The GEO Group, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US36162J1060

SecurityGEO / The GEO Group, Inc.
InstitutionD. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
ManagerDE Shaw
Latest Disclosed Ownership97,205 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 1,634,016
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. ownership in GEO / The GEO Group, Inc.

On May 15, 2026 - D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 97,205 shares of The GEO Group, Inc. (US:GEO) valued at $1,634,016 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 54,497 shares of The GEO Group, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of 78.37% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $2,294,038 USD.

D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (GEO) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD and put options representing 76,100 of underlying shares valued at $1,279,241 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

GEO / The GEO Group, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F GEO GROUP COM 36162J106 97,205 42,708 78.37 1,634 86.10 0.0007
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 54,497 19,827 57.19 878 23.66 0.0005
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 34,670 34,670 710 0.0004
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 0 -41,787 -100.00 0 -100.00
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 41,787 -24,113 -36.59 878 -30.59 0.0011
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 65,900 -520,498 -88.76 1,265 -89.05 0.0016
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 586,398 -152,082 -20.59 11,552 -37.83 0.0159
2018-11-14 2018-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 738,480 247,514 50.41 18,580 37.41 0.0223
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 490,966 -271,187 -35.58 13,522 -13.33 0.0176
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 762,153 343,106 81.88 15,601 57.76 0.0212
2018-02-14 2017-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 419,047 79,465 23.40 9,889 8.25 0.0136
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 339,582 -51,133 -13.09 9,135 -20.93 0.0140
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 390,715 255,286 188.50 11,553 83.96 0.0191
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 135,429 -328,577 -70.81 6,280 -62.33 0.0110
2017-02-14 2016-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 464,006 442,879 2,096.27 16,672 3,221.12 0.0283
2016-11-14 2016-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 21,127 -89,295 -80.87 502 -86.70 0.0009
2016-08-15 2016-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 110,422 -32,455 -22.72 3,774 -23.82 0.0070
2016-05-16 2016-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 142,877 -87,443 -37.97 4,954 -25.59 0.0089
2016-02-16 2015-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 230,320 78,054 51.26 6,658 47.04 0.0099
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 152,266 -18,815 -11.00 4,528 -22.52 0.0067
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 171,081 -120,793 -41.39 5,844 -54.23 0.0087
2015-05-15 2015-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 291,874 -85,404 -22.64 12,767 -16.16 0.0196
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 377,278 -332,157 -46.82 15,227 -43.84 0.0196
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM 36162J106 709,435 486,399 218.08 27,115 277.07 0.0351
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F GEO GROUP COM 36159R103 223,036 127,523 133.51 7,191 133.70 0.0103
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F GEO GROUP COM 36159R103 95,513 -19,726 -17.12 3,077 -19.70 0.0042
2013-11-20 2013-09-30 13F/A-1 GEO GROUP COM 36159R103 115,239 -112,710 -49.45 3,832 -50.48 0.0061
2013-11-14 2013-09-30 13F GEO GROUP COM 36159R103 115,239 3,832
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F GEO GROUP COM 36159R103 227,949 227,949 7,739 0.0145
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-02-14 2017-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Call 85,950 0.00 2,028 -12.28 n/a n/a n/a
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Call 85,950 0.00 2,312 -9.05 n/a n/a n/a
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Call 85,950 29.44 2,542 -17.44 n/a n/a n/a
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Call 66,400 -22.75 3,079 21.13 n/a n/a n/a
2013-11-20 2013-09-30 13F/A GEO GROUP COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F GEO GROUP COM Call 43,500 1,477 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F GEO GROUP COM Put 76,100 1,279 n/a n/a n/a
2018-02-14 2017-12-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Put 60,150 0.00 1,618 -9.05 n/a n/a n/a
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Put 60,150 159.27 1,779 65.33 n/a n/a n/a
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F GEO GROUP INC COM Put 23,200 -61.43 1,076 -39.52 n/a n/a n/a
2013-11-20 2013-09-30 13F/A GEO GROUP COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F GEO GROUP COM Put 23,000 781 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.