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 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$582M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$407M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$335M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$364M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$336M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$316M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.17% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
PUT
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$12.5B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
83,800
-56,100
| -40% | -$1.77M |
|
2177
Tenaris
TS
$28.2B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
115,268
+19,916
| +21% | +$656K |
|
2178
CALL
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$38.4B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
158,400
-30,000
| -16% | -$611K |
|
|
DO
2179
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
DO
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
271,167
-62,236
| -19% | -$715K |
|
2180
CALL
Newmont
NEM
$96.2B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
66,600
+61,100
| +1,111% | +$2.96M |
|
2181
Photronics
PLAB
$1.65B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
195,921
+96,507
| +97% | +$1.7M |
|
2182
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.66B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
250,434
-248,508
| -50% | -$3.5M |
|
|
WIRE
2183
CALL
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
17,500
| – | – |
|
2184
CALL
RingCentral
RNG
$4.83B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
105,700
-59,300
| -36% | -$2.12M |
|
2185
CALL
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$20.5B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
32,600
-52,200
| -62% | -$5.14M |
|
|
SCUA
2186
DELISTED
Sculptor Acquisition Corp I
SCUA
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
310,000
| – | – |
|
2187
ePlus
PLUS
$2.43B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
65,849
+12,953
| +24% | +$657K |
|
2188
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.72B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,000
| New | +$3.24M |
|
|
HT
2189
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+479,966
| New | +$3.89M |
|
2190
American Public Education
APEI
$940M
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
592,995
+210,163
| +55% | +$2.2M |
|
2191
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.23B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
273,753
-7,733
| -3% | -$94.7K |
|
2192
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.81B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
55,151
-71,928
| -57% | -$4.12M |
|
|
PHYT
2193
DELISTED
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp.
PHYT
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+304,543
| New | +$3.18M |
|
2194
CALL
Synchrony
SYF
$24.4B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
110,000
+40,000
| +57% | +$1.34M |
|
2195
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.98B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
64,561
-13,357
| -17% | -$643K |
|
2196
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.96B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
159,802
+99,721
| +166% | +$2.03M |
|
2197
First American
FAF
$7.98B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
57,248
-29,052
| -34% | -$1.67M |
|
2198
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.72B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
39,240
-69,617
| -64% | -$6.46M |
|
2199
CALL
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.5B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2200
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.44B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
34,253
-163,805
| -83% | -$15.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,246 positions worth $93.4B, up 3.2% from $90.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $9.17B in Q1 2023, closing 861 positions and reducing 1,787 holdings. Its most notable exit was SVB Financial Group, an estimated $163M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2023 buy was State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,950,552 shares worth $99.9M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Charles Schwab in Q1 2023, an estimated $602M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $483M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited SVB Financial Group in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $163M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $93.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 431 new positions and closed 861 in Q1 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.2% quarter-over-quarter to $93.4B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.