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D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 13F holdings, Q4 2018

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-12-31, filed 2019-02-14

D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. disclosed 2531 US equity positions worth $55.2bn in its Q4 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is AAPL at 1.5% of the reported book, followed by LOW and META. Versus Q3 2018 it opened 363 new positions, added to 1140, reduced 961 and exited 323.

$55.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
2,531
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
1.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
11.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
288
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
52
Quarters on file since Q3 2013
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2018: 363 new, 1140 added, 961 reduced, 323 exited

50 of 2,531
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.5%$829m5.25m+58%added
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical1.5%$818m8.85m+1.2%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services1.3%$719m5.48m+68%added
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCConsumer Cyclical1.2%$674m391,462−1.5%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare1.1%$618m11.88m+0.4%held
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services1.0%$535m10.27m+28%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.0%$530m7.23m−2.7%reduced
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology1.0%$529m3.57m−2.2%reduced
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.0%$527m11.66m+336%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology0.8%$455m7.99m−20%reduced
CELG CELGENE CORP–0.8%$454m7.09m+64%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.8%$443m4.36m−23%reduced
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COConsumer Defensive0.8%$427m7.17m+42%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical0.8%$420m3.07m–new
HLF HERBALIFE LTDConsumer Defensive0.7%$409m6.93m+9.5%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare0.7%$396m5.18m−14%reduced
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services0.7%$385m4.58m+34%added
MPC Marathon Petroleum CorpEnergy0.7%$383m6.49m+39%added
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCFinancial Services0.7%$381m2.24m+29%added
TWTRUSD TWITTER INC–0.7%$367m12.76m+515%added
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.7%$366m10.15m+239%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical0.7%$365m13.01m+39%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.6%$330m7.16m+64%added
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.6%$327m8.17m+18%added
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.6%$327m6.97m+64%added
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.5%$299m6.67m+152%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.5%$290m277,883−18%reduced
VMWEUR VMWARE INC–0.5%$286m2.09m+1.7%added
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVTechnology0.5%$281m2.74m+0.6%added
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$281m187,059−71%reduced
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.5%$277m9.71m−48%reduced
SHIRE PLC no ticker–0.5%$276m1.58m+206%added
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancial Services0.5%$273m3.62m−2.0%reduced
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.5%$269m1.70m+96%added
YUM YUM BRANDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$267m2.91m+25%added
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services0.5%$263m4.13m+3.6%added
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INCCommunication Services0.5%$261m3.30m+165%added
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology0.5%$253m7.99m+149%added
AMAT APPLIED MATLS INCTechnology0.5%$253m7.73m−11%reduced
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.5%$251m4.81m+89%added
UTXZ UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP–0.4%$245m2.30m+56%added
ATVIEUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC–0.4%$239m5.12m+574%added
GDDY GODADDY INCTechnology0.4%$238m3.63m+1.8%added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology0.4%$236m1.80m+10%added
A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare0.4%$235m3.49m−31%reduced
PCG PG&E CORPUtilities0.4%$230m9.68m+43%added
CI THE CIGNA GROUPHealthcare0.4%$226m1.19m–new
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.4%$222m2.39m+18%added
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy0.4%$217m11.47m+26%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–0.4%$211m5.69m−17%reduced

