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 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
$402M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
$371M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$323M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
$260M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$236M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
$637M |
| 2 |
BRCM
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
|
$397M |
| 3 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$364M |
| 4 |
Phillips 66
PSX
|
$352M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$350M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.6% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.08% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.42% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 10.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
YHOO
1
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $701M | 1.26% | 19,039,209 +10,915,217 | +134% | +$402M |
|
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
| $698M | 1.25% | 4,919,563 -1,313,594 | -21% | -$186M |
|
|
AGN
3
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $614M | 1.1% | 2,290,477 +1,385,489 | +153% | +$371M |
|
4
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $580M | 1.04% | 2,228,217 +135,608 | +6% | +$35.3M |
|
|
5
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
| $476M | 0.86% | 369,668 +182,855 | +98% | +$236M |
|
|
TWX
6
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $464M | 0.83% | 6,400,745 +699,514 | +12% | +$50.7M |
|
7
James River Group
JRVR
$258M
| $453M | 0.81% | 14,047,238 | – | – |
|
8
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
| $448M | 0.8% | 2,446,473 +179,642 | +8% | +$32.9M |
|
9
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
| $446M | 0.8% | 2,973,952 +446,710 | +18% | +$67M |
|
|
10
Citigroup
C
$178B
| $392M | 0.7% | 9,401,149 +6,215,979 | +195% | +$260M |
|
11
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
| $381M | 0.68% | 2,775,866 +514,822 | +23% | +$70.7M |
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $375M | 0.67% | 502,915 -162,829 | -24% | -$121M |
|
|
TWC
13
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
| $369M | 0.66% | 1,803,930 -458,487 | -20% | -$93.8M |
|
14
Intel
INTC
$107B
| $355M | 0.64% | 10,986,229 +2,124,554 | +24% | +$68.7M |
|
|
15
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
| $350M | 0.63% | 25,860,645 +23,868,960 | +1,198% | +$323M |
|
16
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
| $341M | 0.61% | 8,823,345 -2,880,641 | -25% | -$111M |
|
17
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
| $328M | 0.59% | 11,074,750 +2,818,638 | +34% | +$83.5M |
|
|
18
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
| $319M | 0.57% | 418,759 -117,435 | -22% | -$89.6M |
|
19
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $313M | 0.56% | 3,529,767 -202,451 | -5% | -$17.9M |
|
20
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$21.1B
| $310M | 0.56% | 5,801,263 +1,790,797 | +45% | +$95.8M |
|
21
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
| $304M | 0.55% | 4,225,405 +1,361,905 | +48% | +$98.1M |
|
22
Walmart
WMT
$774B
| $299M | 0.54% | 4,368,681 -158,261 | -3% | -$10.8M |
|
23
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
| $298M | 0.53% | 8,010,123 -4,296,737 | -35% | -$160M |
|
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $297M | 0.53% | 6,403,914 +2,843,494 | +80% | +$132M |
|
25
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
| $296M | 0.53% | 4,844,030 -415,969 | -8% | -$25.4M |
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