D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co. is an investment firm founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, who had been a computer science professor at Columbia University. It started over a small bookstore in downtown New York and became a pioneer in computational finance, using math models and software to profit from market anomalies. Its funds rely heavily on computer-driven methods and its own technology to support fundamental research, and it also makes private equity investments in areas such as technology, wind power and real estate. Shaw ran the firm until 2001, then stepped back from daily involvement to focus on D. E. Shaw Research, where he is chief scientist and heads a research group in computational biochemistry. In the mid-1990s it also set up a brokerage and founded the email provider Juno Online Services. An Executive Committee chaired by Anne Dinning leads the firm.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$288M |
| 3 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$254M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$210M |
| 5 |
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Common Stock
FWONK
|
+$206M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$301M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$201M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 22.33% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.47% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.19% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.76% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.09T
| $1.15B | 1.91% |
32,020,556
+5,115,468
| +19% | +$189M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
2
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$816B
| $677M | 1.12% |
2,799,935
+537,616
| +24% | +$129M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
|
3
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
| $589M | 0.97% |
16,314,520
+6,742,166
| +70% | +$254M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
4
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$67B
| $571M | 0.94% |
5,219,245
+1,095,632
| +27% | +$117M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
5
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$205B
| $522M | 0.86% |
7,381,096
+997,408
| +16% | +$66.4M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.45T
| $522M | 0.86% |
11,482,580
+3,534,580
| +44% | +$162M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
7
S&P Global
SPGI
$134B
| $503M | 0.83% |
3,443,312
+316,253
| +10% | +$43.9M |
2016 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
8
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$662B
| $484M | 0.8% |
3,658,928
+100,888
| +3% | +$12.9M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
|
9
PayPal
PYPL
$47.3B
| $462M | 0.76% |
8,604,842
+4,267,011
| +98% | +$210M |
2015 Q3
7 quarters
|
|
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.47T
| $447M | 0.74% |
9,606,480
+3,695,340
| +63% | +$173M |
2015 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
|
11
McDonald's
MCD
$182B
| $441M | 0.73% |
2,880,596
-2,590,816
| -47% | -$374M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
12
Amgen
AMGN
$249B
| $433M | 0.72% |
2,513,102
+776,837
| +45% | +$126M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
13
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.4B
| $421M | 0.7% |
4,526,615
+380,925
| +9% | +$34.4M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
14
Dell
DELL
$302B
| $415M | 0.69% |
24,223,223
-1,209,631
| -5% | -$22.2M |
2016 Q3
3 quarters
|
|
|
15
Verizon
VZ
$181B
| $405M | 0.67% |
9,070,963
+6,918,829
| +321% | +$322M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
|
TWX
16
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $370M | 0.61% |
3,681,122
-1,901,765
| -34% | -$188M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
17
Merck
MRK
$361B
| $365M | 0.6% |
5,966,271
+3,121,064
| +110% | +$190M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
18
Biogen
BIIB
$36.9B
| $354M | 0.59% |
1,305,858
-253,197
| -16% | -$67M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
19
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$113B
| $344M | 0.57% |
4,595,000
+665,000
| +17% | +$48.8M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
|
20
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $334M | 0.55% |
22,361,890
-14,374,010
| -39% | -$221M |
2016 Q3
3 quarters
|
|
21
Visa
V
$767B
| $325M | 0.54% |
3,462,739
-691,786
| -17% | -$64.2M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
22
Yum! Brands
YUM
$42.2B
| $303M | 0.5% |
4,111,497
+11,936
| +0.3% | +$831K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
23
Walt Disney
DIS
$192B
| $298M | 0.49% |
2,804,930
-169,898
| -6% | -$18.6M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
24
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.4B
| $293M | 0.49% |
4,455,342
+985,997
| +28% | +$70.7M |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
25
Applied Materials
AMAT
$335B
| $293M | 0.49% |
7,099,135
+1,423,234
| +25% | +$60.5M |
2014 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, D.E. Shaw & Co held 3,739 positions worth $60.5B, up 6.3% from $56.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2017 filing shows 483 new, 1,217 increased, 1,313 reduced and 407 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M. The largest sale was McDonald's, an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Verizon in Q2 2017, an estimated $322M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $374M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $215M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 483 new positions and closed 407 in Q2 2017.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.