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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 7.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
SMTC icon
2476
CALL
Semtech
SMTC
$11.5B
$4.05M ﹤0.01%
+25,000
New +$3.27M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
JGRO icon
2477
JPMorgan Active Growth ETF
JGRO
$9.4B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
+40,957
New +$3.87M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LASR icon
2478
nLIGHT
LASR
$2.08B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
57,970
+46,596
+410% +$3.25M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
KBON icon
2479
Karbon Capital Partners Corp
KBON
$445M
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
400,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PLUG icon
2480
CALL
Plug Power
PLUG
$1.83B
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
1,486,600
+763,000
+105% +$2.4M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
TPL icon
2481
PUT
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$22.6B
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
9,200
+3,100
+51% +$1.26M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BIXI icon
2482
Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp
BIXI
$305M
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
402,018
+50,709
+14% +$505K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DSGR icon
2483
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.62B
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
146,969
+87,153
+146% +$2.38M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ONON icon
2484
CALL
On Holding
ONON
$11.9B
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
113,300
+72,400
+177% +$2.65M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
XRT icon
2485
State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF
XRT
$413M
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
45,694
-33,127
-42% -$2.79M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
KO icon
2486
PUT
Coca-Cola
KO
$413B
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
+49,300
New +$3.89M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BTI icon
2487
PUT
British American Tobacco
BTI
$133B
$4M ﹤0.01%
64,700
-20,500
-24% -$1.24M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
LNG icon
2488
PUT
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$63.6B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
+16,700
New +$4.16M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BNY icon
2489
CALL
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$99.3B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
27,600
+19,300
+233% +$2.64M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
THRM icon
2490
Gentherm
THRM
$1.72B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
116,977
+4,438
+4% +$143K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
APA icon
2491
CALL
APA Corp
APA
$17.1B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
+122,500
New +$4.6M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WLY icon
2492
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.62B
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
82,145
+67,590
+464% +$2.84M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
UBS icon
2493
CALL
UBS Group
UBS
$147B
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
80,400
-43,600
-35% -$1.99M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
KTWO icon
2494
K2 Capital Acquisition Corp
KTWO
$202M
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
400,063
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GXO icon
2495
PUT
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.99B
$3.97M ﹤0.01%
+78,400
New +$4.06M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TX icon
2496
Ternium
TX
$10.3B
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
92,707
+22,301
+32% +$1.01M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AMTM icon
2497
Amentum Holdings
AMTM
$5.45B
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
191,488
+125,317
+189% +$3.03M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NEU icon
2498
CALL
NewMarket
NEU
$7.04B
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
+5,000
New +$3.6M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TRGS icon
2499
TRG Latin America Acquisitions Corp
TRGS
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
+400,000
New +$3.95M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CCOI icon
2500
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$316M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
284,694
-454,121
-61% -$8.37M
2025 Q3
3 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.