D.E. Shaw & Co

D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings

AUM $100B
1-Year Return 23.04%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+24.85%
1 Year Return
+23.04%
3 Year Return
+72.12%
5 Year Return
+130.88%
10 Year Return
+299.18%
AUM
$66.6B
AUM Growth
+$15.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.44B
Cap. Flow %
-3.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.49%
Holding
2,982
New
266
Increased
994
Reduced
1,194
Closed
324

Top Sells

1
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$523M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$373M
3
DOCU icon
DocuSign
DOCU
+$312M
4
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$285M
5
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$260M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 22.42%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.18%
3 Healthcare 12.61%
4 Financials 9.46%
5 Communication Services 6.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MESA icon
2151
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$58.6M
$380K ﹤0.01%
+110,530
New +$380K
WTM icon
2152
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.53B
$380K ﹤0.01%
428
GCP
2153
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$380K ﹤0.01%
20,458
-9,112
-31% -$169K
NNI icon
2154
Nelnet
NNI
$4.44B
$379K ﹤0.01%
7,931
-279
-3% -$13.3K
CSV icon
2155
Carriage Services
CSV
$652M
$378K ﹤0.01%
20,864
-13,247
-39% -$240K
MOBL
2156
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
$378K ﹤0.01%
76,740
-30,997
-29% -$153K
DAR icon
2157
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.95B
$375K ﹤0.01%
15,220
-2,009
-12% -$49.5K
NERV icon
2158
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$15M
$375K ﹤0.01%
+12,996
New +$375K
SAVE
2159
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$373K ﹤0.01%
+20,944
New +$373K
HQY icon
2160
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.88B
$370K ﹤0.01%
6,300
-27,881
-82% -$1.64M
RRX icon
2161
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.62B
$370K ﹤0.01%
4,240
-1,818
-30% -$159K
LOCO icon
2162
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$303M
$368K ﹤0.01%
24,910
-102
-0.4% -$1.51K
OLN icon
2163
Olin
OLN
$3.09B
$368K ﹤0.01%
32,041
+20,365
+174% +$234K
PLMR icon
2164
Palomar
PLMR
$3.18B
$368K ﹤0.01%
4,289
-32,099
-88% -$2.75M
APG icon
2165
APi Group
APG
$14.6B
$367K ﹤0.01%
+45,285
New +$367K
RPT
2166
Rithm Property Trust Inc.
RPT
$123M
$367K ﹤0.01%
39,901
+22,747
+133% +$209K
WTW icon
2167
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$33.2B
$365K ﹤0.01%
1,854
-114,763
-98% -$22.6M
BY icon
2168
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.32B
$364K ﹤0.01%
27,803
+6,821
+33% +$89.3K
EXPE icon
2169
Expedia Group
EXPE
$26.7B
$362K ﹤0.01%
+4,400
New +$362K
MMS icon
2170
Maximus
MMS
$5.08B
$361K ﹤0.01%
5,130
-81,392
-94% -$5.73M
MNOV icon
2171
MediciNova
MNOV
$62.3M
$361K ﹤0.01%
66,516
-3,828
-5% -$20.8K
XIFR
2172
XPLR Infrastructure, LP
XIFR
$949M
$359K ﹤0.01%
7,000
RNAC icon
2173
Cartesian Therapeutics
RNAC
$255M
$357K ﹤0.01%
+4,196
New +$357K
CSLT
2174
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$355K ﹤0.01%
427,219
-521,897
-55% -$434K
CENX icon
2175
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.09B
$354K ﹤0.01%
49,652
+25,567
+106% +$182K