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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.73% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.02% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
CALL
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.04B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
42,000
| – | – |
|
|
DENN
2277
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
90,278
+26,448
| +41% | +$593K |
|
2278
PUT
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.26B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
230,000
| – | – |
|
2279
PUT
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.8B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
+300
| +2% | +$42.4K |
|
2280
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.34B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
25,850
-240,970
| -90% | -$19.2M |
|
|
PENG
2281
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.27B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
160,800
+103,312
| +180% | +$1.5M |
|
2282
PUT
Visteon
VC
$2.84B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
24,800
-12,100
| -33% | -$808K |
|
2283
Titan International
TWI
$491M
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
756,191
+194,312
| +35% | +$639K |
|
|
ACHN
2284
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
566,519
-548,518
| -49% | -$2.11M |
|
|
LM
2285
PUT
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
53,300
+19,500
| +58% | +$738K |
|
|
CMA
2286
PUT
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
30,800
+18,600
| +152% | +$1.23M |
|
|
WWE
2287
CALL
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
| – | – |
|
2288
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.72B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
19,834
-12,017
| -38% | -$1.23M |
|
2289
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.95B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
53,752
-35,172
| -40% | -$1.21M |
|
2290
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.56B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
32,362
-54,915
| -63% | -$3.87M |
|
2291
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.98B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+44,726
| New | +$2.1M |
|
2292
PUT
Textron
TXT
$14.9B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,300
| New | +$2.02M |
|
2293
PUT
ResMed
RMD
$31B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,900
| New | +$1.95M |
|
2294
PUT
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.54B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,500
| New | +$1.81M |
|
2295
CALL
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$32.3B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,200
| New | +$1.99M |
|
|
RFP
2296
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
427,446
+95,824
| +29% | +$522K |
|
2297
PUT
Prologis
PLD
$136B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,500
| New | +$1.94M |
|
2298
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.14B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
21,549
-9,737
| -31% | -$869K |
|
2299
PUT
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$123B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,100
| New | +$1.97M |
|
2300
PUT
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.19B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,300
| New | +$2.05M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.