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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 Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$9.6B
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.56B
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$1.1B
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$924M
5
SPCX icon
SpaceX
SPCX
+$907M

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
ARWR icon
4751
CALL
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$8.22B
– –
-9,000
Closed -$564K –
ASM icon
4752
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
ASM
$789M
– –
-16,900
Closed -$107K –
ASTL icon
4753
PUT
Algoma Steel
ASTL
$568M
– –
-19,200
Closed -$79.3K –
ATEC icon
4754
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$1.14B
– –
-18,522
Closed -$202K –
ATLX icon
4755
Atlas Lithium Corp
ATLX
$49.4M
– –
-49,799
Closed -$217K –
ATS icon
4756
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.63B
– –
-30,200
Closed -$851K –
AVAV icon
4757
AeroVironment
AVAV
$5.73B
– –
-2,341
Closed -$419K –
AVDV icon
4758
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
AVDV
$19.2B
– –
-6,857
Closed -$685K –
AVEM icon
4759
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
AVEM
$25.9B
– –
-7,565
Closed -$610K –
AWK icon
4760
PUT
American Water Works
AWK
$29.9B
– –
-20,600
Closed -$2.8M –
AX icon
4761
Axos Financial
AX
$5.26B
– –
-12,824
Closed -$1.09M –
BAP icon
4762
Credicorp
BAP
$27.6B
– –
-1,274
Closed -$436K –
BARK icon
4763
BARK
BARK
$83.1M
– –
-716
Closed -$7.25K –
BBW icon
4764
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$366M
– –
-21,100
Closed -$790K –
BBY icon
4765
PUT
Best Buy
BBY
$20.9B
– –
-9,500
Closed -$610K –
BEKE icon
4766
CALL
KE Holdings
BEKE
$20.7B
– –
-337,500
Closed -$5.05M –
BHP icon
4767
BHP
BHP
$203B
– –
-34,830
Closed -$2.89M –
BIDU icon
4768
Baidu
BIDU
$27.9B
– –
-180,377
Closed -$22.3M –
BIIB icon
4769
CALL
Biogen
BIIB
$36.7B
– –
-15,500
Closed -$2.84M –
BIRK icon
4770
CALL
Birkenstock
BIRK
$6.16B
– –
-44,900
Closed -$1.61M –
BLBD icon
4771
CALL
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$1.98B
– –
-11,700
Closed -$664K –
BLFY icon
4772
DELISTED
Blue Foundry Bancorp
BLFY
– –
-98,540
Closed -$1.3M –
BOTZ icon
4773
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
BOTZ
$2.91B
– –
-59,336
Closed -$1.97M –
BP icon
4774
BP
BP
$115B
– –
-109,152
Closed -$4.79M –
BRO icon
4775
CALL
Brown & Brown
BRO
$23.9B
– –
-17,900
Closed -$1.17M –
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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.