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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
QSEAR icon
4601
Quartzsea Acquisition Corp Rights
QSEAR
$37.4K ﹤0.01%
170,000
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PCAPW icon
4602
ProCap Acquisition Corp Warrant
PCAPW
$1.92M
$37.3K ﹤0.01%
116,666
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
JACS.RT icon
4603
Jackson Acquisition Co II Rights
JACS.RT
$35K ﹤0.01%
250,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
XRXDW icon
4604
CALL
Xerox Holdings Corp Warrants
XRXDW
$11.6M
$34.4K ﹤0.01%
125,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FACWW
4605
Factorial Energy Inc Warrant
FACWW
$9.45M
$34K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PLMKW icon
4606
Plum Acquisition Corp IV Warrants
PLMKW
$33.8K ﹤0.01%
75,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
RDZNW icon
4607
Roadzen Inc Warrants
RDZNW
$4.18M
$33.2K ﹤0.01%
175,000
– –
2022 Q1
17 quarters
OPFI.WS icon
4608
DELISTED
OppFi Inc Warrants
OPFI.WS
$31.5K ﹤0.01%
1,049,673
– –
2022 Q2
16 quarters
UCFIW
4609
CN Healthy Food Tech Group Warrant
UCFIW
$31K ﹤0.01%
119,035
– –
2024 Q1
9 quarters
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4610
Real REMAX Group Inc. Common Stock
REAX
$276M
$30.8K ﹤0.01%
1,692
-27,246
-94% -$553K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DSACW icon
4611
Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp Warrant
DSACW
$30.8K ﹤0.01%
50,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ENGNW icon
4612
enGene Therapeutics Warrants
ENGNW
$2.08M
$30.3K ﹤0.01%
104,622
– –
2023 Q4
10 quarters
DRDBW icon
4613
Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp II Warrants
DRDBW
$30K ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MYXXW icon
4614
Maywood Acquisition Corp 2 Warrants
MYXXW
$29.8K ﹤0.01%
+425,000
New +$24.5K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IACOW icon
4615
Idea Acquisition Corp Warrants
IACOW
$29.2K ﹤0.01%
+83,333
New +$29.1K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SHMDW icon
4616
SCHMID Group N.V. Warrants
SHMDW
$29.1K ﹤0.01%
16,144
– –
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HDRNW icon
4617
Hadron Energy Warrant
HDRNW
$1M
$28.4K ﹤0.01%
175,000
– –
2024 Q3
7 quarters
YCY.WS icon
4618
AA Mission Acquisition Corp II Warrants
YCY.WS
$27.5K ﹤0.01%
125,000
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SES.WS icon
4619
DELISTED
SES AI Corp Warrants
SES.WS
$26.7K ﹤0.01%
988,099
– –
2022 Q3
15 quarters
BLZRW icon
4620
Trailblazer Acquisition Corp Warrant
BLZRW
$26.7K ﹤0.01%
66,666
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FBYDW icon
4621
Falcon's Beyond Global Warrants
FBYDW
$26.4K ﹤0.01%
10,162
– –
2023 Q4
10 quarters
MACIW icon
4622
Melar Acquisition Corp I Warrant
MACIW
$24.4K ﹤0.01%
162,500
– –
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BGLWW icon
4623
Blue Gold Ltd Warrant
BGLWW
$152K
$24K ﹤0.01%
199,999
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BKHAR icon
4624
Black Hawk Acquisition Corp Rights
BKHAR
$23.1K ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
2024 Q2
8 quarters
KPET.WS icon
4625
KPET Ultra Paceline Corp Warrants
KPET.WS
$23K ﹤0.01%
+33,333
New +$20.7K
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.