5 Best Quant Hedge Funds’ 5 Top Picks

5. D. E. Shaw & Co.

D. E. Shaw & Co. is a quantitative hedge fund that manages around $27 billion in assets. In its latest 13F filing, D. E. Shaw disclosed an equity portfolio worth around $65.09 billion and highly diversified across both sectors and individual companies. At the end of September, D. E. Shaw’s top pick was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in which the fund reported a $1.24 billion stake containing 8.02 million shares. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was followed by NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), with the fund holding 5.82 million shares worth $657.68 million and 15.28 million shares worth $587.85 million, respectively. Shaw’s top five picks are rounded off by TJX Companies Inc (NYSE:TJX), represented in the equity portfolio by a $574.85 million stake containing 7.79 million shares and Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DVMT), in which the fund owns 7.02 million shares valued at $542.26 million.

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