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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
DFLV icon
4826
Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF
DFLV
$7.23B
– –
-10,887
Closed -$389K –
DHI icon
4827
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.3B
– –
-197,135
Closed -$27.1M –
DHI icon
4828
PUT
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.3B
– –
-12,000
Closed -$1.65M –
DHIL icon
4829
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
– –
-3,080
Closed -$530K –
DHT icon
4830
DHT Holdings
DHT
$3.33B
– –
-52,220
Closed -$954K –
DINO icon
4831
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.4B
– –
-65,000
Closed -$4.06M –
DIV icon
4832
Global X SuperDividend US ETF
DIV
$756M
– –
-45,311
Closed -$856K –
DK icon
4833
CALL
Delek US
DK
$3.92B
– –
-62,700
Closed -$2.83M –
DK icon
4834
PUT
Delek US
DK
$3.92B
– –
-30,200
Closed -$1.36M –
DOCU icon
4835
PUT
DocuSign
DOCU
$14.5B
– –
-24,200
Closed -$1.15M –
DRI icon
4836
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
– –
-132,683
Closed -$26M –
DRUG icon
4837
Bright Minds Biosciences
DRUG
$227M
– –
-15,445
Closed -$1.13M –
DTM icon
4838
DT Midstream
DTM
$11.6B
– –
-47,280
Closed -$6.37M –
DUK icon
4839
PUT
Duke Energy
DUK
$100B
– –
-1,600
Closed -$210K –
DY icon
4840
CALL
Dycom Industries
DY
$6.26B
– –
-1,200
Closed -$407K –
EAT icon
4841
PUT
Brinker International
EAT
$8.58B
– –
-51,200
Closed -$7.31M –
ECO icon
4842
Okeanis Eco Tankers
ECO
$3.25B
– –
-8,340
Closed -$422K –
EFAV icon
4843
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.47B
– –
-2,900
Closed -$265K –
EG icon
4844
CALL
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
– –
-1,200
Closed -$392K –
EHAB icon
4845
DELISTED
Enhabit
EHAB
– –
-1,210,064
Closed -$17M –
ELS icon
4846
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.3B
– –
-157,129
Closed -$9.8M –
ELV icon
4847
PUT
Elevance Health
ELV
$92B
– –
-5,800
Closed -$1.7M –
EME icon
4848
PUT
Emcor
EME
$26.6B
– –
-3,100
Closed -$2.29M –
EMN icon
4849
PUT
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.36B
– –
-48,700
Closed -$3.72M –
ENTG icon
4850
CALL
Entegris
ENTG
$19.6B
– –
-1,900
Closed -$223K –
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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.