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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
PAACW icon
4576
Proem Acquisition Corp I Warrants
PAACW
$57.9K ﹤0.01%
+150,000
New +$43.4K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XSLLW icon
4577
Xsolla SPAC 1 Warrants
XSLLW
$57.4K ﹤0.01%
240,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KBONW icon
4578
Karbon Capital Partners Corp Warrant
KBONW
$54.1K ﹤0.01%
100,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LXRX icon
4579
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$793M
$53.3K ﹤0.01%
+22,200
New +$43.2K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
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4580
D. Boral Acquisition I Corp Warrants
DBCAW
$2.66M
$52.5K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ARCLW icon
4581
ARC Group Acquisition I Corp Warrants
ARCLW
$51.8K ﹤0.01%
+460,000
New +$45.9K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HRTX icon
4582
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$55.6M
$51.4K ﹤0.01%
120,435
-2,480,555
-95% -$1.99M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
GRMLW
4583
Greenland Mines Ltd Warrant
GRMLW
$51K ﹤0.01%
300,000
– –
2022 Q2
16 quarters
NOEMR icon
4584
CO2 Energy Transition Corp Right
NOEMR
$50.4K ﹤0.01%
280,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MUZEW icon
4585
Muzero Acquisition Corp Warrant
MUZEW
$49.9K ﹤0.01%
162,500
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MESHW icon
4586
Meshflow Acquisition Corp Warrants
MESHW
$47K ﹤0.01%
166,666
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AFJKR icon
4587
Aimei Health Technology Co Right
AFJKR
$46.5K ﹤0.01%
155,000
– –
2024 Q1
9 quarters
TMTSW icon
4588
Spartacus Acquisition Corp II Warrants
TMTSW
$45K ﹤0.01%
+83,333
New +$40.4K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
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4589
PLAYSTUDIOS Inc
MYPS
$56.2M
$44.4K ﹤0.01%
8,901
-7,455
-46% -$35.9K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
HVMCW icon
4590
Highview Merger Corp Warrants
HVMCW
$43.8K ﹤0.01%
+125,000
New +$38.1K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SOCAW icon
4591
Solarius Capital Acquisition Corp Warrant
SOCAW
$43.5K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TARA icon
4592
Protara Therapeutics
TARA
$136M
$42.5K ﹤0.01%
+11,113
New +$52.9K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MLAAW icon
4593
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp II Warrants
MLAAW
$42.2K ﹤0.01%
162,500
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
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4594
SITE Centers
SITC
$35.1M
$40.9K ﹤0.01%
10,300
-4,564
-31% -$23.8K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NOEMW icon
4595
CO2 Energy Transition Corp Warrant
NOEMW
$40.5K ﹤0.01%
280,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SBCWW icon
4596
SBC Medical Group Warrants
SBCWW
$39.7K ﹤0.01%
172,500
– –
2022 Q4
14 quarters
FLDDW icon
4597
Fold Holdings Warrant
FLDDW
$622K
$39.4K ﹤0.01%
375,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PLUG icon
4598
PUT
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.03B
$39K ﹤0.01%
+14,400
New +$45.2K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GPACW icon
4599
General Purpose Acquisition Corp Warrant
GPACW
$39K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
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4600
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.13B
$37.5K ﹤0.01%
40,988
+133
+0.3% +$166
2024 Q2
8 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.