Exited since Q3 2018

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AETNA INC NEW no ticker0.6%$378m
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker0.3%$220m
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker0.2%$133m
CIENA CORP no ticker0.1%$90.5m
ANDEAVOR no ticker0.1%$71.6m
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC0.10%$63.5m
CTRIP COM INTL LTD no ticker0.09%$57.5m
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC no ticker0.09%$57.3m
BLACK HILLS CORP no ticker0.08%$50.1m
ACXIOM HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.08%$50.0m
ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP no ticker0.08%$49.0m
ENERGEN CORP no ticker0.07%$46.3m
HYG ISHARES TR0.06%$41.0m
YAHOO INC no ticker0.06%$38.7m
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY no ticker0.06%$38.4m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker0.06%$36.9m
NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW no ticker0.05%$33.3m
THOMSON REUTERS CORP no ticker0.05%$30.9m
WTWEUR WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW0.05%$30.6m
CONVERGYS CORP no ticker0.04%$26.3m
AIR LEASE CORP no ticker0.04%$24.4m
FEDERAL STR ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.03%$20.1m
CONVERGYS CORP no ticker0.03%$19.9m
SRPT SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC0.03%$19.8m
TWITTER INC no ticker0.03%$19.4m
CADEEUR CADENCE BANCORPORATION0.03%$17.3m
EMB ISHARES TR0.03%$17.1m
SCI SERVICE CORP INTL0.03%$16.4m
XO GROUP INC no ticker0.03%$16.1m
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V no ticker0.02%$15.9m
KB HOME no ticker0.02%$14.2m
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC no ticker0.02%$13.5m
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC no ticker0.02%$12.6m
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG PL no ticker0.02%$12.3m
PHH CORP no ticker0.02%$11.1m
BYD BOYD GAMING CORP0.02%$11.0m
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC DEL no ticker0.02%$10.5m
COBIZ FINANCIAL INC no ticker0.02%$10.1m
XCERRA CORP no ticker0.02%$9.7m
ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.02%$9.6m
WEB COM GROUP INC no ticker0.01%$9.4m
LFCUSD CHINA LIFE INS CO LTD0.01%$9.3m
XLE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.01%$9.1m
EVERBRIDGE INC no ticker0.01%$8.8m
PROS HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.01%$8.8m
ARGX ARGENX SE0.01%$8.6m
SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker0.01%$8.4m
AKRXEUR AKORN INC0.01%$8.0m
CRZOEUR CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC0.01%$7.9m
XRT SPDR SERIES TRUST0.01%$7.7m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified23.5%
  • Technology16.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical14.0%
  • Healthcare10.8%
  • Financial Services8.8%
  • Communication Services5.5%
  • Consumer Defensive5.5%
  • Industrials4.8%
  • Energy4.2%
  • Real Estate2.2%
  • Basic Materials1.9%
  • Utilities1.9%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (52)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 20263,428$162bn
Q1 20263,161$127bn
Q4 20253,127$132bn
Q3 20253,082$124bn
Q2 20253,031$100bn
Q1 20252,982$84.3bn
Q4 20242,930$90.9bn
Q3 20243,076$76.5bn
Q2 20243,111$71.3bn
Q1 20243,050$78.0bn
Q4 20233,021$69.3bn
Q3 20232,982$60.5bn
Q2 20233,022$64.1bn
Q1 20233,234$62.1bn
Q4 20223,536$59.1bn
Q3 20223,813$57.0bn
Q2 20224,060$61.5bn
Q1 20224,180$76.1bn
Q4 20213,904$82.0bn
Q3 20213,572$78.3bn
Q2 20213,485$86.9bn
Q1 20212,904$81.5bn
Q4 20202,677$83.0bn
Q3 20202,535$74.5bn
Q2 20202,587$66.6bn
Q1 20202,625$51.2bn
Q4 20192,609$64.8bn
Q3 20192,517$62.1bn
Q2 20192,564$65.0bn
Q1 20192,511$61.3bn
Q4 20182,531$55.2bn
Q3 20182,491$63.8bn
Q2 20182,540$60.9bn
Q1 20182,472$59.3bn
Q4 20172,490$56.0bn
Q3 20172,452$51.5bn
Q2 20172,382$49.6bn
Q1 20172,388$47.4bn
Q4 20162,457$44.3bn
Q3 20162,462$43.5bn
Q2 20162,503$43.2bn
Q1 20162,550$45.9bn
Q4 20152,602$50.0bn
Q3 20152,523$52.2bn
Q2 20152,597$52.4bn
Q1 20152,490$51.2bn
Q4 20142,458$51.5bn
Q3 20142,340$49.6bn
Q2 20142,315$49.1bn
Q1 20142,285$47.8bn
Q4 20132,428$43.3bn
Q3 20132,354$37.4bn

Where D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. was early

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SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCQ2 201623 of 2470.3%1.0%38Held at last filing, Q2 2026+280%

Concentration and tenure

2.3%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
13.1%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Diversified
Style, by median largest position
4
Median completed holding, quarters