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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
BROS icon
4776
CALL
Dutch Bros
BROS
$4.66B
– –
-4,800
Closed -$243K –
BRT icon
4777
BRT Apartments
BRT
$236M
– –
-12,864
Closed -$172K –
BTMWW
4778
DELISTED
Bitcoin Depot Inc Warrant
BTMWW
– –
-675,425
Closed -$14.3K –
BTU icon
4779
PUT
Peabody Energy
BTU
$1.95B
– –
-15,500
Closed -$511K –
BUD icon
4780
PUT
AB InBev
BUD
$165B
– –
-59,600
Closed -$4.13M –
BZ icon
4781
Kanzhun
BZ
$7.73B
– –
-1,026,464
Closed -$13.7M –
CAH icon
4782
CALL
Cardinal Health
CAH
$62.8B
– –
-20,500
Closed -$4.33M –
CAL icon
4783
CALL
Caleres
CAL
$438M
– –
-12,900
Closed -$136K –
CAL icon
4784
PUT
Caleres
CAL
$438M
– –
-56,500
Closed -$596K –
CCOI icon
4785
CALL
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$204M
– –
-29,000
Closed -$546K –
CCOI icon
4786
PUT
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$204M
– –
-11,300
Closed -$213K –
CENX icon
4787
PUT
Century Aluminum
CENX
$3.31B
– –
-43,700
Closed -$2.56M –
CF icon
4788
PUT
CF Industries
CF
$17.5B
– –
-80,000
Closed -$10.4M –
CGGO icon
4789
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
CGGO
$11.4B
– –
-13,145
Closed -$439K –
CHD icon
4790
PUT
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$25.8B
– –
-11,800
Closed -$1.1M –
CHRD icon
4791
PUT
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.26B
– –
-13,900
Closed -$1.98M –
CIGI icon
4792
Colliers International
CIGI
$4.85B
– –
-4,761
Closed -$509K –
CLSK icon
4793
PUT
CleanSpark
CLSK
$1.58B
– –
-135,000
Closed -$1.15M –
CME icon
4794
CALL
CME Group
CME
$109B
– –
-40,900
Closed -$12.1M –
CMI icon
4795
PUT
Cummins
CMI
$61.7B
– –
-2,600
Closed -$1.4M –
CNTA
4796
DELISTED
Centessa Pharmaceuticals
CNTA
– –
-643,808
Closed -$25.6M –
CNXC icon
4797
PUT
Concentrix
CNXC
$1.85B
– –
-53,800
Closed -$1.47M –
COLD icon
4798
PUT
Americold
COLD
$4.57B
– –
-30,600
Closed -$351K –
VISN icon
4799
CALL
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.27B
– –
-67,100
Closed -$1.22M –
CPNG icon
4800
CALL
Coupang
CPNG
$29.2B
– –
-113,900
Closed -$2.15M –
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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.