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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
CALL
NOV
NOV
$7.14B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
86,400
+43,400
| +101% | +$1.05M |
|
2227
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$6.99B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
186,467
-1,857
| -1% | -$19.9K |
|
2228
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$271M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
134,320
-84,223
| -39% | -$1.22M |
|
2229
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.63B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
126,939
+95,487
| +304% | +$1.71M |
|
2230
CALL
Capital One
COF
$129B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
-27,700
| -57% | -$2.48M |
|
|
EPAY
2231
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
43,059
-52,696
| -55% | -$2.45M |
|
|
AT
2232
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
786,302
+93,957
| +14% | +$224K |
|
|
SJI
2233
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,268
| New | +$1.82M |
|
2234
CALL
Wingstop
WING
$3.73B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$815K |
|
2235
Mercer International
MERC
$46.8M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
121,972
-46,169
| -27% | -$694K |
|
2236
Regional Management Corp
RM
$397M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
71,513
-6,804
| -9% | -$169K |
|
2237
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$374M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
38,917
-26,555
| -41% | -$1.27M |
|
2238
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.78B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
31,503
+24,078
| +324% | +$1.4M |
|
2239
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.21B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
10,853
+6,264
| +137% | +$1.08M |
|
2240
Innospec
IOSP
$2.14B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
20,594
-824
| -4% | -$69.4K |
|
|
UCTT
2241
PUT
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.48B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
| – | – |
|
|
RHT
2242
PUT
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2243
Matsons
MATX
$6.11B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
48,281
+1,761
| +4% | +$66.6K |
|
2244
CALL
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.3B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
+7,300
| +100% | +$906K |
|
2245
CALL
Rio Tinto
RIO
$149B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
STMP
2246
CALL
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
| – | – |
|
|
AXON
2247
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$43.8B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
29,100
-3,100
| -10% | -$202K |
|
2248
CALL
uniQure
QURE
$2.46B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,900
| New | +$1.52M |
|
|
AYX
2249
PUT
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,100
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
DESP
2250
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
133,830
-65,721
| -33% | -$898K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.