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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TTPH
2176
DELISTED
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
TTPH
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
6,316
-1,887
| -23% | -$212K |
|
|
KTWO
2177
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,349
| New | +$1.16M |
|
2178
CALL
Twilio
TWLO
$29.1B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
2179
WisdomTree
WT
$2.97B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
127,228
+34,189
| +37% | +$331K |
|
|
FITB
2180
CALL
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
45,400
+9,500
| +26% | +$253K |
|
|
UBA
2181
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
56,071
+26,803
| +92% | +$591K |
|
|
RST
2182
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
118,143
+22,930
| +24% | +$193K |
|
2183
PUT
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
-229,100
| -90% | -$10.2M |
|
|
SBY
2184
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
53,584
-44,224
| -45% | -$842K |
|
|
BBOX
2185
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
128,367
-16,330
| -11% | -$176K |
|
2186
DMC Global
BOOM
$121M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
92,250
-4,047
| -4% | -$60.7K |
|
2187
PUT
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
26,400
+16,400
| +164% | +$778K |
|
2188
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
121,173
-40,840
| -25% | -$386K |
|
2189
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
50,282
-36,923
| -42% | -$823K |
|
2190
Range Resources
RRC
$9.11B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
39,047
-240,590
| -86% | -$7.43M |
|
2191
PUT
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.3B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
34,000
-21,100
| -38% | -$729K |
|
2192
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$562M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
65,408
-22,583
| -26% | -$378K |
|
2193
CALL
Yelp
YELP
$1.38B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
34,600
-37,000
| -52% | -$1.37M |
|
2194
Oil States International
OIS
$522M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
34,080
-130
| -0.4% | -$4.77K |
|
|
PPLI
2195
PUT
People Inc
PPLI
$3.1B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
85,610
| – | – |
|
2196
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-974,400
| -94% | -$21.8M |
|
2197
CALL
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$8.04B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$789K |
|
2198
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$33.6B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
26,841
+127
| +0.5% | +$5.17K |
|
2199
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,300
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
PHIIK
2200
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
93,164
+16,289
| +21% | +$247K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.