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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.05% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.38% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPLK
2026
CALL
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-44,700
| -69% | -$4.27M |
|
2027
CALL
Gartner
IT
$9.87B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,700
| New | +$2.09M |
|
|
TUES
2028
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
497,244
-51,078
| -9% | -$166K |
|
|
RST
2029
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
149,112
-10,533
| -7% | -$138K |
|
2030
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
32,720
-349,591
| -91% | -$18.8M |
|
2031
CALL
Chemours
CC
$2.55B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-40,000
| -50% | -$2M |
|
2032
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
85,247
+1,706
| +2% | +$40.9K |
|
2033
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$833M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
58,210
+3,983
| +7% | +$139K |
|
2034
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.17B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,166
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
PBPB
2035
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
160,485
-22,111
| -12% | -$278K |
|
2036
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.88B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
26,446
-270,465
| -91% | -$21.2M |
|
2037
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.77B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
105,831
+74,485
| +238% | +$1.38M |
|
2038
Exponent
EXPO
$3.04B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
48,936
-64,816
| -57% | -$2.45M |
|
|
ZEUS
2039
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
93,612
-32,108
| -26% | -$731K |
|
|
PXD
2040
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
11,100
-121,000
| -92% | -$21.3M |
|
2041
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$37.2B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
+2,300
| +17% | +$297K |
|
|
SEI
2042
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.22B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
115,005
+58,965
| +105% | +$1.11M |
|
|
DSPG
2043
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
161,359
+5,894
| +4% | +$73.8K |
|
2044
CALL
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.61B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
+5,400
| +117% | +$1.05M |
|
2045
Regional Management Corp
RM
$386M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
59,541
-8,644
| -13% | -$256K |
|
2046
Quanex
NX
$863M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
108,668
+30,941
| +40% | +$603K |
|
|
ARCH
2047
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
20,563
-6,414
| -24% | -$600K |
|
2048
Innospec
IOSP
$2.11B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
27,474
-17,751
| -39% | -$1.23M |
|
2049
PUT
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.17B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
20,900
| – | – |
|
|
TTM
2050
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
73,058
-97,324
| -57% | -$2.86M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.