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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 28.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.09T
| $1.23B | 1.4% |
16,690,268
+3,938,776
| +31% | +$253M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $1.15B | 1.31% |
7,264,466
-1,068,988
| -13% | -$157M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $1.11B | 1.27% |
12,006,260
+5,823,220
| +94% | +$515M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
4
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $1.05B | 1.2% |
8,726,811
-587,400
| -6% | -$67.2M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
5
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $900M | 1.03% |
9,738,000
+898,000
| +10% | +$79.5M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
6
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$662B
| $892M | 1.02% |
6,115,137
-1,344,557
| -18% | -$182M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
7
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.4B
| $651M | 0.74% |
3,377,433
+149,922
| +5% | +$28.2M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
8
Adobe
ADBE
$96.6B
| $640M | 0.73% |
1,941,523
+1,035,546
| +114% | +$305M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
9
ConocoPhillips
COP
$180B
| $625M | 0.72% |
9,616,380
-5,292,676
| -35% | -$311M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
10
Emerson Electric
EMR
$95.2B
| $622M | 0.71% |
8,155,164
+7,571,322
| +1,297% | +$546M |
2015 Q1
19 quarters
|
|
11
Citigroup
C
$208B
| $522M | 0.6% |
6,538,331
-242,263
| -4% | -$17.9M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
12
Visa
V
$767B
| $509M | 0.58% |
2,710,444
-480,913
| -15% | -$86.6M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
13
Tesla
TSLA
$1.59T
| $501M | 0.57% |
+17,953,230
| New | +$389M |
2019 Q4
0 quarters
|
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.63T
| $495M | 0.57% |
2,412,790
+165,622
| +7% | +$32.1M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
|
15
Biogen
BIIB
$36.9B
| $470M | 0.54% |
1,583,823
-1,085,030
| -41% | -$301M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
16
Costco
COST
$441B
| $450M | 0.52% |
1,532,477
+658,807
| +75% | +$196M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
17
Agilent Technologies
A
$51.1B
| $427M | 0.49% |
5,008,035
-33,831
| -0.7% | -$2.66M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
18
PayPal
PYPL
$47.3B
| $407M | 0.47% |
3,765,130
-185,772
| -5% | -$19.4M |
2015 Q3
17 quarters
|
|
19
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$83.1B
| $407M | 0.47% |
3,048,424
-98,715
| -3% | -$11.5M |
2017 Q1
11 quarters
|
|
|
20
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
| $398M | 0.46% |
1,876,515
-4,456,584
| -70% | -$836M |
2018 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
21
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
| $398M | 0.46% |
5,781,329
+1,555,989
| +37% | +$106M |
2014 Q3
21 quarters
|
|
|
22
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
| $395M | 0.45% |
1,861,000
-82,300
| -4% | -$15.4M |
2014 Q3
21 quarters
|
|
|
23
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $393M | 0.45% |
12,153,210
+10,864,360
| +843% | +$322M |
2016 Q3
13 quarters
|
|
24
AbbVie
ABBV
$514B
| $363M | 0.41% |
4,096,359
-1,175,131
| -22% | -$97.6M |
2013 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
25
DocuSign
DOCU
$15.2B
| $361M | 0.41% |
4,868,358
+1,278,010
| +36% | +$87.8M |
2019 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $3.91B in Q4 2019, closing 412 positions and reducing 1,498 holdings. Its most notable exit was Celgene Corp, an estimated $460M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 29% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Tesla worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.