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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
UPST icon
5126
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.24B
– –
-267,076
Closed -$8.23M –
URA icon
5127
Global X Uranium ETF
URA
$4.82B
– –
-85,779
Closed -$4.15M –
URG icon
5128
Ur-Energy
URG
$327M
– –
-23,654
Closed -$35.2K –
URNJ icon
5129
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
URNJ
$288M
– –
-82,250
Closed -$2.41M –
URI icon
5130
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$69.8B
– –
-1,300
Closed -$947K –
URNM icon
5131
Sprott Uranium Miners ETF
URNM
$1.68B
– –
-173,691
Closed -$11M –
UTHR icon
5132
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$25.4B
– –
-99,106
Closed -$58.8M –
UTHR icon
5133
PUT
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$25.4B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$11.9M –
VGK icon
5134
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.5B
– –
-2,647
Closed -$218K –
VIS icon
5135
Vanguard Industrials ETF
VIS
$7.99B
– –
-1,047
Closed -$327K –
EMPD icon
5136
Empery Digital
EMPD
$81.4M
– –
-19,432
Closed -$82.2K –
VLTO icon
5137
Veralto
VLTO
$25.2B
– –
-228,038
Closed -$20.2M –
VLUE icon
5138
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
$9.22B
– –
-61,043
Closed -$8.68M –
VNET icon
5139
CALL
VNET Group
VNET
$1.12B
– –
-125,000
Closed -$1.05M –
VNET icon
5140
PUT
VNET Group
VNET
$1.12B
– –
-125,000
Closed -$1.05M –
VNO icon
5141
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$6.5B
– –
-9,785
Closed -$254K –
VNOM icon
5142
CALL
Viper Energy
VNOM
$9.17B
– –
-42,800
Closed -$2.01M –
VNQI icon
5143
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.29B
– –
-14,252
Closed -$634K –
VOT icon
5144
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19B
– –
-1,424
Closed -$366K –
VRA icon
5145
Vera Bradley
VRA
$171M
– –
-11,838
Closed -$37.4K –
VSTM icon
5146
Verastem
VSTM
$906M
– –
-26,659
Closed -$141K –
VTEB icon
5147
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
VTEB
$51.1B
– –
-30,492
Closed -$1.52M –
VXF icon
5148
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.1B
– –
-1,595
Closed -$328K –
VZ icon
5149
PUT
Verizon
VZ
$179B
– –
-62,000
Closed -$3.11M –
WCLD icon
5150
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund
WCLD
$340M
– –
-7,849
Closed -$214K –
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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.