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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 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
BRK.B icon
26
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.14T
$961M 0.46%
1,920,532
+1,452,328
+310% +$698M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AMD icon
27
PUT
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$863B
$922M 0.44%
1,586,700
-303,800
-16% -$125M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
COF icon
28
Capital One
COF
$124B
$919M 0.44%
4,579,708
+2,216,757
+94% +$424M
2017 Q1
37 quarters
SPCX icon
29
SpaceX
SPCX
$1.92T
$912M 0.43%
+5,340,000
New +$907M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MU icon
30
Micron Technology
MU
$994B
$887M 0.42%
768,773
-2,889,703
-79% -$2.17B
2013 Q2
52 quarters
V icon
31
Visa
V
$756B
$886M 0.42%
2,582,817
+293,064
+13% +$94.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NSC icon
32
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$73.4B
$818M 0.39%
2,601,202
+337,722
+15% +$104M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
COST icon
33
Costco
COST
$438B
$817M 0.39%
873,316
-11,842
-1% -$11.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MMM icon
34
3M
MMM
$85B
$789M 0.38%
4,871,164
-420,546
-8% -$63.7M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
C icon
35
Citigroup
C
$208B
$786M 0.37%
5,616,122
+292,745
+5% +$38.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NVDA icon
36
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.17T
$782M 0.37%
3,907,100
-150,700
-4% -$31M
2014 Q1
49 quarters
MRVL icon
37
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$205B
$746M 0.35%
2,504,623
+2,174,103
+658% +$436M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
FTNT icon
38
Fortinet
FTNT
$124B
$745M 0.35%
4,849,811
+1,982,474
+69% +$229M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
SHW icon
39
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$81.4B
$723M 0.34%
2,100,884
+614,302
+41% +$196M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
AMD icon
40
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$863B
$720M 0.34%
1,239,900
-309,100
-20% -$127M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
WFC icon
41
Wells Fargo
WFC
$252B
$709M 0.34%
8,575,688
+6,332,444
+282% +$509M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CLS icon
42
Celestica
CLS
$38.3B
$684M 0.33%
1,876,165
+881,280
+89% +$331M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
COHR icon
43
Coherent
COHR
$45.9B
$648M 0.31%
1,642,670
+1,530,168
+1,360% +$541M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LITE icon
44
PUT
Lumentum
LITE
$74.7B
$636M 0.3%
741,700
+99,500
+15% +$88.8M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ICE icon
45
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.7B
$633M 0.3%
5,145,207
+2,670,742
+108% +$401M
2014 Q4
46 quarters
GOOGL icon
46
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.17T
$631M 0.3%
1,765,700
-176,000
-9% -$63.4M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
INSM icon
47
Insmed
INSM
$21B
$627M 0.3%
5,877,959
+252,134
+4% +$30.5M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BE icon
48
PUT
Bloom Energy
BE
$65.2B
$615M 0.29%
2,030,400
+112,700
+6% +$28.9M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
TRGP icon
49
Targa Resources
TRGP
$63.2B
$611M 0.29%
2,279,804
-148,221
-6% -$38.1M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
LITE icon
50
CALL
Lumentum
LITE
$74.7B
$605M 0.29%
705,000
+14,600
+2% +$13M
2025 Q2
4 quarters

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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.