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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
IRDM icon
3026
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.67B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
39,103
-44,230
-53% -$1.89M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
HCC icon
3027
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.44B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
26,422
-110,045
-81% -$9.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SPCE icon
3028
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$420M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
741,690
+718,895
+3,154% +$2.35M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
UGI icon
3029
CALL
UGI
UGI
$7.94B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
61,800
+22,100
+56% +$781K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LEU icon
3030
PUT
Centrus Energy
LEU
$2.14B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
12,700
-2,400
-16% -$448K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MOS icon
3031
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.11B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
100,400
+28,200
+39% +$652K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
EROK icon
3032
EagleRock Land
EROK
$521M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
+100,000
New +$2.16M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
UNF icon
3033
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$4.26B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
+8,034
New +$2.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
UCTT icon
3034
CALL
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.97B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
+14,900
New +$1.31M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
EMBC icon
3035
Embecta
EMBC
$351M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
650,070
+117,742
+22% +$642K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
NNN icon
3036
CALL
NNN REIT
NNN
$7.98B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
45,500
+28,700
+171% +$1.28M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AMBP icon
3037
Ardagh Metal Packaging
AMBP
$2.82B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
446,277
+317,322
+246% +$1.3M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
INBX icon
3038
Inhibrx
INBX
$1.24B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
22,322
-55,115
-71% -$5.52M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FCRS icon
3039
FutureCrest Acquisition Corp
FCRS
$368M
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
205,000
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BNED icon
3040
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$436M
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
168,042
+123,341
+276% +$1.29M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
AXSM icon
3041
CALL
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$6.96B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
8,600
+4,900
+132% +$1.06M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
IPEX
3042
DELISTED
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp V
IPEX
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
200,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
GABC icon
3043
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.88B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
44,214
+23,533
+114% +$1.03M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EQBK icon
3044
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
42,808
+11,920
+39% +$550K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TRI icon
3045
PUT
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$48.8B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
25,676
+16,421
+177% +$1.43M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
RNST icon
3046
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.55B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
49,271
-14,471
-23% -$585K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FELG icon
3047
Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETF
FELG
$5.16B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
+47,880
New +$2.04M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NWS icon
3048
News Corp Class B
NWS
$15.6B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
74,585
-8,146
-10% -$242K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
HIFS icon
3049
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$654M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
6,802
-2,111
-24% -$607K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CBOE icon
3050
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$36.9B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
8,626
-1,947
-18% -$596K
2019 Q1
29 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.