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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$189M
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
190,006
+14,620
| +8% | +$213K |
|
2202
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$16B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
84,700
| – | – |
|
2203
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
149,311
-51,827
| -26% | -$881K |
|
2204
i3 Verticals
IIIV
$411M
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
93,578
-69,984
| -43% | -$1.65M |
|
2205
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
56,785
+20,455
| +56% | +$933K |
|
2206
PUT
Tapestry
TPR
$30.8B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
98,000
| – | – |
|
2207
CALL
AerCap
AER
$24.1B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
42,800
-17,900
| -29% | -$1.05M |
|
|
DRNA
2208
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
119,270
+97,733
| +454% | +$1.97M |
|
2209
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.1B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
62,650
-22,471
| -26% | -$882K |
|
|
IPG
2210
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
113,522
+88,414
| +352% | +$1.94M |
|
2211
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.74B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
100,833
+37,306
| +59% | +$878K |
|
2212
CALL
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.1B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,400
| New | +$2.44M |
|
2213
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.13B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
1,336,722
-166,174
| -11% | -$267K |
|
2214
CALL
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$26.8B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
-7,300
| -23% | -$798K |
|
2215
PUT
Dow Inc
DOW
$21.7B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
47,818
+6,700
| +16% | +$346K |
|
2216
eGain
EGAN
$183M
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
329,903
+86,308
| +35% | +$668K |
|
2217
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.7B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
51,500
-110,100
| -68% | -$5.84M |
|
2218
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$741M
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
264,581
-10,809
| -4% | -$99.3K |
|
2219
CALL
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.9B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
33,285
+21,543
| +183% | +$1.81M |
|
|
LSI
2220
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
36,084
-228,240
| -86% | -$16.3M |
|
|
NAV
2221
PUT
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
| – | – |
|
2222
Aptiv
APTV
$12.3B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
27,388
+6,345
| +30% | +$581K |
|
2223
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.78B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
101,034
-232,320
| -70% | -$5.74M |
|
2224
PUT
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$111B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
109,797
+35,860
| +49% | +$801K |
|
|
OTIC
2225
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
675,400
-155,354
| -19% | -$379K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.