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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
SCHD icon
5051
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$118B
– –
-639,606
Closed -$19.6M –
SCHK icon
5052
Schwab 1000 Index ETF
SCHK
$5.75B
– –
-10,873
Closed -$341K –
SCJ icon
5053
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
$235M
– –
-10,869
Closed -$1.06M –
SDGR icon
5054
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.84B
– –
-14,041
Closed -$188K –
SDVY icon
5055
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
SDVY
$11.2B
– –
-25,404
Closed -$1M –
SEE icon
5056
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
– –
-238,206
Closed -$10M –
SEER icon
5057
Seer Inc
SEER
$107M
– –
-125,154
Closed -$210K –
SEMR icon
5058
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
– –
-308,979
Closed -$3.69M –
SG icon
5059
PUT
Sweetgreen
SG
$1.15B
– –
-260,100
Closed -$1.35M –
SGML icon
5060
CALL
Sigma Lithium
SGML
$881M
– –
-150,000
Closed -$1.85M –
SHAK icon
5061
CALL
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.61B
– –
-31,600
Closed -$2.8M –
SIRI icon
5062
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.2B
– –
-101,528
Closed -$2.73M –
SITM icon
5063
PUT
SiTime
SITM
$14.2B
– –
-9,000
Closed -$3.11M –
SJM icon
5064
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.8B
– –
-417,302
Closed -$42.5M –
SKYT icon
5065
PUT
DELISTED
SkyWater Technology
SKYT
– –
-13,100
Closed -$359K –
SLM icon
5066
CALL
SLM Corp
SLM
$3.67B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$4.28M –
SLNO icon
5067
DELISTED
Soleno Therapeutics
SLNO
– –
-30,247
Closed -$1.01M –
SLRC icon
5068
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
$610M
– –
-84,512
Closed -$1.21M –
SLYG icon
5069
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SLYG
$4.67B
– –
-2,744
Closed -$265K –
SM icon
5070
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$9.5B
– –
-176,200
Closed -$5.49M –
SMH icon
5071
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$68B
– –
-199,461
Closed -$76.5M –
SNAP icon
5072
CALL
Snap
SNAP
$10.5B
– –
-500,000
Closed -$2.3M –
SNBR icon
5073
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
– –
-165,503
Closed -$297K –
SNDA icon
5074
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.62B
– –
-26,422
Closed -$852K –
SNPS icon
5075
CALL
Synopsys
SNPS
$87.2B
– –
-2,200
Closed -$872K –
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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.