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
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$9.63B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.56B |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.1B |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
SPCX
SpaceX
SPCX
|
+$907M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$2.17B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.53B |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.05B |
| 4 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$928M |
| 5 |
Texas Instruments
TXN
|
+$904M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 33.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.77% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.35% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3776
Xencor
XNCR
$1.98B
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,475
| New | +$630K |
|
3777
CALL
New York Times
NYT
$10.9B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
11,600
| – | – |
|
3778
PUT
Tencent Music
TME
$13.5B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
97,200
| – | – |
|
3779
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
SPMD
$18.7B
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,990
| New | +$771K |
|
3780
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$791M
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,417
| New | +$803K |
|
3781
PUT
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
4,800
| – | – |
|
3782
Henry Schein
HSIC
$10B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
9,653
-21,176
| -69% | -$1.62M |
|
3783
CALL
TKO Group
TKO
$13.6B
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
-18,800
| -82% | -$3.67M |
|
3784
DraftKings
DKNG
$11.9B
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
31,826
-354,684
| -92% | -$8.75M |
|
3785
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.05B
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,425
| New | +$871K |
|
3786
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.63B
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
24,004
+11,201
| +87% | +$336K |
|
3787
PUT
Century Communities
CCS
$1.83B
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,200
| New | +$648K |
|
3788
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
$18.2B
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,882
| New | +$772K |
|
3789
Backblaze
BLZE
$833M
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
50,150
-688,883
| -93% | -$4.76M |
|
3790
PUT
3M
MMM
$86.9B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,900
| New | +$743K |
|
3791
CALL
Vital Farms
VITL
$426M
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
68,200
-11,800
| -15% | -$132K |
|
3792
PUT
Hasbro
HAS
$13.1B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
| – | – |
|
3793
Funko
FNKO
$318M
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
134,498
+73,625
| +121% | +$354K |
|
3794
CALL
Jack in the Box
JACK
$310M
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$616K |
|
|
AGBK
3795
AGI Inc
AGBK
$396M
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
111,642
-388,358
| -78% | -$2.77M |
|
3796
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.76B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
12,615
-8,358
| -40% | -$548K |
|
|
ONL
3797
Orion Office REIT
ONL
$155M
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
273,373
-248,201
| -48% | -$679K |
|
3798
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$148M
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
138,084
-4,839
| -3% | -$27.8K |
|
|
AIS
3799
VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF
AIS
$983M
| $787K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,222
| New | +$616K |
|
3800
PUT
Innodata
INOD
$1.91B
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,400
| New | +$764K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,360 positions worth $210B, up 26% from $166B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co deployed $8.31B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 872 new positions and adding to 1,718 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was SpaceX: 5,340,000 shares worth $912M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 34% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Micron Technology, an estimated $2.17B trimmed.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q2 2026 buy was SpaceX: 5,340,000 shares worth $912M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2026, an estimated $9.63B increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $2.17B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Automatic Data Processing in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $241M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $210B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 872 new positions and closed 527 in Q2 2026.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $210B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.