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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GGP
2351
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+92,099
| New | +$1.95M |
|
2352
CALL
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.8B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
39,100
| – | – |
|
2353
CALL
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.14B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-30,000
| -60% | -$3.02M |
|
2354
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.77B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
61,134
-4,652
| -7% | -$152K |
|
2355
PUT
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$58.3M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
2,075
-1,550
| -43% | -$1.57M |
|
2356
CALL
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.27B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
84,900
+55,400
| +188% | +$1.32M |
|
|
TUP
2357
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
-3,900
| -14% | -$321K |
|
2358
PUT
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.2B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-273,200
| -77% | -$6.27M |
|
|
THR
2359
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
87,028
+13,202
| +18% | +$340K |
|
|
TLGT
2360
DELISTED
Teligent, Inc
TLGT
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,658
| New | +$1.44M |
|
2361
PUT
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$223M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
+21,300
| +77% | +$792K |
|
|
ARG
2362
PUT
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
| – | – |
|
2363
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.18B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
89,650
-38,957
| -30% | -$828K |
|
|
RPRX
2364
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
113,310
-84,179
| -43% | -$1.63M |
|
|
MINI
2365
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
46,333
-51,986
| -53% | -$2.17M |
|
|
ALE
2366
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
38,310
+11,707
| +44% | +$586K |
|
|
UPL
2367
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
74,630
-112,560
| -60% | -$2.69M |
|
2368
CALL
Workday
WDAY
$41.6B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
-78,100
| -78% | -$7.44M |
|
2369
CALL
YPF
YPF
$19.8B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
64,100
+20,000
| +45% | +$558K |
|
2370
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$99.2B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-120,700
| -92% | -$22.3M |
|
|
PETM
2371
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
28,955
+5,677
| +24% | +$376K |
|
|
CVD
2372
PUT
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
19,200
-800
| -4% | -$79.3K |
|
2373
PUT
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$45.8B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
105,300
-177,300
| -63% | -$3.22M |
|
2374
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$581M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
60,599
+17,586
| +41% | +$568K |
|
|
WDR
2375
CALL
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
27,000
+11,700
| +76% | +$804K |
|
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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.