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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
Conduent
CNDT
$250M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
2,026,481
+370,747
| +22% | +$576K |
|
|
NOEM
2752
CO2 Energy Transition Corp
NOEM
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
280,000
| – | – |
|
2753
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$857M
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
37,642
+22,126
| +143% | +$1.56M |
|
2754
Designer Brands
DBI
$297M
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
505,920
-46,334
| -8% | -$326K |
|
2755
Ranger Energy Services
RNGR
$375M
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
184,203
+92,159
| +100% | +$1.51M |
|
|
LIF
2756
Life360
LIF
$3.61B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
53,241
-51,357
| -49% | -$2.28M |
|
2757
PUT
Dutch Bros
BROS
$7.17B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
41,000
-13,600
| -25% | -$780K |
|
2758
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.57B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,076
| New | +$2.62M |
|
2759
Miller Industries
MLR
$644M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
57,397
-16,694
| -23% | -$803K |
|
2760
CALL
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.2B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
2761
PUT
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.2B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2762
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
QCLN
$576M
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
47,801
+27,443
| +135% | +$1.61M |
|
2763
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF
FENY
$2.13B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+99,033
| New | +$3.15M |
|
2764
CALL
SoundHound AI
SOUN
$3.11B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
452,400
-1,490,600
| -77% | -$11.5M |
|
2765
CALL
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.1B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
23,100
-30,000
| -56% | -$3.78M |
|
2766
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.26B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
29,084
+20,870
| +254% | +$1.97M |
|
2767
CALL
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+74,900
| New | +$2.42M |
|
2768
PUT
DexCom
DXCM
$34.4B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
43,200
+22,500
| +109% | +$1.5M |
|
|
THRO
2769
iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF
THRO
$6.68B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,480
| New | +$2.79M |
|
2770
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.63B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
74,291
+54,894
| +283% | +$2.04M |
|
|
CVSA
2771
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.52B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
23,271
-25,793
| -53% | -$3.11M |
|
|
CBLL
2772
CeriBell Inc
CBLL
$919M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
149,042
+64,321
| +76% | +$1.22M |
|
2773
CALL
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$21.1B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
55,000
-125,000
| -69% | -$8.63M |
|
2774
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$828M
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
70,827
-4,335
| -6% | -$163K |
|
2775
PUT
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$14.3B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+190,100
| New | +$3.16M |
|
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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.