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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
INSM icon
3276
CALL
Insmed
INSM
$25.5B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
15,000
+3,600
+32% +$436K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CAKE icon
3277
CALL
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.53B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
+20,100
New +$1.3M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NIC icon
3278
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.65B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
9,664
-62,909
-87% -$9.29M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AFYA icon
3279
Afya
AFYA
$944M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
107,284
+2,778
+3% +$40.3K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
PI icon
3280
PUT
Impinj
PI
$5.39B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
11,100
-1,300
-10% -$170K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SMP icon
3281
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$999M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
40,793
+10,841
+36% +$415K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
GOLD icon
3282
CALL
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.12B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
38,100
+19,300
+103% +$830K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FCOM icon
3283
Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF
FCOM
$1.6B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
22,773
+19,118
+523% +$1.39M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CMPR icon
3284
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.36B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
15,495
-1,902
-11% -$169K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
KSA icon
3285
iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
$558M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
+42,217
New +$1.64M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VC icon
3286
Visteon
VC
$1.93B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
15,848
-17,598
-53% -$1.92M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
KAI icon
3287
CALL
Kadant
KAI
$3.58B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
5,000
-1,100
-18% -$343K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AES icon
3288
CALL
AES
AES
$10.6B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
107,100
– –
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ESEA icon
3289
Euroseas
ESEA
$456M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
23,655
-10,775
-31% -$741K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
RITM icon
3290
PUT
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.27B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
166,900
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LFTO icon
3291
Liftoff Mobile
LFTO
$3.17B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+65,000
New +$1.68M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BLD icon
3292
PUT
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
4,400
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LAMR icon
3293
PUT
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$16.1B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.45M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
KNX icon
3294
PUT
Knight Transportation
KNX
$10B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$1.39M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SEPN icon
3295
Septerna Inc
SEPN
$2.37B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
+46,483
New +$1.32M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AAP icon
3296
PUT
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.77B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
25,000
-80,100
-76% -$4.55M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
SCHL icon
3297
Scholastic
SCHL
$684M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
33,759
+12,194
+57% +$501K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
ECAT icon
3298
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust
ECAT
$1.32B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
98,455
– –
2023 Q2
12 quarters
WT icon
3299
WisdomTree
WT
$3.15B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
91,295
-234,413
-72% -$4.15M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
EWI icon
3300
iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
$1.27B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
+26,076
New +$1.52M
2026 Q2
0 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.