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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$636M
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,132
| New | +$1.51M |
|
2402
Kennametal
KMT
$2.69B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
39,968
+30,504
| +322% | +$1.11M |
|
2403
Team
TISI
$77.7M
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
9,651
-7,612
| -44% | -$1.23M |
|
2404
CALL
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.3B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
23,100
| – | – |
|
2405
PUT
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.22B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,900
| New | +$1.76M |
|
|
CTXS
2406
CALL
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
| – | – |
|
2407
CALL
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.7B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,500
| New | +$1.39M |
|
2408
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$750M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
669,259
-1,183,610
| -64% | -$6.45M |
|
2409
National Presto Industries
NPK
$896M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,680
| New | +$1.6M |
|
2410
PagerDuty
PD
$753M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,088
| New | +$1.51M |
|
2411
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.8B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
51,130
-14,543
| -22% | -$389K |
|
2412
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$493M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
136,904
+26,144
| +24% | +$303K |
|
|
OSG
2413
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$258M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,553
| New | +$1.48M |
|
|
WPRT
2414
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$33.4M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
53,780
+37,848
| +238% | +$841K |
|
2415
Qualys
QLYS
$4.75B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
16,686
+10,497
| +170% | +$905K |
|
2416
PUT
New Oriental
EDU
$7.94B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-160,400
| -91% | -$14.4M |
|
2417
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$12.8B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
141,818
-197,288
| -58% | -$2.18M |
|
2418
CALL
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.54B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
18,700
-38,500
| -67% | -$3.05M |
|
2419
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$3.03B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
52,174
-38,160
| -42% | -$1.14M |
|
2420
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.59B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,180
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
BRKL
2421
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
93,159
-1,483
| -2% | -$22.1K |
|
2422
United Microelectronic
UMC
$47.9B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
647,791
+39,631
| +7% | +$81K |
|
|
VRTV
2423
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
73,689
+10,065
| +16% | +$232K |
|
2424
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$458M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
58,265
-3,764
| -6% | -$91.5K |
|
|
SPTN
2425
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
122,250
+110,511
| +941% | +$1.58M |
|
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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.