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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3501
CALL
Enova International
ENVA
$6.05B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$860K |
|
3502
PUT
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.9B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,400
| New | +$1.2M |
|
3503
CALL
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+9,900
| New | +$1.04M |
|
3504
CALL
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,200
| New | +$1.05M |
|
3505
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
SGDJ
$380M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
15,860
+10,218
| +181% | +$899K |
|
3506
Krispy Kreme
DNUT
$623M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
338,208
+65,605
| +24% | +$234K |
|
3507
CALL
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.24B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,600
| New | +$1.12M |
|
3508
ResMed
RMD
$33.4B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
6,121
-5,455
| -47% | -$1.13M |
|
3509
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.74B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
28,400
-163,354
| -85% | -$4.79M |
|
3510
Clarus
CLAR
$142M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
376,670
+133,224
| +55% | +$384K |
|
3511
ARK Web x.0 ETF
ARKW
$1.83B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
8,188
-19,028
| -70% | -$2.66M |
|
3512
PUT
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.48B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+11,200
| New | +$1.23M |
|
3513
Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF
FREL
$1.49B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
40,330
+27,078
| +204% | +$785K |
|
3514
CALL
Lear
LEA
$8.56B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
8,800
| – | – |
|
3515
CALL
Hudbay
HBM
$13.4B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$1.26M |
|
3516
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.79B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
68,649
-117,105
| -63% | -$2.09M |
|
3517
PUT
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
10,400
-18,200
| -64% | -$2.26M |
|
|
HDV
3518
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$15.3B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,920
| New | +$1.17M |
|
3519
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.44B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,570
| New | +$1.07M |
|
3520
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.18B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
9,476
+61
| +0.6% | +$6.82K |
|
3521
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$340M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+205,145
| New | +$1.05M |
|
3522
CALL
Credicorp
BAP
$30.1B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+3,000
| New | +$1.03M |
|
|
LADR
3523
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.26B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
117,348
+66,131
| +129% | +$671K |
|
3524
Greif
GEF
$5B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,670
| New | +$1.05M |
|
3525
Tecnoglass Holdings
TGLS
$1.82B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
24,924
+12,971
| +109% | +$561K |
|
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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.