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 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$757M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$544M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$475M |
| 4 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$377M |
| 5 |
Caterpillar
CAT
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$443M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$363M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$352M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.91% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.11% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.94% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
Dillards
DDS
$9.25B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
22,349
-12,459
| -36% | -$2.37M |
|
|
LFLY
2227
DELISTED
Leafly Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
LFLY
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
19,300
+6,457
| +50% | +$1.29M |
|
|
HMCO
2228
DELISTED
HumanCo Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
HMCO
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
389,840
+98,152
| +34% | +$956K |
|
2229
V2X
VVX
$2.75B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
76,561
-6,449
| -8% | -$305K |
|
2230
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.84B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
57,622
-63,407
| -52% | -$4.38M |
|
|
ONIT
2231
Onity Group
ONIT
$346M
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
136,455
-14,906
| -10% | -$412K |
|
2232
CALL
Goodyear
GT
$2.11B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
216,800
-40,000
| -16% | -$649K |
|
2233
PUT
ZTO Express
ZTO
$18.3B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
125,000
+20,000
| +19% | +$574K |
|
|
PPGH
2234
DELISTED
Poema Global Holdings Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
PPGH
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+386,293
| New | +$3.76M |
|
|
OCDX
2235
DELISTED
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc Ordinary Shares
OCDX
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
205,905
+188,755
| +1,101% | +$3.8M |
|
2236
CALL
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
53,700
+40,000
| +292% | +$2.92M |
|
|
MRO
2237
PUT
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
277,600
-142,200
| -34% | -$1.71M |
|
|
VPCB
2238
DELISTED
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II Class A ordinary shre
VPCB
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
384,755
+318,089
| +477% | +$3.13M |
|
2239
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$807M
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
292,158
-17,688
| -6% | -$241K |
|
2240
CALL
Repligen
RGEN
$6.94B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,100
| New | +$3.36M |
|
2241
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$91.9B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,000
| New | +$3.77M |
|
|
THR
2242
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
218,084
-6,280
| -3% | -$104K |
|
2243
PUT
Cameco
CCJ
$37.7B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
173,500
+89,900
| +108% | +$1.7M |
|
|
TARO
2244
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
59,196
-3,148
| -5% | -$218K |
|
2245
SkinHealth Systems
SKIN
$84.4M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+144,859
| New | +$3.19M |
|
|
EPWR
2246
DELISTED
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp.
EPWR
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
384,209
+102,119
| +36% | +$1M |
|
|
PNTM
2247
DELISTED
Pontem Corporation
PNTM
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
386,830
+60,946
| +19% | +$591K |
|
2248
Dragonfly Energy
DFLI
$16.5M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+4,193
| New | +$3.73M |
|
2249
Comscore
SCOR
$113M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
48,023
-15,618
| -25% | -$1.24M |
|
|
GETR
2250
DELISTED
Getaround, Inc.
GETR
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
382,598
+282,598
| +283% | +$2.75M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $8.92B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.