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 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$274M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$356M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$261M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$248M |
| 5 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$245M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.26% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.07% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.17% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$397M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
39,386
+2,407
| +7% | +$100K |
|
|
CVGW
2127
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
-10,417
| -31% | -$738K |
|
|
EOCC
2128
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
63,013
-37,533
| -37% | -$903K |
|
|
FCB
2129
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
34,252
+2,954
| +9% | +$135K |
|
|
SYNT
2130
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+84,133
| New | +$1.54M |
|
2131
PUT
Rio Tinto
RIO
$149B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
+25,000
| +250% | +$1.16M |
|
|
RXDX
2132
DELISTED
Ignyta, Inc.
RXDX
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
133,757
+64,445
| +93% | +$664K |
|
|
EE
2133
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
29,908
-50,009
| -63% | -$2.68M |
|
2134
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.53B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
139,356
+78,019
| +127% | +$889K |
|
|
LION
2135
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
69,859
+2,158
| +3% | +$47.7K |
|
2136
Flotek Industries
FTK
$870M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
59,012
+4,059
| +7% | +$161K |
|
|
RRD
2137
PUT
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
159,600
-105,400
| -40% | -$1.09M |
|
|
ACTA
2138
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
107,432
+54,307
| +102% | +$715K |
|
|
APTS
2139
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,938
| New | +$1.53M |
|
2140
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.29B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
+27,080
| +124% | +$896K |
|
|
TRTN
2141
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,958
| New | +$1.69M |
|
2142
CALL
IDEX
IEX
$16.4B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
| – | – |
|
|
DISH
2143
CALL
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
PBPB
2144
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
131,032
+40,322
| +44% | +$470K |
|
|
CUNB
2145
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
41,875
+1,691
| +4% | +$61.5K |
|
|
REGI
2146
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
133,306
-92,102
| -41% | -$1.13M |
|
2147
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.71B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
86,063
-144,610
| -63% | -$2.46M |
|
2148
PUT
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.11B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
60,150
| – | – |
|
2149
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.77B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
33,591
+7,278
| +28% | +$330K |
|
2150
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.18B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
59,836
+24,502
| +69% | +$659K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,794 positions worth $65.1B, up 7.7% from $60.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2017 filing shows 469 new, 1,367 increased, 1,237 reduced and 370 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $356M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2017 buy was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Comcast in Q3 2017, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $356M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Mobileye N.V. in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $72.4M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $65.1B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 469 new positions and closed 370 in Q3 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $65.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.