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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
GCTS.WS icon
4326
GCT Semiconductor Holding Warrants
GCTS.WS
$10.7M
$282K ﹤0.01%
575,000
– –
2022 Q1
17 quarters
ZTS icon
4327
CALL
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.3B
$280K ﹤0.01%
+3,900
New +$367K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LINC icon
4328
PUT
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$560M
$279K ﹤0.01%
+5,600
New +$254K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ENLT icon
4329
Enlight Renewable Energy
ENLT
$9.6B
$279K ﹤0.01%
3,138
-15,467
-83% -$1.36M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VIA icon
4330
Via Transportation Inc
VIA
$3.07B
$279K ﹤0.01%
+15,399
New +$241K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WHK icon
4331
WhiteHawk Minerals Corp
WHK
$654M
$278K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$271K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ULH icon
4332
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$715M
$276K ﹤0.01%
18,617
+8,429
+83% +$151K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
XSMO icon
4333
Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF
XSMO
$2.68B
$275K ﹤0.01%
2,939
-15,149
-84% -$1.31M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MBWM icon
4334
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.05B
$273K ﹤0.01%
+4,756
New +$251K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HVIIR
4335
DELISTED
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp VII Rights
HVIIR
$272K ﹤0.01%
850,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FNV icon
4336
PUT
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$49.2B
$271K ﹤0.01%
+1,300
New +$303K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
QLTY icon
4337
GMO US Quality ETF
QLTY
$5.38B
$270K ﹤0.01%
+6,499
New +$261K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SSEA icon
4338
Starry Sea Acquisition Corp
SSEA
$268K ﹤0.01%
26,201
+401
+2% +$4.09K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OBK icon
4339
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.64B
$268K ﹤0.01%
5,238
-7,414
-59% -$349K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CGC icon
4340
Canopy Growth
CGC
$276M
$267K ﹤0.01%
279,724
+222,971
+393% +$237K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FWRD icon
4341
PUT
Forward Air
FWRD
$562M
$266K ﹤0.01%
19,700
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TS icon
4342
Tenaris
TS
$29.7B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+4,787
New +$291K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PRMB icon
4343
Primo Brands
PRMB
$8.1B
$264K ﹤0.01%
10,786
-22,171
-67% -$492K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EWP icon
4344
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$1.99B
$264K ﹤0.01%
4,437
-29,162
-87% -$1.67M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SNPE icon
4345
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF
SNPE
$2.77B
$263K ﹤0.01%
+3,823
New +$254K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SBAC icon
4346
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.8B
$262K ﹤0.01%
1,487
-18,111
-92% -$3.73M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BG icon
4347
Bunge Global
BG
$19B
$262K ﹤0.01%
+2,456
New +$302K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XHE icon
4348
State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF
XHE
$155M
$262K ﹤0.01%
+3,105
New +$251K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DFAU icon
4349
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
DFAU
$12.5B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+5,056
New +$253K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ACN icon
4350
CALL
Accenture
ACN
$154B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+2,100
New +$365K
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.