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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$934M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$922M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$901M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$883M |
| 5 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$805M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.97% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2101
CALL
Equinix
EQIX
$99.5B
| $4.9M | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
|
2102
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$99.5B
| $4.9M | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
2103
CALL
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$26.8B
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
66,100
+20,200
| +44% | +$1.42M |
|
|
DYOR
2104
Insight Digital Partners II
DYOR
$232M
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
490,195
+240,195
| +96% | +$2.39M |
|
2105
Herbalife
HLF
$1.28B
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
331,107
+43,318
| +15% | +$708K |
|
2106
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$110B
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
51,400
-1,700
| -3% | -$163K |
|
2107
Trinity Capital
TRIN
$1.61B
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+330,935
| New | +$5.11M |
|
2108
PUT
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
20,600
-28,400
| -58% | -$7.41M |
|
2109
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$18.9B
| $4.86M | ﹤0.01% |
66,741
-38,507
| -37% | -$2.83M |
|
2110
PUT
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.33B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,100
| New | +$4.5M |
|
2111
CALL
C3.ai
AI
$1.39B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
576,300
-41,200
| -7% | -$442K |
|
2112
Prime Medicine
PRME
$582M
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,393,621
-157,748
| -10% | -$600K |
|
2113
CALL
UBS Group
UBS
$175B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
124,000
+44,300
| +56% | +$1.9M |
|
2114
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.16B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
189,729
-2,824,883
| -94% | -$77.5M |
|
|
FRMI
2115
Fermi Inc
FRMI
$3.78B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
828,358
+76,766
| +10% | +$672K |
|
2116
PUT
Fortinet
FTNT
$118B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
59,100
-259,200
| -81% | -$20.9M |
|
2117
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$549M
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
54,558
-22,007
| -29% | -$1.9M |
|
|
OTGA
2118
OTG Acquisition Corp I
OTGA
$300M
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
478,952
+229,366
| +92% | +$2.31M |
|
2119
Tenable Holdings
TENB
$4.39B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
284,817
-1,100,875
| -79% | -$23.1M |
|
2120
BrightView Holdings
BV
$1.38B
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
408,148
-180,234
| -31% | -$2.33M |
|
2121
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.56B
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
479,488
+28,647
| +6% | +$299K |
|
2122
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$463M
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
3,637,547
-800,726
| -18% | -$1.43M |
|
2123
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$442M
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,943,893
+834,303
| +75% | +$1.77M |
|
2124
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.7B
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
39,219
+26,709
| +214% | +$3.52M |
|
2125
NerdWallet
NRDS
$624M
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
461,016
-100,300
| -18% | -$1.13M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,226 positions worth $166B, down 8.8% from $182B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $15.1B in Q1 2026, closing 756 positions and reducing 1,922 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $805M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Venture Global Inc worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2026 buy was Venture Global Inc: 13,410,074 shares worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $3.2B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $166B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 685 new positions and closed 756 in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $166B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.