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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
WLK icon
5151
PUT
Westlake Corp
WLK
$8.25B
– –
-6,600
Closed -$771K –
WMS icon
5152
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$9.8B
– –
-7,740
Closed -$1.06M –
WMS icon
5153
PUT
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$9.8B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$1.37M –
WRBY icon
5154
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.2B
– –
-41,320
Closed -$871K –
WSC icon
5155
PUT
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$2.95B
– –
-10,600
Closed -$184K –
WTAI icon
5156
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund
WTAI
$573M
– –
-7,861
Closed -$222K –
XAR icon
5157
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
XAR
$5.19B
– –
-31,790
Closed -$8.07M –
XENE icon
5158
CALL
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$3.42B
– –
-19,800
Closed -$1.15M –
XLY icon
5159
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.1B
– –
-276,335
Closed -$30.1M –
XMMO icon
5160
Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF
XMMO
$6.52B
– –
-3,700
Closed -$537K –
XSW icon
5161
State Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF
XSW
$511M
– –
-1,519
Closed -$216K –
YORW icon
5162
York Water
YORW
$516M
– –
-19,177
Closed -$584K –
YPF icon
5163
CALL
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$19.9B
– –
-45,400
Closed -$2.1M –
ZBH icon
5164
PUT
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.8B
– –
-25,600
Closed -$2.31M –
ZBRA icon
5165
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$18.3B
– –
-269,069
Closed -$63.3M –
ANRO icon
5166
Alto Neuroscience
ANRO
$862M
– –
-45,343
Closed -$1.02M –
CPAY icon
5167
Corpay
CPAY
$26.8B
– –
-15,531
Closed -$4.52M –
LEGT
5168
DELISTED
Legato Merger Corp III
LEGT
– –
-996,187
Closed -$10.9M –
LEGT.WS
5169
DELISTED
Legato Merger Corp III Warrants
LEGT.WS
– –
-136,100
Closed -$68K –
PDYN icon
5170
Palladyne AI
PDYN
$183M
– –
-23,101
Closed -$140K –
HAFN icon
5171
Hafnia
HAFN
$5.62B
– –
-39,327
Closed -$299K –
LION icon
5172
Lionsgate Studios
LION
$3.72B
– –
-58,126
Closed -$557K –
HDRN icon
5173
Hadron Energy
HDRN
$53.6M
– –
-990,000
Closed -$10.5M –
TLN icon
5174
Talen Energy Corp
TLN
$15.5B
– –
-2,045
Closed -$750K –
CNH icon
5175
CALL
CNH Industrial
CNH
$18.5B
– –
-250,000
Closed -$2.75M –
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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.