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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2076
PUT
Corteva
CTVA
$60.5B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
97,878
-9,900
| -9% | -$286K |
|
|
SLCA
2077
PUT
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
286,300
| – | – |
|
|
LNW
2078
PUT
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
134,400
+90,000
| +203% | +$1.77M |
|
|
CKH
2079
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
57,929
-6,956
| -11% | -$329K |
|
2080
Caesarstone
CSTE
$69.5M
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
163,867
-21,291
| -11% | -$325K |
|
|
INST
2081
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
70,241
-64,371
| -48% | -$2.62M |
|
2082
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
47,812
+31,546
| +194% | +$1.78M |
|
|
ZAYO
2083
CALL
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-120,000
| -60% | -$4.04M |
|
2084
Community Bank
CBU
$3.39B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
43,906
+25,302
| +136% | +$1.6M |
|
|
SRGA
2085
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
31,650
-3,193
| -9% | -$341K |
|
2086
CALL
Jabil
JBL
$30.1B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
75,400
+62,700
| +494% | +$1.89M |
|
2087
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$44.9M
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
519,916
-91,844
| -15% | -$395K |
|
|
CUTR
2088
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
92,056
-80,554
| -47% | -$2.21M |
|
|
AL
2089
PUT
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
64,200
+24,100
| +60% | +$992K |
|
2090
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.29B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
136,910
+126,420
| +1,205% | +$2.32M |
|
2091
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$81.6B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$2.51M |
|
2092
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$22.5B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
-75,000
| -43% | -$2.1M |
|
2093
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.72B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
244,356
+147,383
| +152% | +$1.59M |
|
2094
PUT
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.77B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
42,960
| – | – |
|
2095
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.82B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
+46,500
| +139% | +$1.49M |
|
2096
PUT
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,400
| New | +$2.54M |
|
|
K
2097
PUT
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
43,878
| – | – |
|
|
CDR
2098
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
133,811
+163
| +0.1% | +$2.75K |
|
2099
PUT
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+83,800
| New | +$2.52M |
|
2100
PUT
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.58B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,500
| New | +$2.73M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.