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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$484M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
$398M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$324M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
$187M |
| 5 |
Dell
DELL
|
$185M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$386M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
$308M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$278M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$217M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.49% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.01% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.39% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.96% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.04% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $905M | 1.6% | 1,080,874 -106,182 | -9% | -$88.9M |
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|
2
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $756M | 1.33% | 6,683,396 +4,279,844 | +178% | +$484M |
|
3
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
| $617M | 1.09% | 6,930,665 +1,523,053 | +28% | +$136M |
|
4
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $546M | 0.96% | 4,732,256 +524,100 | +12% | +$60.5M |
|
5
James River Group
JRVR
$258M
| $509M | 0.9% | 14,047,238 | – | – |
|
6
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $504M | 0.89% | 1,611,384 -4,266 | -0.3% | -$1.34M |
|
7
Visa
V
$683B
| $503M | 0.89% | 6,079,896 +1,575,193 | +35% | +$130M |
|
8
Walmart
WMT
$774B
| $498M | 0.88% | 6,899,350 +245,544 | +4% | +$17.7M |
|
9
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
| $433M | 0.76% | 2,445,074 +332,588 | +16% | +$58.8M |
|
|
10
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
| $413M | 0.73% | 4,452,363 +4,285,524 | +2,569% | +$398M |
|
|
11
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
| $393M | 0.69% | 7,284,500 +6,016,104 | +474% | +$324M |
|
|
VMW
12
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $358M | 0.63% | 4,886,494 +218,763 | +5% | +$16M |
|
|
YHOO
13
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $352M | 0.62% | 8,167,604 +1,105,754 | +16% | +$47.7M |
|
14
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
| $336M | 0.59% | 11,133,723 -1,967,927 | -15% | -$59.3M |
|
15
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
| $336M | 0.59% | 2,322,789 -289,314 | -11% | -$41.8M |
|
16
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
| $325M | 0.57% | 3,201,933 +1,565,569 | +96% | +$159M |
|
|
LNKD
17
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $323M | 0.57% | 1,687,934 +768,637 | +84% | +$147M |
|
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $321M | 0.57% | 413,192 +215,888 | +109% | +$168M |
|
19
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
| $293M | 0.52% | 6,621,007 +1,428,996 | +28% | +$63.3M |
|
|
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
| $291M | 0.51% | 361,482 +214,709 | +146% | +$173M |
|
21
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $284M | 0.5% | 3,627,611 +248,488 | +7% | +$19.4M |
|
|
ESRX
22
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| $279M | 0.49% | 3,952,974 +1,909,987 | +93% | +$135M |
|
23
Home Depot
HD
$405B
| $257M | 0.45% | 1,998,114 -501,180 | -20% | -$64.5M |
|
24
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
| $247M | 0.44% | 3,730,115 -243,478 | -6% | -$16.2M |
|
25
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
| $239M | 0.42% | 2,982,588 -1,467,112 | -33% | -$118M |
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