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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$427M |
| 2 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
$267M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
$245M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$244M |
| 5 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
$213M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$406M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$381M |
| 3 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
$323M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
$307M |
| 5 |
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
|
$268M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.47% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.87% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.25% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $713M | 1.21% | 5,857,233 +1,124,977 | +24% | +$137M |
|
2
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
| $598M | 1.01% | 5,733,158 +1,280,795 | +29% | +$133M |
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $545M | 0.93% | 4,702,247 -1,981,149 | -30% | -$229M |
|
4
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $514M | 0.87% | 1,811,083 +199,699 | +12% | +$56.6M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $487M | 0.83% | 631,248 +218,056 | +53% | +$168M |
|
|
6
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
| $467M | 0.79% | 3,772,908 +3,445,377 | +1,052% | +$427M |
|
7
Visa
V
$683B
| $444M | 0.75% | 5,694,999 -384,897 | -6% | -$30M |
|
8
James River Group
JRVR
$258M
| $440M | 0.75% | 10,597,238 -3,450,000 | -25% | -$143M |
|
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
| $426M | 0.72% | 537,909 +176,427 | +49% | +$140M |
|
|
YHOO
10
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $416M | 0.71% | 10,768,865 +2,601,261 | +32% | +$101M |
|
|
11
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $405M | 0.69% | 539,476 -541,398 | -50% | -$406M |
|
|
TWX
12
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $374M | 0.63% | 3,870,627 +1,000,181 | +35% | +$96.5M |
|
13
Walmart
WMT
$774B
| $356M | 0.61% | 5,156,940 -1,742,410 | -25% | -$120M |
|
|
14
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
| $331M | 0.56% | 4,629,123 +3,408,774 | +279% | +$244M |
|
15
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
| $327M | 0.55% | 2,003,618 -319,171 | -14% | -$52M |
|
16
Synchrony
SYF
$28.4B
| $302M | 0.51% | 8,318,252 +266,774 | +3% | +$9.68M |
|
17
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
| $300M | 0.51% | 4,347,109 +616,994 | +17% | +$42.6M |
|
18
Citigroup
C
$178B
| $294M | 0.5% | 4,953,207 +344,064 | +7% | +$20.4M |
|
19
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
| $274M | 0.47% | 2,546,872 +1,078,680 | +73% | +$116M |
|
|
20
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
| $272M | 0.46% | 11,757,982 +9,199,722 | +360% | +$213M |
|
|
21
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$59.2B
| $272M | 0.46% | 2,773,617 +2,721,411 | +5,213% | +$267M |
|
22
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
| $268M | 0.46% | 2,444,365 -757,568 | -24% | -$83M |
|
23
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
| $261M | 0.44% | 4,537,219 +3,657,066 | +416% | +$210M |
|
|
24
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $260M | 0.44% | 3,646,126 +3,445,093 | +1,714% | +$245M |
|
25
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
| $259M | 0.44% | 4,427,164 -2,857,336 | -39% | -$167M |
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