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 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
Lockheed Martin
LMT
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$337M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$559M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$558M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$530M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$525M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$420M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 34.76% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 9.22% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
| $2.11B | 1.88% |
12,940,780
-65,560
| -0.5% | -$10.5M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
| $1.9B | 1.7% |
8,544,962
-1,534,390
| -15% | -$330M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
| $1.48B | 1.33% |
11,178,923
+364,623
| +3% | +$43.9M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
4
Walt Disney
DIS
$205B
| $1.04B | 0.93% |
5,743,501
-842,242
| -13% | -$121M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
|
5
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
| $1.01B | 0.91% |
6,224,000
+132,000
| +2% | +$21.1M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
6
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$51.1B
| $937M | 0.84% |
4,307,300
+497,900
| +13% | +$97.1M |
2017 Q2
14 quarters
|
|
|
7
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.54T
| $915M | 0.82% |
3,891,300
+237,600
| +7% | +$40.5M |
2020 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
|
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
| $897M | 0.8% |
3,867,971
+1,609,063
| +71% | +$354M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
9
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
| $855M | 0.76% |
28,339,693
+787,543
| +3% | +$20.4M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
10
Merck
MRK
$364B
| $811M | 0.73% |
10,392,242
+4,212,731
| +68% | +$322M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
11
NIO
NIO
$7.27B
| $751M | 0.67% |
15,415,735
+4,001,055
| +35% | +$155M |
2019 Q3
5 quarters
|
|
|
12
Snap
SNAP
$9.08B
| $700M | 0.63% |
13,987,623
+8,703,763
| +165% | +$362M |
2018 Q4
8 quarters
|
|
|
13
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.54T
| $617M | 0.55% |
2,621,100
-3,963,900
| -60% | -$676M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $617M | 0.55% |
2,256,970
+140,201
| +7% | +$38.4M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
15
Mastercard
MA
$576B
| $604M | 0.54% |
1,691,702
+464,023
| +38% | +$154M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
16
Procter & Gamble
PG
$394B
| $592M | 0.53% |
4,258,003
-592,164
| -12% | -$82.8M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
|
17
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$876B
| $581M | 0.52% |
6,334,571
-6,470,536
| -51% | -$558M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
18
Cisco
CSCO
$377B
| $571M | 0.51% |
12,766,068
+7,821,048
| +158% | +$321M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
19
Micron Technology
MU
$881B
| $557M | 0.5% |
7,407,596
+4,470,456
| +152% | +$270M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
20
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $550M | 0.49% |
2,563,048
+936,079
| +58% | +$204M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
21
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
| $546M | 0.49% |
6,225,020
+254,500
| +4% | +$21.4M |
2015 Q4
20 quarters
|
|
22
PUT
Mercado Libre
MELI
$75.6B
| $543M | 0.49% |
324,300
+61,500
| +23% | +$86.7M |
2016 Q3
17 quarters
|
|
|
23
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$128B
| $536M | 0.48% |
3,339,961
-3,233,867
| -49% | -$525M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
24
Plug Power
PLUG
$1.55B
| $522M | 0.47% |
15,398,026
-2,945,078
| -16% | -$66.7M |
2019 Q3
5 quarters
|
|
25
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$20.4B
| $512M | 0.46% |
5,739,864
-906,390
| -14% | -$71.2M |
2013 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,343 positions worth $112B, up 14% from $97.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $10.9B in Q4 2020, closing 477 positions and reducing 1,508 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Gold Trust, an estimated $217M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 35% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Snowflake worth $147M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2020 buy was Snowflake: 523,721 shares worth $147M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Snap in Q4 2020, an estimated $362M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $559M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Gold Trust in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $217M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 563 new positions and closed 477 in Q4 2020.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.