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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3976
CALL
nCino
NCNO
$2.26B
| $598K | ﹤0.01% |
36,600
| – | – |
|
3977
PUT
FuboTV Inc
FUBO
$309M
| $598K | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
| – | – |
|
3978
CALL
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.21B
| $597K | ﹤0.01% |
11,300
-17,400
| -61% | -$832K |
|
3979
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$595M
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
26,694
-96,137
| -78% | -$2.04M |
|
3980
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.48B
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
12,834
-58,849
| -82% | -$2.35M |
|
3981
CALL
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
| $594K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,900
| New | +$622K |
|
3982
CALL
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$816M
| $594K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,900
| New | +$539K |
|
3983
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$14.3B
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,546
| New | +$582K |
|
3984
Chewy
CHWY
$9.83B
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
30,104
+4,848
| +19% | +$110K |
|
3985
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.17B
| $591K | ﹤0.01% |
6,755
-3,726
| -36% | -$309K |
|
3986
4D Molecular Therapeutics
FDMT
$875M
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
44,354
+20,324
| +85% | +$198K |
|
3987
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.8B
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
4,556
-14,686
| -76% | -$1.8M |
|
|
FLY
3988
PUT
Firefly Aerospace
FLY
$4.09B
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$748K |
|
3989
Alico
ALCO
$299M
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
14,213
+609
| +4% | +$25.2K |
|
3990
PUT
Pagaya Technologies
PGY
$1.81B
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
32,200
| – | – |
|
3991
WIX.com
WIX
$3.43B
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
12,869
+43
| +0.3% | +$2.66K |
|
|
FBRT
3992
Franklin BSP Realty Trust
FBRT
$697M
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
+71,668
| New | +$623K |
|
3993
PUT
PAR Technology
PAR
$808M
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
33,400
-6,500
| -16% | -$93.8K |
|
3994
PubMatic
PUBM
$747M
| $581K | ﹤0.01% |
44,320
-400,794
| -90% | -$4.16M |
|
3995
CALL
ASP Isotopes
ASPI
$613M
| $581K | ﹤0.01% |
+93,400
| New | +$550K |
|
|
FLNA
3996
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$46.4M
| $577K | ﹤0.01% |
485,025
-74,180
| -13% | -$106K |
|
3997
Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF
DRIV
$377M
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
14,899
| – | – |
|
3998
Lazard
LAZ
$4.3B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
13,701
-16,933
| -55% | -$775K |
|
3999
Hagerty
HGTY
$1.34B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
48,129
-38,425
| -44% | -$411K |
|
4000
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$930M
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,889
| New | +$554K |
|
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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.