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
| 1 |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
$345M |
| 2 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
$301M |
| 3 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
$273M |
| 4 |
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
|
$231M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$218M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
$414M |
| 2 |
AGN
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
|
$374M |
| 3 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
$349M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
$254M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$247M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Energy | 12.35% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.14% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.81% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.57% |
| 5 | Financials | 10.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
| $984M | 1.51% | 12,520,766 -1,289,157 | -9% | -$101M |
|
2
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
| $790M | 1.21% | 7,718,692 -2,310,583 | -23% | -$237M |
|
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
| $689M | 1.06% | 4,774,989 +127,505 | +3% | +$18.4M |
|
|
4
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.74B
| $614M | 0.94% | 3,089,065 +1,373,773 | +80% | +$273M |
|
5
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
| $602M | 0.92% | 9,456,559 -3,448,056 | -27% | -$219M |
|
6
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $572M | 0.88% | 4,596,145 -686,992 | -13% | -$85.5M |
|
|
YHOO
7
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $553M | 0.85% | 12,434,375 -1,102,557 | -8% | -$49M |
|
8
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
| $540M | 0.83% | 10,836,355 -305,054 | -3% | -$15.2M |
|
|
9
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$659B
| $527M | 0.81% | 2,552,623 +1,672,847 | +190% | +$345M |
|
|
10
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $522M | 0.8% | 1,403,830 +585,532 | +72% | +$218M |
|
|
ANDV
11
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $469M | 0.72% | 5,135,819 -1,889,731 | -27% | -$173M |
|
12
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $467M | 0.72% | 5,682,318 +1,574,581 | +38% | +$129M |
|
13
CF Industries
CF
$14B
| $444M | 0.68% | 1,566,554 -168,327 | -10% | -$47.8M |
|
14
American International
AIG
$45.1B
| $439M | 0.67% | 8,013,946 -3,645 | -0% | -$200K |
|
|
15
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
| $437M | 0.67% | 4,982,906 -4,715,784 | -49% | -$414M |
|
16
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $426M | 0.65% | 10,505,347 +4,936,007 | +89% | +$200M |
|
17
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
| $424M | 0.65% | 8,834,373 -2,422,792 | -22% | -$116M |
|
18
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
| $424M | 0.65% | 7,347,128 -1,756,960 | -19% | -$101M |
|
|
19
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $385M | 0.59% | 912,933 +712,993 | +357% | +$301M |
|
|
MON
20
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $365M | 0.56% | 3,244,646 +91,551 | +3% | +$10.3M |
|
21
Merck
MRK
$210B
| $357M | 0.55% | 6,208,864 +3,274,493 | +112% | +$188M |
|
|
DTV
22
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
| $355M | 0.54% | 4,170,017 +6,634 | +0.2% | +$565K |
|
23
James River Group
JRVR
$258M
| $331M | 0.51% | 14,047,238 | – | – |
|
24
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $320M | 0.49% | 4,772,782 +804,779 | +20% | +$53.9M |
|
25
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
| $318M | 0.49% | 8,335,255 -709,890 | -8% | -$27.1M |
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