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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
FTRE icon
3001
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$2.12B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
127,123
+74,093
+140% +$1M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AMAL icon
3002
Amalgamated Financial
AMAL
$1.47B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
48,148
+11,377
+31% +$480K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SKYD icon
3003
Skydance Corporation
SKYD
$40.4B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
+223,980
New +$2.36M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HALO icon
3004
CALL
Halozyme
HALO
$11.8B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
28,200
+7,300
+35% +$498K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AIRR icon
3005
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
AIRR
$7.95B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
16,528
-87,213
-84% -$11M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SOHU icon
3006
Sohu.com
SOHU
$361M
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
181,616
+8,186
+5% +$117K
2021 Q2
20 quarters
KSS icon
3007
Kohl's
KSS
$2.61B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
+124,198
New +$1.84M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RGLD icon
3008
CALL
Royal Gold
RGLD
$22.5B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
11,000
+1,500
+16% +$349K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LNC icon
3009
PUT
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.67B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
62,100
-200,000
-76% -$7.19M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
ACRS icon
3010
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$604M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
414,499
-486,305
-54% -$2.17M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
ELAN icon
3011
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.9B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
88,993
-56,025
-39% -$1.3M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
GRPN icon
3012
PUT
Groupon
GRPN
$630M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
90,900
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CG icon
3013
PUT
Carlyle Group
CG
$14.1B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
51,900
+25,600
+97% +$1.2M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BZH
3014
DELISTED
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
77,835
+14,510
+23% +$343K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BJ icon
3015
CALL
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$13.8B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
25,000
-30,000
-55% -$2.75M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BJ icon
3016
PUT
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$13.8B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NVAX icon
3017
CALL
Novavax
NVAX
$1.78B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
231,000
-3,800
-2% -$34.1K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
AIR icon
3018
CALL
AAR Corp
AIR
$4.39B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
15,200
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
POWI icon
3019
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.25B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
+25,900
New +$1.87M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FER icon
3020
Ferrovial N.V. Ordinary Shares
FER
$42.2B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
+31,496
New +$2.15M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
INR icon
3021
Infinity Natural Resources
INR
$238M
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
+169,936
New +$2.53M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ABCB icon
3022
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.49B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
23,899
+16,507
+223% +$1.4M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
EWG icon
3023
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$1.53B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
+52,117
New +$2.19M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SWX icon
3024
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.62B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
24,290
-88,720
-79% -$7.94M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FRME icon
3025
First Merchants
FRME
$2.56B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
49,198
+15,311
+45% +$622K
2025 Q2
4 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.