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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.14% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.3% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2451
Carriage Services
CSV
$635M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
55,269
+27,752
| +101% | +$722K |
|
2452
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$4.95B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,048
| New | +$1.69M |
|
|
CMD
2453
CALL
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
+10,800
| +360% | +$1.21M |
|
|
GFN
2454
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
2455
MacroGenics
MGNX
$254M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
65,470
+45,816
| +233% | +$1.03M |
|
2456
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.77B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
37,545
+31,203
| +492% | +$1.1M |
|
2457
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.53B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
36,888
+27,194
| +281% | +$986K |
|
2458
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
9,429
+2,043
| +28% | +$302K |
|
|
ACIA
2459
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,582
| New | +$1.26M |
|
2460
CALL
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.29B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,400
| New | +$1.15M |
|
2461
CALL
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.5B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,342
| New | +$1.38M |
|
2462
Team
TISI
$77.7M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
5,796
-9,731
| -63% | -$1.87M |
|
|
CIVI
2463
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
35,281
-415
| -1% | -$13.3K |
|
2464
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.04B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
32,184
+18,044
| +128% | +$729K |
|
2465
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$469M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
56,481
+11,828
| +26% | +$285K |
|
2466
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$44.9M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
259,431
-32,822
| -11% | -$166K |
|
2467
Ascendis Pharma A/S
ASND
$16.6B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
19,923
+14,381
| +259% | +$946K |
|
2468
UNIFI
UFI
$121M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
41,775
+15,364
| +58% | +$506K |
|
|
CETV
2469
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
318,754
+233,577
| +274% | +$929K |
|
2470
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.58B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
27,438
+17,990
| +190% | +$875K |
|
|
BDN
2471
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$533M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
78,049
+34,247
| +78% | +$549K |
|
2472
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
30,441
+15,066
| +98% | +$648K |
|
2473
CALL
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$55.1B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.24M |
|
|
TIF
2474
PUT
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2475
Petrobras
PBR
$116B
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
131,028
-229,505
| -64% | -$2.94M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.