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
|
+$892M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$462M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$350M |
| 4 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$315M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$318M |
| 3 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$285M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$242M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$231M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 27.94% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.39% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.32% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.18% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.56% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.75T
| $2.19B | 2.61% |
15,898,280
+7,387,800
| +87% | +$892M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $2.14B | 2.55% |
10,524,864
+1,615,835
| +18% | +$293M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.02T
| $1.93B | 2.3% |
21,159,496
-485,780
| -2% | -$37.6M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
4
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$111B
| $1.11B | 1.33% |
8,242,290
+940,761
| +13% | +$107M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
|
5
Procter & Gamble
PG
$367B
| $903M | 1.08% |
7,551,555
+3,003,806
| +66% | +$350M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
6
Costco
COST
$435B
| $823M | 0.98% |
2,715,583
+774,116
| +40% | +$236M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
7
Merck
MRK
$348B
| $668M | 0.8% |
9,057,552
+3,585,422
| +66% | +$270M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
8
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$652B
| $667M | 0.79% |
4,739,928
-540,493
| -10% | -$78.8M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
|
9
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.59T
| $604M | 0.72% |
2,659,399
+1,506,913
| +131% | +$315M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
|
10
Wells Fargo
WFC
$251B
| $600M | 0.71% |
23,424,834
+16,896,375
| +259% | +$462M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
11
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.5B
| $543M | 0.65% |
2,624,276
-265,963
| -9% | -$55.2M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
12
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$901B
| $528M | 0.63% |
5,614,394
+2,552,387
| +83% | +$242M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
|
13
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.75T
| $520M | 0.62% |
3,768,000
-1,200,000
| -24% | -$145M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
14
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.6B
| $482M | 0.57% |
5,261,049
+693,116
| +15% | +$63.5M |
2014 Q4
22 quarters
|
|
|
15
Tesla
TSLA
$1.6T
| $467M | 0.56% |
6,489,555
+6,265,920
| +2,802% | +$339M |
2019 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
16
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$944B
| $458M | 0.55% |
8,708,692
+1,574,124
| +22% | +$83.5M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
|
17
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.6T
| $452M | 0.54% |
6,285,000
-240,000
| -4% | -$13M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
18
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $438M | 0.52% |
9,619,850
+5,692,860
| +145% | +$242M |
2016 Q3
15 quarters
|
|
19
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.16T
| $433M | 0.52% |
2,426,459
+1,241,172
| +105% | +$227M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
20
Verizon
VZ
$179B
| $426M | 0.51% |
7,726,973
-2,750,934
| -26% | -$155M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
21
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $383M | 0.46% |
5,738,035
+971,314
| +20% | +$56.7M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
22
DocuSign
DOCU
$15.6B
| $374M | 0.45% |
2,171,597
-1,811,300
| -45% | -$228M |
2019 Q1
5 quarters
|
|
23
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $367M | 0.44% |
38,689,960
-12,133,160
| -24% | -$98.2M |
2016 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
24
PepsiCo
PEP
$181B
| $353M | 0.42% |
2,665,882
+690,428
| +35% | +$91M |
2013 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
25
Wayfair
W
$15.6B
| $349M | 0.42% |
1,765,475
+1,727,889
| +4,597% | +$258M |
2016 Q3
15 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2020, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,417 positions worth $83.9B, up 31% from $64.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2020 filing shows 520 new, 1,365 increased, 1,580 reduced and 467 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares MBS ETF: 588,000 shares worth $65.1M. The largest sale was Shopify, an estimated $382M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 28% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2020 buy was iShares MBS ETF: 588,000 shares worth $65.1M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Amazon in Q2 2020, an estimated $892M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was Shopify, cutting an estimated $382M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $153M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $83.9B portfolio in Q2 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 520 new positions and closed 467 in Q2 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $83.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 14 Aug 2020.