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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 24.26% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.09T
| $1.43B | 1.86% |
30,815,008
+8,367,668
| +37% | +$379M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $1.14B | 1.49% |
13,440,320
+8,769,440
| +188% | +$696M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
3
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $837M | 1.09% |
8,759,450
+117,123
| +1% | +$10.6M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
4
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$67B
| $806M | 1.05% |
7,376,199
-1,398,069
| -16% | -$154M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
5
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$125B
| $721M | 0.94% |
13,029,111
+5,356,399
| +70% | +$289M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $551M | 0.72% |
5,584,459
+1,384,929
| +33% | +$134M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
7
Merck
MRK
$361B
| $533M | 0.7% |
9,199,504
-8,022,956
| -47% | -$453M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
8
Visa
V
$767B
| $513M | 0.67% |
3,869,589
-458,528
| -11% | -$59M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
9
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.4B
| $502M | 0.66% |
3,654,669
-543,489
| -13% | -$69.7M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
10
EQT Corp
EQT
$34.1B
| $492M | 0.64% |
16,373,769
-1,674,398
| -9% | -$46.7M |
2016 Q1
9 quarters
|
|
11
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$816B
| $481M | 0.63% |
1,772,524
+604,231
| +52% | +$163M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
12
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $480M | 0.63% |
5,646,000
+294,000
| +5% | +$23.3M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
13
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$48B
| $470M | 0.61% |
3,854,800
+2,289,204
| +146% | +$275M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
14
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $470M | 0.61% |
6,417,757
+541,468
| +9% | +$36.7M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
15
PUT
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $455M | 0.59% |
11,635,000
-706,000
| -6% | -$24.1M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
16
Citigroup
C
$208B
| $436M | 0.57% |
6,516,002
-822,599
| -11% | -$56.6M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
17
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.16T
| $425M | 0.55% |
71,687,520
-28,795,960
| -29% | -$175M |
2016 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
18
PG&E
PCG
$39.7B
| $418M | 0.55% |
9,817,901
+1,278,126
| +15% | +$55.4M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
19
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.63T
| $392M | 0.51% |
2,019,674
+1,333,833
| +194% | +$241M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
AET
20
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $388M | 0.51% |
2,114,150
-77,619
| -4% | -$13.8M |
2015 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
|
CELG
21
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $383M | 0.5% |
4,822,536
+536,351
| +13% | +$44.5M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
22
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79B
| $382M | 0.5% |
9,324,651
+2,775,032
| +42% | +$112M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
23
S&P Global
SPGI
$134B
| $378M | 0.49% |
1,855,119
-606,760
| -25% | -$120M |
2016 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
24
Agilent Technologies
A
$51.1B
| $373M | 0.49% |
6,023,698
+1,322,889
| +28% | +$86.3M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
25
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $364M | 0.48% |
4,286,000
-650,000
| -13% | -$51.6M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.