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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 21.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.68% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
| $1.05B | 1.31% |
6,194,320
+3,866,508
| +166% | +$667M |
2018 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $888M | 1.11% |
9,382,900
+4,488,720
| +92% | +$418M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
3
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$662B
| $847M | 1.06% |
6,081,495
+2,726,614
| +81% | +$377M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $817M | 1.02% |
6,098,891
+2,315,955
| +61% | +$294M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
5
ConocoPhillips
COP
$180B
| $792M | 0.99% |
12,984,033
+6,942,095
| +115% | +$432M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
6
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $762M | 0.95% |
7,549,951
-1,171,871
| -13% | -$124M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
7
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $718M | 0.89% |
7,580,000
+630,000
| +9% | +$58.7M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$5.09T
| $692M | 0.86% |
13,986,840
-9,307,060
| -40% | -$453M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
9
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.4B
| $675M | 0.84% |
3,226,101
-10,440
| -0.3% | -$2.05M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
10
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.16T
| $642M | 0.8% |
156,448,600
+140,991,560
| +912% | +$584M |
2016 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
11
Biogen
BIIB
$36.9B
| $602M | 0.75% |
2,572,976
+1,524,355
| +145% | +$352M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
12
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $567M | 0.71% |
8,042,295
+5,185,196
| +181% | +$348M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
13
Wells Fargo
WFC
$255B
| $531M | 0.66% |
11,225,432
+4,297,389
| +62% | +$201M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
14
Medtronic
MDT
$124B
| $519M | 0.65% |
5,333,541
+927,269
| +21% | +$84.7M |
2016 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
15
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$19.2B
| $512M | 0.64% |
4,176,824
+171,450
| +4% | +$20.1M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
16
AbbVie
ABBV
$514B
| $465M | 0.58% |
6,391,103
+296,368
| +5% | +$23.3M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
17
Visa
V
$767B
| $463M | 0.58% |
2,667,818
+1,037,842
| +64% | +$170M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
18
Mercado Libre
MELI
$84.2B
| $422M | 0.53% |
689,219
+6,341
| +0.9% | +$3.53M |
2017 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
19
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
| $419M | 0.52% |
5,853,202
-2,024,377
| -26% | -$144M |
2014 Q3
19 quarters
|
|
20
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$205B
| $418M | 0.52% |
6,183,613
-218,887
| -3% | -$14.4M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
21
Merck
MRK
$361B
| $415M | 0.52% |
5,190,006
-1,062,101
| -17% | -$81.3M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
22
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
| $402M | 0.5% |
4,798,781
+529,304
| +12% | +$41.5M |
2018 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
23
McDonald's
MCD
$182B
| $388M | 0.48% |
1,869,155
+518,223
| +38% | +$103M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
24
Caterpillar
CAT
$298B
| $388M | 0.48% |
2,843,275
+907,430
| +47% | +$120M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
25
Honeywell
HON
$70.4B
| $382M | 0.48% |
2,320,802
+1,019,835
| +78% | +$162M |
2016 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 21% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.