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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
SARO icon
2976
StandardAero Inc
SARO
$9.5B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
+75,889
New +$2M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PLSE icon
2977
Pulse Biosciences
PLSE
$4.28B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
81,818
+68,092
+496% +$1.61M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TAC icon
2978
TransAlta
TAC
$4.32B
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
163,700
-106,178
-39% -$1.4M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
SXI icon
2979
Standex International
SXI
$3B
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
6,310
-693
-10% -$194K
2021 Q3
19 quarters
VAC icon
2980
PUT
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.96B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
22,100
-20,700
-48% -$1.66M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
QDEL icon
2981
PUT
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$830M
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
128,500
-34,900
-21% -$461K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SHOP icon
2982
CALL
Shopify
SHOP
$196B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
+19,700
New +$2.25M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CHCO icon
2983
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.01B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
16,955
+11,788
+228% +$1.48M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
GEO icon
2984
PUT
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.97B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
76,100
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KKR icon
2985
CALL
KKR & Co
KKR
$87.9B
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
24,400
+5,900
+32% +$572K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DEI icon
2986
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.74B
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
189,565
+135,208
+249% +$1.52M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EBAY icon
2987
CALL
eBay
EBAY
$53.1B
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
20,000
-49,300
-71% -$5.26M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SKM icon
2988
SK Telecom
SKM
$12.4B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
69,455
-555,453
-89% -$20.6M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GHC icon
2989
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.07B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
1,954
+467
+31% +$525K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CNMD icon
2990
CONMED
CNMD
$1.55B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
68,134
+20,283
+42% +$730K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
NUE icon
2991
PUT
Nucor
NUE
$56.5B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$2.26M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CELH icon
2992
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$8.32B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
76,065
+29,848
+65% +$941K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SLDB icon
2993
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$784M
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
222,789
+94,441
+74% +$716K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NFG icon
2994
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.05B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
+28,804
New +$2.38M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SDHC icon
2995
Smith Douglas Homes
SDHC
$504M
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
142,986
+64,560
+82% +$858K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SPUS icon
2996
SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia ETF
SPUS
$3.29B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
+38,629
New +$2.13M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CAVA icon
2997
PUT
CAVA Group
CAVA
$7.29B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
28,300
-71,700
-72% -$6.01M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
KBE icon
2998
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.61B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
+32,497
New +$2.08M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
REPL icon
2999
PUT
Replimune Group
REPL
$2.11B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
+200,000
New +$1.22M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
APOG icon
3000
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$1B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
48,403
-44,748
-48% -$1.67M
2025 Q1
5 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.