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
| 1 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$934M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$922M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$3.2B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.58B |
| 3 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$901M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$883M |
| 5 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$805M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.97% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.44% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
Kforce
KFRC
$1.04B
| $3.93M | ﹤0.01% |
134,341
-103,690
| -44% | -$3.15M |
|
2277
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.54B
| $3.93M | ﹤0.01% |
329,580
-619,222
| -65% | -$8.38M |
|
2278
PUT
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$12.4B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
45,700
-20,000
| -30% | -$1.26M |
|
2279
FedEx
FDX
$74.7B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
10,981
-28,899
| -72% | -$10M |
|
2280
PUT
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.2B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
45,000
| – | – |
|
|
NFGC
2281
New Found Gold
NFGC
$530M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
2,085,615
+870,500
| +72% | +$2.34M |
|
2282
CALL
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$15B
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
88,900
+30,500
| +52% | +$1.39M |
|
2283
Annexon
ANNX
$950M
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
702,799
-343,422
| -33% | -$1.93M |
|
|
EMA
2284
CALL
Emera Inc
EMA
$16.9B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
2285
CALL
Humana
HUM
$48B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
22,300
-26,900
| -55% | -$5.51M |
|
2286
Dover
DOV
$28.8B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
18,531
+4,381
| +31% | +$937K |
|
|
DQ
2287
PUT
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$821M
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
181,600
-7,300
| -4% | -$178K |
|
2288
RH
RH
$3.56B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
27,572
-17,158
| -38% | -$3.13M |
|
|
TEM
2289
Tempus AI
TEM
$9.42B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
85,189
-1,095,126
| -93% | -$62.2M |
|
2290
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$92.1M
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
2,212,819
-18,992
| -0.9% | -$31.3K |
|
2291
GlobalFoundries
GFS
$31.5B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
86,480
+68,483
| +381% | +$3.02M |
|
2292
CALL
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$23.5B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
102,100
+1,500
| +1% | +$67.7K |
|
2293
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.08B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
117,788
+21,825
| +23% | +$758K |
|
2294
Costamare
CMRE
$1.78B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
225,740
-3,827
| -2% | -$63.5K |
|
2295
PUT
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.8B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
103,000
+75,800
| +279% | +$2.7M |
|
2296
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.7B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
18,629
-503
| -3% | -$102K |
|
2297
Brink's
BCO
$4.95B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
36,752
-60,033
| -62% | -$7.2M |
|
2298
Enpro
NPO
$6.82B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
15,109
+12,207
| +421% | +$3.06M |
|
|
KE
2299
Kimball Electronics
KE
$576M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
158,672
+56,770
| +56% | +$1.5M |
|
2300
California Water Service
CWT
$3.11B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
82,792
+16,601
| +25% | +$745K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,226 positions worth $166B, down 8.8% from $182B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $15.1B in Q1 2026, closing 756 positions and reducing 1,922 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $805M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Venture Global Inc worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2026 buy was Venture Global Inc: 13,410,074 shares worth $211M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.2B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $3.2B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $805M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $166B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 685 new positions and closed 756 in Q1 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $166B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.