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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$581M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$515M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$511M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$371M |
| 5 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$297M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$457M |
| 2 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
$450M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
$436M |
| 4 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
$369M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
$334M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.32% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.62% |
| 4 | Financials | 12.32% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $849M | 1.57% | 1,187,056 +812,179 | +217% | +$581M |
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|
2
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
| $518M | 0.95% | 5,407,612 +5,383,276 | +22,121% | +$515M |
|
|
3
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $517M | 0.95% | 4,523,197 +4,467,535 | +8,026% | +$511M |
|
|
4
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $506M | 0.93% | 4,208,156 +3,082,762 | +274% | +$371M |
|
5
Walmart
WMT
$774B
| $486M | 0.9% | 6,653,806 +2,285,125 | +52% | +$167M |
|
6
James River Group
JRVR
$258M
| $477M | 0.88% | 14,047,238 | – | – |
|
7
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $391M | 0.72% | 1,615,650 -612,567 | -27% | -$148M |
|
8
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
| $386M | 0.71% | 10,583,984 +1,760,639 | +20% | +$64.3M |
|
|
TWX
9
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $381M | 0.7% | 5,178,361 -1,222,384 | -19% | -$89.9M |
|
10
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
| $380M | 0.7% | 2,112,486 -333,987 | -14% | -$60.1M |
|
|
11
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
| $378M | 0.7% | 2,612,103 -2,307,460 | -47% | -$334M |
|
12
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
| $350M | 0.65% | 4,449,700 +224,295 | +5% | +$17.7M |
|
13
Visa
V
$683B
| $334M | 0.62% | 4,504,703 +2,144,233 | +91% | +$159M |
|
14
Citigroup
C
$178B
| $328M | 0.6% | 7,737,999 -1,663,150 | -18% | -$70.5M |
|
|
15
Home Depot
HD
$405B
| $319M | 0.59% | 2,499,294 +2,325,907 | +1,341% | +$297M |
|
16
Nike
NKE
$114B
| $318M | 0.59% | 5,759,936 +5,076,090 | +742% | +$280M |
|
17
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
| $314M | 0.58% | 13,101,650 +4,268,392 | +48% | +$102M |
|
18
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
| $297M | 0.55% | 22,357,736 -3,502,909 | -14% | -$46.5M |
|
19
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $292M | 0.54% | 3,379,123 -150,644 | -4% | -$13M |
|
|
EMC
20
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $278M | 0.51% | 10,215,930 +882,867 | +9% | +$24M |
|
21
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
| $269M | 0.5% | 2,099,723 -676,143 | -24% | -$86.5M |
|
|
VMW
22
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $267M | 0.49% | 4,667,731 +3,084,802 | +195% | +$177M |
|
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YHOO
23
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $265M | 0.49% | 7,061,850 -11,977,359 | -63% | -$450M |
|
24
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
| $259M | 0.48% | 3,973,593 -870,437 | -18% | -$56.7M |
|
25
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
| $254M | 0.47% | 1,669,005 -1,304,947 | -44% | -$199M |
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