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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3576
PUT
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.5B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
49,300
| – | – |
|
3577
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.9B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,043
| New | +$1.08M |
|
3578
PUT
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.75B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
103,400
-247,000
| -70% | -$3.4M |
|
3579
Impinj
PI
$5.06B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
7,620
+351
| +5% | +$45.8K |
|
3580
Telesat
TSAT
$674M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
21,457
-2,949
| -12% | -$143K |
|
3581
iShares Russell 2500 ETF
SMMD
$3.81B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
11,853
| – | – |
|
|
RAAQ
3582
DELISTED
Real Asset Acquisition Corp
RAAQ
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
3583
Millicom
TIGO
$15.7B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
11,873
+6,474
| +120% | +$545K |
|
|
KRSP
3584
Rice Acquisition Corporation 3
KRSP
$488M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
102,413
| – | – |
|
3585
CALL
NextDecade
NEXT
$1.9B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+142,500
| New | +$1.13M |
|
3586
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.55B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
14,049
-32,932
| -70% | -$2.37M |
|
3587
CALL
Forward Air
FWRD
$612M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
79,500
| – | – |
|
|
SLDE
3588
Slide Insurance Holdings
SLDE
$2.66B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+55,232
| New | +$1M |
|
3589
PUT
Asana
ASAN
$2.21B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
152,700
| – | – |
|
3590
CALL
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
+4,500
| +98% | +$518K |
|
3591
Lantheus
LNTH
$6.53B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+9,615
| New | +$896K |
|
3592
PUT
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.45B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
49,900
-156,800
| -76% | -$3.1M |
|
3593
CALL
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.54B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
100,600
| – | – |
|
3594
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
$37.1B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
39,904
| – | – |
|
3595
PUT
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$23.5B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
1,400
| – | – |
|
3596
Worthington Steel
WS
$1.78B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,555
| New | +$1.21M |
|
3597
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund
GDMN
$219M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,569
| New | +$1.37M |
|
3598
PUT
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$962M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,200
| New | +$978K |
|
3599
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.26B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
7,961
-28,751
| -78% | -$3.35M |
|
|
DQ
3600
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$919M
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
77,880
-39,948
| -34% | -$725K |
|
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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.