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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
CQQQ icon
4801
Invesco China Technology ETF
CQQQ
$1.89B
– –
-174,564
Closed -$8.03M –
CRBP icon
4802
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
CRBP
$59.4M
– –
-26,474
Closed -$249K –
CRGY icon
4803
PUT
Crescent Energy
CRGY
$4.74B
– –
-26,980
Closed -$364K –
CRMT icon
4804
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$12M
– –
-30,503
Closed -$388K –
CSAN icon
4805
DELISTED
Cosan
CSAN
– –
-216,527
Closed -$892K –
CTGO icon
4806
Contango Silver & Gold Inc
CTGO
$520M
– –
-69,998
Closed -$1.31M –
CTRA icon
4807
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
– –
-648,772
Closed -$22.8M –
CUK icon
4808
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
– –
-1,581,768
Closed -$40.8M –
CVGI icon
4809
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$128M
– –
-272,165
Closed -$928K –
CVNA icon
4810
Carvana
CVNA
$81.2B
– –
-46,425
Closed -$3.28M –
CVRX icon
4811
CVRx
CVRX
$23.1M
– –
-11,229
Closed -$106K –
CWAN icon
4812
DELISTED
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
– –
-23,643
Closed -$559K –
CWEN.A icon
4813
DELISTED
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
– –
-118,793
Closed -$4.65M –
CXW icon
4814
CALL
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.48B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$284K –
CYTK icon
4815
CALL
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$7.48B
– –
-40,700
Closed -$2.68M –
D icon
4816
CALL
Dominion Energy
D
$60.3B
– –
-185,000
Closed -$11.4M –
D icon
4817
PUT
Dominion Energy
D
$60.3B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$6.18M –
DAWN icon
4818
DELISTED
Day One Biopharmaceuticals
DAWN
– –
-21,626
Closed -$464K –
DB icon
4819
CALL
Deutsche Bank
DB
$64.6B
– –
-73,500
Closed -$2.19M –
DCBO icon
4820
Docebo
DCBO
$723M
– –
-41,055
Closed -$719K –
DCI icon
4821
Donaldson
DCI
$9.8B
– –
-6,500
Closed -$552K –
DEO icon
4822
Diageo
DEO
$55.6B
– –
-9,175
Closed -$741K –
DEO icon
4823
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$55.6B
– –
-42,600
Closed -$3.17M –
DFAS icon
4824
U.S. Small Cap Portfolio ETF Class Shares
DFAS
$14.9B
– –
-13,908
Closed -$989K –
DFIV icon
4825
Dimensional International Value ETF
DFIV
$21.8B
– –
-7,943
Closed -$419K –
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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.