D.E. Shaw & Co - Investor Profile
Institutional Investor Background
D.E. Shaw & Co is a hedge fund manager and investment advisor focused on the management of benchmark-relative and alternative investment strategies. The firm is a member...
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Founders and Key Executives of D.E. Shaw & Co: David E. Shaw; Anne Dinning; Julius Gaudio; Louis Salkind; Stuart Steckler; Max Stone; Eric Wepsic
Entities related to D.E. Shaw & Co: D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, LLC; D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios; D.E. Shaw Group; D.E. Shaw Investment Management; DE Shaw Heliant Fund
| Plainfield Asset Management LLC | *Denotes that the person or entity is no longer related to the firm.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2013-03-31)
|
Value |
|
|
|
| Company (Ticker) |
($MM) |
Shares |
Change |
% Out |
| Apple Inc (AAPL) |
751.49 |
1,697,781 |
148,751 |
0.18 |
| Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) |
647.48 |
6,213,812 |
-1,432,053 |
0.67 |
| American International Group Inc (AIG) |
478.92 |
12,336,817 |
520,122 |
0.69 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) |
356.76 |
4,552,309 |
637,594 |
0.56 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC) |
328.20 |
3,752,982 |
-157,839 |
0.75 |
| Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) |
323.14 |
8,735,736 |
-1,034,249 |
0.17 |
| Priceline.com Inc (PCLN) |
292.49 |
425,170 |
176,146 |
0.85 |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) |
291.06 |
1,364,546 |
-935,096 |
0.12 |
| Amgen Inc (AMGN) |
289.20 |
2,821,222 |
1,398,655 |
0.36 |
| General Electric Co (GE) |
287.80 |
12,448,236 |
1,394,555 |
0.12 |
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| Date: January 19th, 2011 |
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| Date: February 16th, 2010 |
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