David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
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 | Technology | 18.78% |
| 2 | Financials | 8.35% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.91% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.83% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2651
PUT
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.4B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-1,600
| -13% | -$447K |
|
2652
CALL
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.4B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
45,100
-21,000
| -32% | -$1.6M |
|
2653
PUT
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$23.6B
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
5,300
-4,000
| -43% | -$1.88M |
|
2654
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
MIRM
$5.9B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
27,879
-139,610
| -83% | -$14M |
|
|
EROC
2655
ERock Inc
EROC
$632M
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+225,000
| New | +$3.58M |
|
|
DYNC
2656
Dynamix Corp
DYNC
$241M
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
302,200
| – | – |
|
2657
Teradata
TDC
$2.56B
| $3.26M | ﹤0.01% |
94,067
+61,935
| +193% | +$1.88M |
|
2658
PUT
Kinross Gold
KGC
$39.1B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
137,700
+17,700
| +15% | +$520K |
|
2659
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$388M
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
950,552
-1,219,073
| -56% | -$4.05M |
|
2660
MasterBrand
MBC
$1.9B
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
315,883
+94,043
| +42% | +$803K |
|
2661
CALL
Transcat
TRNS
$818M
| $3.25M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
+31,700
| +961% | +$2.59M |
|
2662
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$35.2B
| $3.24M | ﹤0.01% |
51,260
+32,716
| +176% | +$2.15M |
|
2663
PUT
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.2B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
+8,300
| +33% | +$856K |
|
2664
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.91B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
213,673
-517,904
| -71% | -$7.91M |
|
2665
CALL
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$3.15B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
33,600
-48,400
| -59% | -$4.42M |
|
2666
CALL
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.23B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
52,900
-35,000
| -40% | -$1.97M |
|
2667
CALL
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.92B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
345,000
| – | – |
|
2668
Baker Hughes
BKR
$61.5B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
58,037
+9,125
| +19% | +$577K |
|
2669
CALL
RBC Bearings
RBC
$15.7B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
2670
State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF
XTL
$521M
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,150
| New | +$3.15M |
|
2671
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$40.8B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,183
| New | +$3.07M |
|
2672
PUT
Stellantis
STLA
$19.7B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
558,600
-24,100
| -4% | -$178K |
|
2673
VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF
REMX
$2.33B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,212
| New | +$3.52M |
|
2674
Knife River
KNF
$3.61B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
38,300
+5,000
| +15% | +$413K |
|
2675
CALL
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$47.1B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
39,200
+18,918
| +93% | +$1.65M |
|
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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 $7.01B 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 Technology at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
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 $9.63B 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.