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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$288M |
| 3 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$254M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$210M |
| 5 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$206M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$301M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$201M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.75% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.67% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.57% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AFAM
2351
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
16,704
-9,886
| -37% | -$541K |
|
2352
PUT
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$7.85B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
16,600
+6,600
| +66% | +$386K |
|
2353
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.9B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
8,090
-6,218
| -43% | -$781K |
|
2354
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.58B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
22,315
+838
| +4% | +$37.3K |
|
|
RDUS
2355
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
40,557
-7,980
| -16% | -$158K |
|
|
BBRG
2356
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
222,152
-24,154
| -10% | -$114K |
|
2357
CALL
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.59B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
|
PHIIK
2358
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
104,440
+11,276
| +12% | +$119K |
|
2359
Quad
QUAD
$438M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
44,427
-53,753
| -55% | -$1.28M |
|
2360
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.97B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,735
| New | +$1.11M |
|
|
DERM
2361
DELISTED
Dermira, Inc.
DERM
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
34,767
-67,545
| -66% | -$2.05M |
|
2362
Brown & Brown
BRO
$23.6B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
46,878
-96,838
| -67% | -$2.08M |
|
2363
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$47.7B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2364
CALL
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.78B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
| – | – |
|
2365
Globant
GLOB
$1.41B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,150
| New | +$895K |
|
2366
CALL
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.84B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
12,800
| – | – |
|
2367
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.68B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,150
| New | +$961K |
|
|
TWX
2368
PUT
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-60,000
| -86% | -$5.94M |
|
2369
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.06B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
48,038
+2,414
| +5% | +$48.1K |
|
2370
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.59B
| $999K | ﹤0.01% |
30,712
-251,913
| -89% | -$9.06M |
|
2371
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.53B
| $999K | ﹤0.01% |
+51,454
| New | +$953K |
|
|
BHI
2372
CALL
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $998K | ﹤0.01% |
18,300
| – | – |
|
|
SAND
2373
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
| $997K | ﹤0.01% |
257,840
+155,061
| +151% | +$589K |
|
2374
Equinor
EQNR
$91.4B
| $996K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,255
| New | +$1.03M |
|
2375
Chegg
CHGG
$110M
| $993K | ﹤0.01% |
80,825
-92,495
| -53% | -$1.01M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,739 positions worth $60.5B, up 6.3% from $56.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 filing shows 483 new, 1,217 increased, 1,312 reduced and 407 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M. The largest sale was McDonald's, an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Verizon in Q2 2017, an estimated $322M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $374M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $215M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 483 new positions and closed 407 in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.