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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
STRL icon
2926
CALL
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$7.71B
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
2,900
-7,900
-73% -$5.54M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
HLLY icon
2927
Holley
HLLY
$255M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
952,620
-254,530
-21% -$722K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CRNC icon
2928
Cerence
CRNC
$369M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
214,328
-140,850
-40% -$1.38M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
CZR icon
2929
PUT
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.96B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
80,300
-187,700
-70% -$5.29M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
EXC icon
2930
Exelon
EXC
$47.2B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
51,927
-4,816
-8% -$223K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ASH icon
2931
Ashland
ASH
$3.51B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
36,715
-48,667
-57% -$2.83M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
AR icon
2932
PUT
Antero Resources
AR
$11.1B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
+68,800
New +$2.53M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AAMI icon
2933
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.21B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
33,743
-22,667
-40% -$1.58M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
CVLT icon
2934
CALL
Commault Systems
CVLT
$6.48B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
+17,000
New +$1.83M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MUR icon
2935
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.16B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
73,827
+13,052
+21% +$500K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
JACK icon
2936
Jack in the Box
JACK
$270M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
151,978
+82,078
+117% +$1.01M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HXL icon
2937
CALL
Hexcel
HXL
$6.09B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
24,000
+13,800
+135% +$1.25M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PRME icon
2938
Prime Medicine
PRME
$843M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
648,940
-744,681
-53% -$2.47M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
QS icon
2939
CALL
QuantumScape Corp
QS
$2.65B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
316,500
-1,418,200
-82% -$10.6M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
KSS icon
2940
CALL
Kohl's
KSS
$2.61B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
135,000
+70,000
+108% +$1.04M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GH icon
2941
PUT
Guardant Health
GH
$20.4B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
15,900
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ZETA icon
2942
CALL
Zeta Global
ZETA
$7.79B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
+121,200
New +$2.25M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FLXS icon
2943
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$297M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
31,946
-8,631
-21% -$484K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AHR icon
2944
American Healthcare REIT
AHR
$13.4B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
45,432
-428,571
-90% -$21.1M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TDW icon
2945
CALL
Tidewater
TDW
$3.49B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
35,500
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PAAS icon
2946
CALL
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$17B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
52,800
+6,700
+15% +$359K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
WELL icon
2947
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$180B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
10,400
-64,600
-86% -$13.7M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SSTK icon
2948
Shutterstock
SSTK
$110M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
+168,933
New +$2.66M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ASO icon
2949
PUT
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$4.14B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
50,000
-30,000
-38% -$1.6M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
UI icon
2950
Ubiquiti
UI
$35.9B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
4,410
+3,842
+676% +$2.9M
2024 Q3
7 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.