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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
PALOW icon
4551
Paloma Acquisition Corp I Warrants
PALOW
$78.8K ﹤0.01%
+225,000
New +$80.3K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ATAI icon
4552
DELISTED
AtaiBeckley Inc
ATAI
$77.3K ﹤0.01%
14,669
-12,750
-47% -$53.7K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
NUAI icon
4553
New Era Energy & Digital Inc
NUAI
$243M
$77.3K ﹤0.01%
+12,110
New +$58.8K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
QTRX icon
4554
Quanterix
QTRX
$137M
$76.3K ﹤0.01%
+17,672
New +$57.3K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OSG icon
4555
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$225M
$76.2K ﹤0.01%
12,207
-657
-5% -$3.42K
2020 Q4
22 quarters
SOC icon
4556
PUT
Sable Offshore Corp
SOC
$370M
$73.9K ﹤0.01%
24,000
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ADACW icon
4557
American Drive Acquisition Co Warrant
ADACW
$73.5K ﹤0.01%
116,666
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MBI icon
4558
MBIA
MBI
$236M
$72.8K ﹤0.01%
11,164
-31,452
-74% -$190K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
DMIIR icon
4559
Drugs Made In America Acquisition II Corp Right
DMIIR
$72.7K ﹤0.01%
1,000,000
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PTON icon
4560
CALL
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.5B
$71.5K ﹤0.01%
12,100
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MCAHR icon
4561
Mountain Crest Acquisition 6 Corp Rights
MCAHR
$71.3K ﹤0.01%
+285,000
New +$74.1K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
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4562
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.9M
$71K ﹤0.01%
137,795
-89,240
-39% -$52.8K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
LZM.WS icon
4563
Lifezone Metals Ltd Warrants
LZM.WS
$68.2K ﹤0.01%
166,366
– –
2023 Q3
11 quarters
ARDX icon
4564
Ardelyx
ARDX
$724M
$66.7K ﹤0.01%
13,081
-300,880
-96% -$1.84M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BRSP icon
4565
BrightSpire Capital
BRSP
$416M
$65.7K ﹤0.01%
+12,062
New +$69.2K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PGACR icon
4566
Pantages Capital Acquisition Corp Right
PGACR
$65K ﹤0.01%
325,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PTORW icon
4567
Praetorian Acquisition Corp Warrant
PTORW
$63.3K ﹤0.01%
166,666
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KRAQW icon
4568
KRAKacquisition Corp Warrants
KRAQW
$63K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BYND icon
4569
Beyond Meat
BYND
$110M
$62.8K ﹤0.01%
2,791
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NIOBW icon
4570
NioCorp Developments Ltd Warrant
NIOBW
$16.5M
$62.8K ﹤0.01%
44,211
– –
2023 Q1
13 quarters
SAAQW icon
4571
Space Asset Acquisition Corp Warrants
SAAQW
$2.74M
$62K ﹤0.01%
66,666
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SLDPW icon
4572
Solid Power Inc Warrant
SLDPW
$1.9M
$61.8K ﹤0.01%
604,873
– –
2021 Q4
18 quarters
TRGSR icon
4573
TRG Latin America Acquisitions Corp Rights
TRGSR
$61.7K ﹤0.01%
+350,000
New +$71.2K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RDAGW icon
4574
Republic Digital Acquisition Co Warrants
RDAGW
$60K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LEGO.WS icon
4575
Legato Merger Corp IV Warrants
LEGO.WS
$60K ﹤0.01%
125,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.