D.E. Shaw & Co

D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings

AUM $100B
1-Year Return 23.04%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
-1.38%
1 Year Return
+23.04%
3 Year Return
+72.12%
5 Year Return
+130.88%
10 Year Return
+299.18%
AUM
$76.1B
AUM Growth
-$5.9B
Cap. Flow
-$11.4B
Cap. Flow %
-15.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.78%
Holding
4,789
New
766
Increased
1,441
Reduced
1,509
Closed
487

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$392M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$370M
3
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$338M
4
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$320M
5
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$305M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.01%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.74%
3 Financials 11.39%
4 Healthcare 11.24%
5 Energy 7.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZLAB icon
2226
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$3.59B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
48,292
+460
+1% +$20.2K
SPK
2227
DELISTED
SPK Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
SPK
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
213,247
+100
+0% +$996
BFAM icon
2228
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.28B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
15,995
-99,624
-86% -$13.2M
CWEN icon
2229
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.31B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
58,064
-31,307
-35% -$1.14M
MGNX icon
2230
MacroGenics
MGNX
$92.9M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
240,598
+181,203
+305% +$1.6M
IAC icon
2231
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.94B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
25,762
-118,483
-82% -$9.75M
PGC icon
2232
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$512M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
60,892
-14,620
-19% -$508K
PRMW
2233
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
148,301
+69,569
+88% +$991K
PBCT
2234
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
105,344
-6,755
-6% -$135K
IEMG icon
2235
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$108B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
37,840
CRBU icon
2236
Caribou Biosciences
CRBU
$168M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
228,027
+86,666
+61% +$795K
SSRM icon
2237
SSR Mining
SSRM
$4.37B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
+96,210
New +$2.09M
VPG icon
2238
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$432M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
64,932
-2,791
-4% -$89.7K
DECK icon
2239
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.6B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
45,726
-40,092
-47% -$1.83M
CPTK
2240
DELISTED
Crown PropTech Acquisitions
CPTK
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
211,023
-69,500
-25% -$687K
VNET
2241
VNET Group
VNET
$2.58B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
357,501
+325,065
+1,002% +$1.89M
AEM icon
2242
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$76.6B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
33,938
-619,410
-95% -$37.9M
VERV
2243
DELISTED
Verve Therapeutics
VERV
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
91,006
+78,380
+621% +$1.79M
ACVA icon
2244
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$1.73B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
+140,170
New +$2.08M
IOVA icon
2245
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$832M
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
124,627
+52,590
+73% +$876K
MTH icon
2246
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.43B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
52,380
+48,876
+1,395% +$1.94M
FTPA
2247
DELISTED
FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
FTPA
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
211,870
-67,031
-24% -$655K
SWIR
2248
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
+114,648
New +$2.07M
PCTY icon
2249
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.15B
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
10,040
-59,313
-86% -$12.2M
AHRN
2250
DELISTED
Ahren Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
AHRN
$2.06M ﹤0.01%
+208,000
New +$2.06M