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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.58% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.65% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
PUT
HSBC
HSBC
$352B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
39,300
-15,343
| -28% | -$643K |
|
|
KE
2327
Kimball Electronics
KE
$584M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
100,932
+4,686
| +5% | +$72.7K |
|
2328
PUT
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.9B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2329
PUT
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.88B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
16,200
+8,600
| +113% | +$923K |
|
2330
CALL
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
-1,000
| -9% | -$172K |
|
2331
PUT
Autodesk
ADSK
$50.5B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
+2,800
| +39% | +$471K |
|
2332
Albemarle
ALB
$13.3B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
23,088
+12,816
| +125% | +$946K |
|
2333
Sony
SONY
$133B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
155,170
-1,832,820
| -92% | -$18M |
|
2334
Terex
TEX
$7.78B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
51,754
-60,641
| -54% | -$1.86M |
|
2335
Globant
GLOB
$1.51B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
16,031
-29,806
| -65% | -$2.6M |
|
2336
Watsco Inc
WSO
$15.1B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
9,903
-46,826
| -83% | -$7.36M |
|
2337
CALL
Koppers
KOP
$966M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
55,000
| – | – |
|
2338
Kura Oncology
KURA
$833M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+82,004
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
AD
2339
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.03B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
36,051
-79,750
| -69% | -$3.73M |
|
2340
PUT
Ternium
TX
$9.68B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
71,700
+44,800
| +167% | +$1.12M |
|
2341
CALL
Viasat
VSAT
$9.81B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,900
| New | +$1.74M |
|
|
GRMN
2342
CALL
Garmin
GRMN
$48B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
20,100
| – | – |
|
2343
International Paper
IP
$23.6B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,108
| New | +$1.66M |
|
|
HZN
2344
DELISTED
Horizon Global Corporation
HZN
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
446,807
+51,118
| +13% | +$167K |
|
|
DCH
2345
PUT
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.3B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+125,500
| New | +$1.63M |
|
2346
CALL
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.35B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
3,000
| – | – |
|
2347
PUT
Adient
ADNT
$1.66B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
65,900
-9,300
| -12% | -$191K |
|
2348
FormFactor
FORM
$6.74B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
101,980
-33,320
| -25% | -$545K |
|
|
TEN
2349
PUT
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+144,100
| New | +$2.36M |
|
|
GRMN
2350
PUT
Garmin
GRMN
$48B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$818K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.