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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$642M |
| 2 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$429M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
JD.com
JD
|
+$275M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.13B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$456M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 33.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.37% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8.89% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.57% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.97T
| $2.12B | 2.17% |
10,079,352
-445,512
| -4% | -$93.6M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
| $2.05B | 2.1% |
13,006,340
-2,891,940
| -18% | -$456M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.06T
| $1.25B | 1.28% |
10,814,300
-10,345,196
| -49% | -$1.13B |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
4
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$130B
| $1.09B | 1.12% |
6,573,828
-1,668,462
| -20% | -$257M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
5
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$841B
| $1.05B | 1.07% |
12,805,107
+4,096,415
| +47% | +$304M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
6
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
| $959M | 0.98% |
6,092,000
+2,324,000
| +62% | +$366M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
7
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.49T
| $942M | 0.96% |
6,585,000
+300,000
| +5% | +$35.4M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
8
Walt Disney
DIS
$205B
| $817M | 0.84% |
6,585,743
+5,133,492
| +353% | +$642M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
9
Alibaba
BABA
$255B
| $817M | 0.84% |
2,777,735
+1,187,374
| +75% | +$313M |
2018 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
|
10
Procter & Gamble
PG
$392B
| $674M | 0.69% |
4,850,167
-2,701,388
| -36% | -$359M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
11
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$255B
| $651M | 0.67% |
2,213,900
+1,445,100
| +188% | +$381M |
2014 Q3
24 quarters
|
|
|
12
Costco
COST
$473B
| $649M | 0.66% |
1,829,480
-886,103
| -33% | -$298M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
13
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
| $648M | 0.66% |
27,552,150
+4,127,316
| +18% | +$102M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
14
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$674B
| $640M | 0.65% |
4,295,961
-443,967
| -9% | -$65.7M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
15
Tesla
TSLA
$1.49T
| $632M | 0.65% |
4,418,085
-2,071,470
| -32% | -$245M |
2019 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
16
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$51.1B
| $619M | 0.63% |
3,809,400
+775,800
| +26% | +$110M |
2017 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
17
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.05T
| $559M | 0.57% |
41,294,760
+2,604,800
| +7% | +$30.3M |
2016 Q4
15 quarters
|
|
18
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $554M | 0.57% |
2,116,769
-542,630
| -20% | -$140M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
19
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $539M | 0.55% |
10,782,330
+1,162,480
| +12% | +$57.9M |
2016 Q3
16 quarters
|
|
20
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.7B
| $526M | 0.54% |
2,567,598
-56,678
| -2% | -$11.7M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
|
21
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.49T
| $522M | 0.53% |
3,653,700
+545,700
| +18% | +$64.4M |
2020 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
22
Block Inc
XYZ
$51.1B
| $500M | 0.51% |
3,072,979
+742,785
| +32% | +$105M |
2016 Q4
15 quarters
|
|
|
23
Boeing
BA
$138B
| $493M | 0.5% |
2,983,326
+2,517,256
| +540% | +$429M |
2017 Q3
12 quarters
|
|
24
Carvana
CVNA
$77.9B
| $493M | 0.5% |
11,041,365
+1,795,255
| +19% | +$63.7M |
2019 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
25
Merck
MRK
$362B
| $489M | 0.5% |
6,179,511
-2,878,041
| -32% | -$225M |
2013 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,373 positions worth $97.7B, up 16% from $83.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $5.45B in Q3 2020, closing 597 positions and reducing 1,591 holdings. Its most notable exit was American Airlines Group, an estimated $106M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 33% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares Gold Trust worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares Gold Trust: 6,019,847 shares worth $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Walt Disney in Q3 2020, an estimated $642M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.13B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited American Airlines Group in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.7B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 420 new positions and closed 597 in Q3 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $97.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.