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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.11% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 7.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.93% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
PUT
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$199B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
47,600
| – | – |
|
|
NBL
2252
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
31,439
-100,363
| -76% | -$6.65M |
|
2253
HDFC Bank
HDB
$121B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
217,640
+110,592
| +103% | +$962K |
|
2254
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28.3B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
180,873
-155,240
| -46% | -$1.88M |
|
2255
PUT
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$89.3B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
51,200
-647,200
| -93% | -$28.4M |
|
2256
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.43B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
20,238
-12,223
| -38% | -$1.33M |
|
2257
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
18,551
-166,941
| -90% | -$20M |
|
|
PVA
2258
PUT
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
126,800
+63,100
| +99% | +$842K |
|
2259
PUT
AutoNation
AN
$7.37B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
41,600
| – | – |
|
|
ASRT
2260
CALL
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+2,542
| New | +$1.94M |
|
2261
PUT
AGCO
AGCO
$8.96B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
2262
Synopsys
SNPS
$73.5B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
57,384
+49,293
| +609% | +$1.98M |
|
2263
DexCom
DXCM
$28.9B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
212,840
-725,440
| -77% | -$7.5M |
|
2264
PUT
NetEase
NTES
$81.5B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
163,500
-125,000
| -43% | -$1.8M |
|
|
DFRG
2265
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
78,885
+54,898
| +229% | +$1.35M |
|
|
DFS
2266
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
37,800
| – | – |
|
2267
Quad
QUAD
$434M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
93,830
-83,046
| -47% | -$1.98M |
|
2268
CALL
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$26.1B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
-9,600
| -26% | -$778K |
|
|
SWN
2269
CALL
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,800
| New | +$2.01M |
|
2270
Trinity Industries
TRN
$3.03B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
84,635
+72,703
| +609% | +$1.68M |
|
2271
PUT
UnitedHealth
UNH
$389B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
-20,400
| -43% | -$1.54M |
|
2272
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$39.9B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
128,094
-374,453
| -75% | -$5.95M |
|
2273
Transocean
RIG
$5.52B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,924
| New | +$2.3M |
|
2274
PUT
Dover
DOV
$27.4B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
33,055
-212,792
| -87% | -$13.2M |
|
2275
CALL
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.81T
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
338,000
+199,000
| +143% | +$1.17M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.1% of assets, up from 6.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.