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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 7.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
LRMR icon
4951
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$233M
– –
-575,624
Closed -$2.59M –
LSGR icon
4952
Natixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETF
LSGR
$875M
– –
-7,165
Closed -$282K –
LSPD icon
4953
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.43B
– –
-49,616
Closed -$444K –
LVHI icon
4954
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
LVHI
$6.29B
– –
-24,564
Closed -$995K –
LYFT icon
4955
PUT
Lyft
LYFT
$6.46B
– –
-130,500
Closed -$1.74M –
MAA icon
4956
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$13.9B
– –
-39,219
Closed -$4.79M –
MAA icon
4957
PUT
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$13.9B
– –
-7,400
Closed -$904K –
MAN icon
4958
CALL
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.15B
– –
-43,000
Closed -$1.27M –
MAN icon
4959
PUT
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.15B
– –
-33,000
Closed -$972K –
MANH icon
4960
PUT
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13.8B
– –
-11,700
Closed -$1.56M –
MASI icon
4961
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
– –
-19,789
Closed -$3.52M –
MDLZ icon
4962
PUT
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.4B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$865K –
MDT icon
4963
CALL
Medtronic
MDT
$121B
– –
-63,600
Closed -$5.51M –
MED icon
4964
CALL
Medifast
MED
$135M
– –
-72,700
Closed -$741K –
MFIC icon
4965
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$689M
– –
-123,567
Closed -$1.39M –
MGM icon
4966
PUT
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$7.18B
– –
-103,000
Closed -$3.81M –
MNDY icon
4967
CALL
monday.com
MNDY
$4.39B
– –
-7,800
Closed -$539K –
MNSO icon
4968
MINISO
MNSO
$2.92B
– –
-21,342
Closed -$346K –
MORN icon
4969
CALL
Morningstar
MORN
$8.45B
– –
-2,600
Closed -$440K –
MORN icon
4970
PUT
Morningstar
MORN
$8.45B
– –
-12,800
Closed -$2.16M –
MRTN icon
4971
Marten Transport
MRTN
$964M
– –
-32,322
Closed -$424K –
MSI icon
4972
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.4B
– –
-1,300
Closed -$564K –
MUFG icon
4973
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$237B
– –
-58,071
Closed -$985K –
MUX icon
4974
CALL
McEwen Inc
MUX
$895M
– –
-229,400
Closed -$4.68M –
MXCT icon
4975
MaxCyte
MXCT
$156M
– –
-200,505
Closed -$141K –
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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.