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David Shaw

David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B Turnover 26.1%
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+28.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$210B
AUM Growth
+$43.9B
Cap. Flow
+$8.31B
Cap. Flow %
3.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.14%
Holding
5,360
New
872
Increased
1,718
Reduced
1,611
Closed
527
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$2.17B
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$1.53B
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$1.05B
4
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$928M
5
TXN icon
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 Held Since
SPY icon
1
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$806B
$10.5B 4.98%
14,028,230
+13,282,720
+1,782% +$9.6B
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NVDA icon
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.17T
$4.01B 1.91%
20,042,818
+5,337,603
+36% +$1.1B
2016 Q4
38 quarters
GOOGL icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.17T
$2.83B 1.35%
7,915,724
+1,055,455
+15% +$380M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.7T
$2.61B 1.24%
10,945,883
+6,214,659
+131% +$1.56B
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GOOG icon
5
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.12T
$2.39B 1.13%
6,751,217
+1,763,382
+35% +$630M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
QQQ icon
6
CALL
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$475B
$2.36B 1.12%
3,200,000
+2,450,000
+327% +$1.69B
2026 Q1
1 quarter
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.81T
$1.91B 0.91%
3,397,091
+1,510,567
+80% +$924M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TSLA icon
8
Tesla
TSLA
$1.4T
$1.83B 0.87%
4,349,492
-7,901
-0.2% -$3.14M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
AMD icon
9
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$863B
$1.79B 0.85%
3,082,478
-770,833
-20% -$316M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CRWD icon
10
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$233B
$1.63B 0.77%
8,533,204
+1,275,332
+18% +$181M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
AAPL icon
11
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$1.62B 0.77%
5,603,656
-1,386,130
-20% -$396M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
HD icon
12
Home Depot
HD
$309B
$1.52B 0.72%
4,315,830
+555,621
+15% +$181M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
MSFT icon
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.93T
$1.33B 0.63%
3,563,793
-2,604,177
-42% -$1.05B
2013 Q2
52 quarters
STX icon
14
Seagate
STX
$145B
$1.31B 0.62%
1,354,377
+64,804
+5% +$49.4M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
SNDK icon
15
Sandisk
SNDK
$188B
$1.28B 0.61%
561,911
-611,017
-52% -$872M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BE icon
16
Bloom Energy
BE
$65.2B
$1.26B 0.6%
4,158,295
-51,162
-1% -$13.1M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
WDC icon
17
Western Digital
WDC
$124B
$1.21B 0.58%
1,901,787
-786,443
-29% -$382M
2014 Q3
47 quarters
MU icon
18
PUT
Micron Technology
MU
$994B
$1.21B 0.58%
1,047,600
-261,100
-20% -$196M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
INTC icon
19
Intel
INTC
$475B
$1.17B 0.56%
8,390,168
-8,566,417
-51% -$866M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GM icon
20
General Motors
GM
$73.7B
$1.16B 0.55%
15,000,837
+2,682,798
+22% +$211M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BSX icon
21
Boston Scientific
BSX
$64.3B
$1.09B 0.52%
25,457,409
+1,145,057
+5% +$62.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
WBD icon
22
DELISTED
Warner Bros
WBD
$1.09B 0.52%
40,750,490
+25,861,087
+174% +$700M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
AVGO icon
23
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.57T
$1.03B 0.49%
2,722,161
-3,805,547
-58% -$1.53B
2014 Q3
47 quarters
MA icon
24
Mastercard
MA
$541B
$1.02B 0.49%
1,987,325
+851,106
+75% +$424M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MU icon
25
CALL
Micron Technology
MU
$994B
$981M 0.47%
849,600
+1,400
+0.2% +$1.05M
2013 Q2
52 quarters

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David Shaw's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, David Shaw held 5,360 positions worth $210B, up 26% from $166B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

David Shaw 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.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2026 buy was SpaceX: 5,340,000 shares worth $912M.
  • David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2026, an estimated $9.6B increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $2.17B.
  • David Shaw fully exited Automatic Data Processing in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $241M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $210B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • David Shaw opened 872 new positions and closed 527 in Q2 2026.
  • David Shaw'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.