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 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$757M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$544M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$475M |
| 4 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$377M |
| 5 |
Caterpillar
CAT
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$443M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$363M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$352M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 38.33% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.87% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.92% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.06% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $1.81B | 1.63% |
6,403,285
+550,297
| +9% | +$160M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
|
2
Apple
AAPL
$5.09T
| $1.41B | 1.27% |
9,937,697
-7,260,798
| -42% | -$1.07B |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
3
Tesla
TSLA
$1.59T
| $1.04B | 0.94% |
4,011,150
-828,219
| -17% | -$195M |
2019 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
|
4
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.59T
| $1.03B | 0.93% |
3,987,900
-420,300
| -10% | -$98.9M |
2020 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
5
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $1.01B | 0.91% |
6,162,000
+1,050,000
| +21% | +$181M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
|
6
Booking.com
BKNG
$113B
| $975M | 0.88% |
10,263,500
+5,294,925
| +107% | +$475M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
|
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.63T
| $767M | 0.69% |
4,670,260
-2,816,980
| -38% | -$486M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
|
ATVI
8
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $765M | 0.69% |
9,888,235
+9,052,709
| +1,083% | +$757M |
2017 Q3
16 quarters
|
|
9
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.16T
| $759M | 0.68% |
36,632,540
+4,653,900
| +15% | +$96.6M |
2016 Q4
19 quarters
|
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$258B
| $686M | 0.62% |
11,243,250
-582,670
| -5% | -$32.1M |
2016 Q3
20 quarters
|
|
11
Snap
SNAP
$9.6B
| $662M | 0.6% |
8,965,408
-1,395,960
| -13% | -$101M |
2018 Q4
11 quarters
|
|
|
XLNX
12
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $632M | 0.57% |
4,188,576
+2,573,398
| +159% | +$377M |
2014 Q2
29 quarters
|
|
13
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$121B
| $631M | 0.57% |
10,211,304
+1,251,999
| +14% | +$72M |
2020 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.47T
| $627M | 0.57% |
4,692,180
-3,258,160
| -41% | -$443M |
2015 Q4
23 quarters
|
|
15
Walmart Inc
WMT
$962B
| $618M | 0.56% |
13,305,954
-3,001,953
| -18% | -$145M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
16
Mastercard
MA
$557B
| $594M | 0.54% |
1,707,989
+162,857
| +11% | +$59.2M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
17
PUT
Mercado Libre
MELI
$84.2B
| $572M | 0.52% |
340,500
+16,000
| +5% | +$27.7M |
2016 Q3
20 quarters
|
|
18
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$46.2B
| $536M | 0.48% |
2,236,200
+346,600
| +18% | +$89M |
2017 Q2
17 quarters
|
|
19
Intel
INTC
$487B
| $532M | 0.48% |
9,988,026
+825,350
| +9% | +$44.7M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
20
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.45T
| $522M | 0.47% |
3,914,780
-1,423,580
| -27% | -$196M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
21
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$267B
| $518M | 0.47% |
8,424,848
-2,972
| -0% | -$192K |
2019 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
22
Walt Disney
DIS
$192B
| $505M | 0.46% |
2,982,458
-870,473
| -23% | -$155M |
2013 Q2
33 quarters
|
|
23
Uber
UBER
$134B
| $474M | 0.43% |
10,572,995
+2,160,048
| +26% | +$94.4M |
2019 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
|
24
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
| $457M | 0.41% |
3,086,874
+2,992,606
| +3,175% | +$544M |
2018 Q4
11 quarters
|
|
|
25
CALL
Mercado Libre
MELI
$84.2B
| $457M | 0.41% |
271,900
+5,900
| +2% | +$10.2M |
2016 Q3
20 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,618 positions worth $111B, down 4.4% from $116B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $13.7B in Q3 2021, closing 695 positions and reducing 1,634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $228M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2021 buy was Sea Limited: 645,697 shares worth $206M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Activision Blizzard in Q3 2021, an estimated $757M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.07B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $228M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $111B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 915 new positions and closed 695 in Q3 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $111B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.