6.94K |
|