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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3126
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.9B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
4,325
-115,848
| -96% | -$36.3M |
|
3127
CALL
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
-238,300
| -91% | -$18.7M |
|
3128
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$1.44B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
26,599
+8,003
| +43% | +$518K |
|
3129
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.06B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,014
| New | +$1.55M |
|
3130
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.4B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
21,025
-148,123
| -88% | -$12.1M |
|
3131
CALL
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+103,000
| New | +$1.92M |
|
3132
CAE Inc
CAE
$8.02B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
76,213
-261,686
| -77% | -$6.77M |
|
3133
CALL
Nextpower Inc
NXT
$13.1B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
| – | – |
|
3134
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
DAPP
$306M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
98,137
+37,631
| +62% | +$754K |
|
3135
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.37B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
28,465
-41,748
| -59% | -$2.82M |
|
3136
CALL
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,300
| New | +$1.91M |
|
3137
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.08B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
57,847
+7,875
| +16% | +$253K |
|
|
SLSR
3138
Solaris Resources
SLSR
$1.49B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
225,200
+22,700
| +11% | +$220K |
|
3139
CALL
ATI
ATI
$28.2B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
| – | – |
|
3140
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$404M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
18,619
+4,084
| +28% | +$413K |
|
3141
Tenable Holdings
TENB
$3.79B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
51,089
-233,728
| -82% | -$5.5M |
|
3142
Sabre
SABR
$848M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
899,500
+605,000
| +205% | +$1.06M |
|
3143
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
EUFN
$4.28B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
48,195
-38,262
| -44% | -$1.45M |
|
3144
VanEck BDC Income ETF
BIZD
$1.7B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
148,232
+57,535
| +63% | +$728K |
|
3145
PUT
Futu Holdings
FUTU
$17.3B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-77,500
| -79% | -$9.93M |
|
3146
Uranium Energy
UEC
$6.31B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
175,749
-76,983
| -30% | -$1.03M |
|
|
CTO
3147
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$817M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
87,024
+62,284
| +252% | +$1.26M |
|
3148
Marqeta
MQ
$1.7B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
115,065
+34,190
| +42% | +$555K |
|
3149
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.31B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
10,683
+3,591
| +51% | +$534K |
|
3150
Global X SuperDividend ETF
SDIV
$1.23B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,899
| New | +$1.92M |
|
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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.