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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
2401
PUT
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
21,300
+1,300
| +7% | +$48.9K |
|
2402
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,300
| New | +$950K |
|
2403
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
10,136
+2,624
| +35% | +$205K |
|
|
OLP
2404
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$548M
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
35,202
+5,253
| +18% | +$125K |
|
|
LMOS
2405
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
46,379
-20,897
| -31% | -$348K |
|
2406
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
38,421
-364,843
| -90% | -$7.66M |
|
2407
Ennis
EBF
$546M
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
48,134
-19,634
| -29% | -$327K |
|
|
TLGT
2408
DELISTED
Teligent, Inc
TLGT
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
10,484
+3,740
| +55% | +$269K |
|
|
APFH
2409
DELISTED
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings
APFH
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,266
| New | +$758K |
|
|
LOXO
2410
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
| $818K | ﹤0.01% |
19,434
-27,742
| -59% | -$1.14M |
|
2411
Allot
ALLT
$374M
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
171,715
+5,763
| +3% | +$28.6K |
|
|
MRO
2412
CALL
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
51,700
-239,700
| -82% | -$3.93M |
|
|
ECYT
2413
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
317,394
-40,154
| -11% | -$92.9K |
|
2414
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
19,793
-24,272
| -55% | -$1.02M |
|
|
SFBS
2415
CALL
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.79B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,400
| New | +$879K |
|
|
GEN
2416
DELISTED
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.
GEN
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
308,521
+121,839
| +65% | +$438K |
|
2417
CALL
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
7,300
-11,500
| -61% | -$1.25M |
|
|
ANDV
2418
CALL
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $811K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-47,000
| -82% | -$3.94M |
|
|
PPP
2419
DELISTED
Primero Mining Corp
PPP
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
1,462,787
-849,737
| -37% | -$599K |
|
2420
CALL
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
RARX
2421
DELISTED
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
RARX
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
37,844
-3,556
| -9% | -$68K |
|
|
AHRT
2422
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$534M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
57,982
+23,995
| +71% | +$334K |
|
2423
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,580
| New | +$842K |
|
2424
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$157M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
118,930
-18,638
| -14% | -$110K |
|
|
NBIS
2425
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$47.7B
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,650
| New | +$835K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.