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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$862M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tencent Music
TME
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$383M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$673M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$574M |
| 4 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$415M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 30.1% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.48% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 9.04% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
| $2B | 1.93% |
8,495,662
-49,300
| -0.6% | -$11.4M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
2
Apple
AAPL
$5.06T
| $1.66B | 1.6% |
13,556,061
+2,377,138
| +21% | +$305M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.93T
| $1.04B | 1.01% |
6,754,280
-6,186,500
| -48% | -$981M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
|
4
Tesla
TSLA
$1.5T
| $1.02B | 0.98% |
4,576,590
+3,435,213
| +301% | +$862M |
2019 Q4
5 quarters
|
|
|
5
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.5T
| $935M | 0.9% |
4,200,900
+309,600
| +8% | +$77.7M |
2020 Q1
4 quarters
|
|
6
Walt Disney
DIS
$206B
| $823M | 0.79% |
4,462,025
-1,281,476
| -22% | -$236M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
7
Merck
MRK
$365B
| $756M | 0.73% |
10,273,747
-118,495
| -1% | -$8.74M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
|
8
Coca-Cola
KO
$417B
| $718M | 0.69% |
13,628,170
+8,421,789
| +162% | +$424M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
9
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $673M | 0.65% |
2,283,781
+26,811
| +1% | +$7.22M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
|
10
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.08T
| $660M | 0.64% |
49,476,640
+28,458,960
| +135% | +$383M |
2016 Q4
17 quarters
|
|
|
11
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.93T
| $659M | 0.64% |
4,262,000
-1,962,000
| -32% | -$311M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
12
Micron Technology
MU
$820B
| $641M | 0.62% |
7,270,193
-137,403
| -2% | -$11.7M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
13
Costco
COST
$472B
| $635M | 0.61% |
1,801,341
+684,108
| +61% | +$238M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
|
14
Baidu
BIDU
$27.1B
| $627M | 0.61% |
+2,881,724
| New | +$752M |
2021 Q1
0 quarters
|
|
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.53T
| $588M | 0.57% |
5,705,100
-519,920
| -8% | -$51.3M |
2015 Q4
21 quarters
|
|
16
Snap
SNAP
$8.63B
| $579M | 0.56% |
11,068,864
-2,918,759
| -21% | -$168M |
2018 Q4
9 quarters
|
|
17
Procter & Gamble
PG
$391B
| $536M | 0.52% |
3,954,648
-303,355
| -7% | -$39.6M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
18
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$51.7B
| $534M | 0.52% |
2,351,800
-1,955,500
| -45% | -$457M |
2017 Q2
15 quarters
|
|
|
19
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.5T
| $523M | 0.5% |
2,348,400
-272,700
| -10% | -$68.5M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
20
Mastercard
MA
$574B
| $474M | 0.46% |
1,331,643
-360,059
| -21% | -$126M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
21
Adobe
ADBE
$92.1B
| $466M | 0.45% |
980,917
+642,170
| +190% | +$300M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
22
McDonald's
MCD
$199B
| $457M | 0.44% |
2,039,628
-523,420
| -20% | -$112M |
2013 Q2
31 quarters
|
|
23
Medtronic
MDT
$130B
| $447M | 0.43% |
3,780,972
+1,327,273
| +54% | +$156M |
2016 Q3
18 quarters
|
|
24
Shopify
SHOP
$189B
| $446M | 0.43% |
4,034,680
+1,472,610
| +57% | +$178M |
2017 Q1
16 quarters
|
|
25
NIO
NIO
$8.22B
| $444M | 0.43% |
11,388,201
-4,027,534
| -26% | -$205M |
2019 Q3
6 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,712 positions worth $104B, down 7.4% from $112B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $10.4B in Q1 2021, closing 730 positions and reducing 1,773 holdings. Its most notable exit was AstraZeneca, an estimated $214M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 30% of assets, down from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Baidu worth $627M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2021 buy was Baidu: 2,881,724 shares worth $627M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $862M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $981M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited AstraZeneca in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $214M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $104B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 825 new positions and closed 730 in Q1 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.