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 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$986M |
| 2 |
Sea Limited
SE
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$422M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$393M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$575M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$447M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$434M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 41.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.18% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
| $1.56B | 1.29% |
4,629,121
-1,774,164
| -28% | -$575M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
2
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.42T
| $1.42B | 1.18% |
4,027,200
+39,300
| +1% | +$13.2M |
2020 Q1
7 quarters
|
|
|
3
Tesla
TSLA
$1.42T
| $1.32B | 1.1% |
3,752,349
-258,801
| -6% | -$86.8M |
2019 Q4
8 quarters
|
|
4
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.8T
| $1.2B | 1% |
7,200,000
+1,038,000
| +17% | +$178M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
5
Apple
AAPL
$4.98T
| $1.19B | 0.98% |
6,679,562
-3,258,135
| -33% | -$515M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
6
Amazon
AMZN
$2.8T
| $1.08B | 0.89% |
6,466,100
+1,795,840
| +38% | +$307M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
7
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$853B
| $1.02B | 0.85% |
+2,140,000
| New | +$986M |
2021 Q4
0 quarters
|
|
8
Netflix
NFLX
$260B
| $867M | 0.72% |
14,390,540
+3,147,290
| +28% | +$201M |
2016 Q3
21 quarters
|
|
9
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.51T
| $766M | 0.64% |
26,047,190
-10,585,350
| -29% | -$291M |
2016 Q4
20 quarters
|
|
|
XLNX
10
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $732M | 0.61% |
3,452,183
-736,393
| -18% | -$145M |
2014 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
11
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$736B
| $639M | 0.53% |
4,437,710
+620,114
| +16% | +$83.4M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
12
Ford
F
$49.7B
| $590M | 0.49% |
28,406,493
-1,424,008
| -5% | -$26.2M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
13
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
| $569M | 0.47% |
5,924,300
-4,339,200
| -42% | -$411M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
14
PUT
Mercado Libre
MELI
$76.6B
| $564M | 0.47% |
418,500
+78,000
| +23% | +$110M |
2016 Q3
21 quarters
|
|
|
15
Citigroup
C
$197B
| $553M | 0.46% |
9,159,669
+6,340,123
| +225% | +$422M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
16
Qualcomm
QCOM
$177B
| $547M | 0.45% |
2,993,018
-407,062
| -12% | -$65.2M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
17
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.5T
| $543M | 0.45% |
3,748,260
-943,920
| -20% | -$136M |
2015 Q4
24 quarters
|
|
18
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.56T
| $539M | 0.45% |
1,602,768
+956,234
| +148% | +$317M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
19
Walmart Inc
WMT
$996B
| $525M | 0.44% |
10,883,232
-2,422,722
| -18% | -$116M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
20
Sea Limited
SE
$46.4B
| $505M | 0.42% |
2,255,170
+1,609,473
| +249% | +$480M |
2021 Q3
1 quarter
|
|
21
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $487M | 0.4% |
7,604,675
-2,606,629
| -26% | -$168M |
2020 Q3
5 quarters
|
|
|
22
PUT
Apple
AAPL
$4.98T
| $484M | 0.4% |
2,726,100
+161,400
| +6% | +$25.5M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
|
23
Snowflake
SNOW
$97.3B
| $483M | 0.4% |
1,425,427
+1,266,317
| +796% | +$441M |
2021 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
|
24
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.8T
| $480M | 0.4% |
2,880,000
+540,000
| +23% | +$92.4M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
25
AT&T
T
$146B
| $453M | 0.38% |
24,372,894
+15,946,173
| +189% | +$298M |
2013 Q2
34 quarters
|
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,958 positions worth $121B, up 8.8% from $111B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $7.58B in Q4 2021, closing 616 positions and reducing 1,595 holdings. Its most notable exit was Aon, an estimated $179M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 42% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF worth $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2021 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 2,140,000 shares worth $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Sea Limited in Q4 2021, an estimated $480M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $575M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Aon in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $179M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $121B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 1,032 new positions and closed 616 in Q4 2021.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $121B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.