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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.54B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
68,689
-177,602
| -72% | -$5.03M |
|
2302
CALL
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.5B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,000
| New | +$2.21M |
|
2303
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
68,162
+49,288
| +261% | +$1.54M |
|
2304
Daktronics
DAKT
$946M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
377,084
-66,043
| -15% | -$441K |
|
2305
PUT
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.28B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+121,100
| New | +$2.27M |
|
|
FPI
2306
Farmland Partners
FPI
$415M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
338,196
-52,047
| -13% | -$343K |
|
2307
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.86B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,834
| New | +$2.05M |
|
2308
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.1B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
| – | – |
|
2309
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$278M
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
162,538
+19,941
| +14% | +$278K |
|
2310
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.86B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
37,005
+2,756
| +8% | +$183K |
|
2311
CALL
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.8B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,200
| New | +$2.4M |
|
2312
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$56.8B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+55,900
| New | +$2.17M |
|
2313
PUT
Waste Management
WM
$95B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2314
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.66B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
73,398
+9,989
| +16% | +$306K |
|
2315
CALL
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.5B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
35,100
+21,800
| +164% | +$1.48M |
|
|
INFO
2316
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,104
| New | +$2.14M |
|
|
CPRX
2317
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+604,435
| New | +$2.83M |
|
2318
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$10B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
109,662
-22,153
| -17% | -$485K |
|
|
ABMD
2319
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
13,183
-57,002
| -81% | -$10.6M |
|
2320
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.85B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
403,556
+164,807
| +69% | +$680K |
|
2321
PUT
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$56.7B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
113,678
| – | – |
|
|
MANT
2322
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
28,038
+8,809
| +46% | +$661K |
|
2323
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.53B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
22,197
+6,003
| +37% | +$593K |
|
2324
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.19B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+103,668
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
LBAI
2325
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
128,679
+25,698
| +25% | +$423K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.