D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, a former Columbia University computer science professor, is a New York City-based global investment management firm renowned for pioneering quantitative investing, managing over $70 billion in assets as of late 2024. Starting with $28 million from Paloma Partners and private investors, the firm employs sophisticated mathematical models and proprietary algorithms—initially developed by a team of scientists and programmers—to exploit market anomalies across public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Headquartered above a Greenwich Village bookstore in its early days, it now boasts over 2,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by a seven-member Executive Committee since Shaw stepped back in 2001 to focus on D. E. Shaw Research. Despite setbacks like the 1998 Russia debt crisis and the 2008 financial downturn, the firm has maintained a reputation for analytical rigor, risk management, and innovation, balancing its computational roots with discretionary strategies.
Top Buys
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$490M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$461M |
| 3 |
Estee Lauder
EL
|
$422M |
| 4 |
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
|
$239M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
$234M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$585M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$470M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$431M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$360M |
| 5 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
$299M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 26.44% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.71% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.37% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
| $2.46B | 2.56% | 7,776,964 +1,459,352 | +23% | +$461M |
|
2
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $1.62B | 1.7% | 9,484,132 +593,591 | +7% | +$102M |
|
|
3
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $1.44B | 1.5% | 3,312,608 -990,528 | -23% | -$431M |
|
|
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $910M | 0.95% | 7,155,233 +3,851,422 | +117% | +$490M |
|
5
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
| $814M | 0.85% | 264,045 -14,726 | -5% | -$45.4M |
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $812M | 0.85% | 2,703,973 -443,114 | -14% | -$133M |
|
|
7
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $710M | 0.74% | 2,835,967 -1,879,877 | -40% | -$470M |
|
|
HZNP
8
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $546M | 0.57% | 4,718,246 +1,035,866 | +28% | +$120M |
|
9
Uber
UBER
$196B
| $511M | 0.53% | 11,105,482 -270,317 | -2% | -$12.4M |
|
|
ATVI
10
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
| $485M | 0.51% | 5,182,037 +1,656,155 | +47% | +$155M |
|
11
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
| $482M | 0.5% | 955,343 +70,840 | +8% | +$35.7M |
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
| $472M | 0.49% | 3,609,594 +1,091,882 | +43% | +$143M |
|
13
Visa
V
$683B
| $447M | 0.47% | 1,942,065 +485,061 | +33% | +$112M |
|
14
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
| $443M | 0.46% | 4,812,085 +1,001,203 | +26% | +$92.3M |
|
|
15
Estee Lauder
EL
$33B
| $442M | 0.46% | 3,057,362 +2,918,503 | +2,102% | +$422M |
|
16
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
| $436M | 0.46% | 13,152,874 +6,675,541 | +103% | +$221M |
|
17
Home Depot
HD
$405B
| $408M | 0.43% | 1,349,134 +348,962 | +35% | +$105M |
|
|
VMW
18
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $393M | 0.41% | 2,361,631 +1,399,812 | +146% | +$233M |
|
19
Palantir
PLTR
$372B
| $388M | 0.4% | 24,240,176 -5,408,538 | -18% | -$86.5M |
|
20
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
| $379M | 0.4% | 1,484,973 +220,528 | +17% | +$56.2M |
|
21
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
| $361M | 0.38% | 2,320,011 +1,141,333 | +97% | +$178M |
|
22
Nu Holdings
NU
$71.5B
| $353M | 0.37% | 48,642,058 +11,442,592 | +31% | +$83M |
|
23
Citigroup
C
$178B
| $335M | 0.35% | 8,146,558 +5,591,329 | +219% | +$230M |
|
24
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
| $315M | 0.33% | 3,541,913 +632,167 | +22% | +$56.2M |
|
25
AerCap
AER
$22B
| $313M | 0.33% | 4,988,569 +1,806,423 | +57% | +$113M |
|