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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$997M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$482M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$350M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Visa
V
|
+$547M |
| 2 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$490M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$444M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$378M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.8% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.06% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.3B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
46,275
-39,370
| -46% | -$2.46M |
|
2202
CALL
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.51B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
25,200
| – | – |
|
2203
CALL
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.7B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,400
| New | +$2.6M |
|
2204
PUT
Orion
OEC
$400M
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
136,000
+50,000
| +58% | +$1.21M |
|
2205
PUT
Cloudflare
NET
$93.7B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
44,100
-146,700
| -77% | -$8.76M |
|
|
CNSL
2206
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
752,497
+345,863
| +85% | +$1.25M |
|
2207
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$880M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
21,505
-73
| -0.3% | -$7.85K |
|
2208
CALL
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$7.51B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$2.56M |
|
|
FYBR
2209
CALL
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+154,000
| New | +$2.89M |
|
|
CRON
2210
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.06B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
1,454,970
-490,072
| -25% | -$897K |
|
2211
CALL
RingCentral
RNG
$4.77B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
87,500
-18,200
| -17% | -$559K |
|
|
NAPA
2212
DELISTED
The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.
NAPA
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
219,983
+185,090
| +530% | +$2.62M |
|
2213
CALL
Skywest
SKYW
$4.51B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$2.08M |
|
2214
CALL
Newmont
NEM
$96.4B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
66,600
| – | – |
|
2215
PUT
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.9B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
280,000
| – | – |
|
2216
PUT
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.1B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
55,600
+15,600
| +39% | +$708K |
|
|
JMIA
2217
Jumia Technologies
JMIA
$741M
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
826,814
-451,541
| -35% | -$1.39M |
|
|
PR
2218
Permian Resources
PR
$16.5B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
257,274
-804,551
| -76% | -$8.23M |
|
2219
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.38B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
64,053
+51,601
| +414% | +$2.55M |
|
|
EXAS
2220
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
2221
PUT
Ubiquiti
UI
$32.4B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,000
| New | +$3.23M |
|
|
WW
2222
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
417,470
-144,916
| -26% | -$1.03M |
|
2223
W&T Offshore
WTI
$473M
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
724,414
-1,474,379
| -67% | -$6.34M |
|
2224
IMAX
IMAX
$2.59B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
164,850
+48,798
| +42% | +$926K |
|
2225
Krispy Kreme
DNUT
$564M
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+189,964
| New | +$2.85M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,841 positions worth $97.9B, up 4.8% from $93.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.46B in Q2 2023, closing 639 positions and reducing 1,586 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $152M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Oracle worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2023 buy was Oracle: 1,825,762 shares worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2023, an estimated $997M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $547M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $152M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.9B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 467 new positions and closed 639 in Q2 2023.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $97.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.