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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$490M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
Estee Lauder
EL
|
+$422M |
| 4 |
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
|
+$239M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Walmart
WMT
|
+$585M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$470M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$360M |
| 5 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$299M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 26.44% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.71% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.37% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MITA
2001
DELISTED
Coliseum Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
MITA
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
+75,000
| New | +$799K |
|
2002
Gold Fields
GFI
$34.7B
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
73,531
-105,727
| -59% | -$1.15M |
|
|
OBE
2003
Obsidian Energy
OBE
$416M
| $798K | ﹤0.01% |
+96,900
| New | +$798K |
|
2004
Dayforce
DAY
$10.9B
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
11,719
-12,898
| -52% | -$875K |
|
2005
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.19B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,150
| New | +$793K |
|
2006
Tredegar Corp
TG
$285M
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
146,536
-7,564
| -5% | -$40.9K |
|
2007
Winmark
WINA
$1.75B
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
2,119
-1,398
| -40% | -$522K |
|
|
DIST
2008
DELISTED
Distoken Acquisition Corp
DIST
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
2009
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$591M
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
40,768
+8,397
| +26% | +$163K |
|
2010
1st Source
SRCE
$1.54B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,775
| New | +$790K |
|
2011
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.39B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,307
| New | +$790K |
|
|
OPRA
2012
Opera Ltd
OPRA
$1.81B
| $789K | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$789K |
|
2013
Lennox International
LII
$19.5B
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
2,100
-7,262
| -78% | -$2.72M |
|
2014
Avita Medical
RCEL
$166M
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
53,616
-25,739
| -32% | -$376K |
|
|
TMTC
2015
DELISTED
TMT Acquisition Corp Ordinary Shares
TMTC
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
|
DESP
2016
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
107,853
+43,092
| +67% | +$312K |
|
2017
Noble Corp
NE
$4.91B
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,427
| New | +$781K |
|
2018
Lands' End
LE
$466M
| $779K | ﹤0.01% |
104,310
+22,235
| +27% | +$166K |
|
2019
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.39B
| $779K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,806
| New | +$779K |
|
2020
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$500M
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
77,613
-44,452
| -36% | -$445K |
|
2021
Costamare
CMRE
$1.51B
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
+80,171
| New | +$771K |
|
2022
Alector
ALEC
$289M
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
119,018
+100,823
| +554% | +$653K |
|
|
GOGL
2023
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
| $769K | ﹤0.01% |
+97,642
| New | +$769K |
|
2024
Corning
GLW
$67.2B
| $769K | ﹤0.01% |
25,240
-214,905
| -89% | -$6.55M |
|
2025
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$207M
| $769K | ﹤0.01% |
41,364
-56,646
| -58% | -$1.05M |
|