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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
HTHT icon
3326
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$16.1B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
+36,068
New +$1.72M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BCPC icon
3327
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.56B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
8,897
-31,371
-78% -$5.21M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
STZ icon
3328
CALL
Constellation Brands
STZ
$24B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
10,800
-26,800
-71% -$3.98M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DNA icon
3329
Ginkgo Bioworks
DNA
$760M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
151,356
+124,187
+457% +$1.04M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PECE icon
3330
Peace Acquisition Corp
PECE
$84.8M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
+151,000
New +$1.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IGAC icon
3331
Invest Green Acquisition Corp
IGAC
$242M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
149,197
+48,400
+48% +$483K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MO icon
3332
PUT
Altria Group
MO
$127B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
20,700
-73,800
-78% -$5.15M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
QQQ icon
3333
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$443B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
+2,022
New +$1.39M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MTRN icon
3334
PUT
Materion
MTRN
$3.88B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
+5,000
New +$1.05M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
INO icon
3335
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$126M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
1,351,656
-861,163
-39% -$1.02M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EOSE icon
3336
Eos Energy Enterprises
EOSE
$634M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
252,636
+105,197
+71% +$732K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AVD icon
3337
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$28.4M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
530,006
+26
+0% +$71
2021 Q2
20 quarters
COFS icon
3338
Choiceone Financial
COFS
$547M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
43,598
-4,013
-8% -$125K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NNI icon
3339
Nelnet
NNI
$4.67B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
11,109
-9,271
-45% -$1.23M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PFSI icon
3340
PUT
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.41B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
+17,000
New +$1.48M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ONIT icon
3341
Onity Group
ONIT
$259M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
37,225
+12,553
+51% +$495K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BHE icon
3342
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.16B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
14,989
-41,931
-74% -$3.34M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
RMAX icon
3343
DELISTED
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
149,751
-318,080
-68% -$2.78M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
EFX icon
3344
PUT
Equifax
EFX
$22.3B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
+9,300
New +$1.59M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ALG icon
3345
Alamo Group
ALG
$1.63B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
8,973
+1,000
+13% +$162K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
RDAC icon
3346
Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp
RDAC
$38.3M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
273,125
– –
2024 Q4
6 quarters
M icon
3347
PUT
Macy's
M
$6.03B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
62,600
-315,000
-83% -$6.59M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BKSY icon
3348
PUT
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$873M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
52,800
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FIVN icon
3349
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.1B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
69,058
-6,766
-9% -$134K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
MET icon
3350
CALL
MetLife
MET
$62B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
+17,400
New +$1.4M
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.