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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3201
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$670M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
91,415
+18,344
| +25% | +$319K |
|
3202
PUT
Insperity
NSP
$2.02B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
42,300
| – | – |
|
3203
Moderna
MRNA
$57.9B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
24,951
-641,581
| -96% | -$33.2M |
|
3204
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$458M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
40,422
+803
| +2% | +$32.7K |
|
3205
Schwab Crypto Thematic Natural Language Processing ETF
STCE
$231M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
24,893
-261
| -1% | -$18.4K |
|
3206
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.8B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
39,975
-64,367
| -62% | -$2.42M |
|
3207
CALL
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
21,500
-12,900
| -38% | -$1.22M |
|
3208
PUT
Brink's
BCO
$4.59B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
18,400
+14,500
| +372% | +$1.51M |
|
3209
PUT
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
-51,100
| -61% | -$2.18M |
|
3210
CALL
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ICLR
$13.3B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3211
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.82B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
56,404
-2,861
| -5% | -$80.6K |
|
3212
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
83,796
-18,277
| -18% | -$431K |
|
3213
Petco
WOOF
$811M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
636,236
-60,021
| -9% | -$167K |
|
|
PINE
3214
Alpine Income Property Trust
PINE
$344M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
83,282
-3,332
| -4% | -$64.7K |
|
3215
PUT
Grocery Outlet
GO
$1.15B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
173,000
| – | – |
|
3216
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.11B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
25,499
+22,118
| +654% | +$1.49M |
|
3217
Compass
COMP
$9.02B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
139,805
-263,016
| -65% | -$2.19M |
|
3218
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$873M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
36,712
-5,840
| -14% | -$248K |
|
3219
Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF
FLBR
$545M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,453
| New | +$1.89M |
|
3220
Praxis Precision Medicines
PRAX
$10.5B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,140
| New | +$1.63M |
|
3221
PUT
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
| – | – |
|
3222
CRA International
CRAI
$1.11B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
12,027
-1,436
| -11% | -$216K |
|
3223
InMode
INMD
$867M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
116,726
-171,482
| -59% | -$2.39M |
|
3224
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
22,778
+8,147
| +56% | +$594K |
|
|
FPI
3225
Farmland Partners
FPI
$443M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
176,076
-318,288
| -64% | -$3.39M |
|
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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.