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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
QXO icon
5176
QXO Inc
QXO
$10.9B
– –
-37,340
Closed -$695K –
TEM icon
5177
Tempus AI
TEM
$12.2B
– –
-85,189
Closed -$4.27M –
ABVEW
5178
DELISTED
Above Food Ingredients Inc Warrants
ABVEW
– –
-137,500
Closed -$42.5K –
GPAT icon
5179
GP-Act III Acquisition Corp
GPAT
$178M
– –
-1,423,125
Closed -$15.4M –
SW icon
5180
CALL
Smurfit Westrock
SW
$22.2B
– –
-33,000
Closed -$1.32M –
SW icon
5181
Smurfit Westrock
SW
$22.2B
– –
-30,703
Closed -$1.22M –
CMBT icon
5182
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.33B
– –
-520,567
Closed -$6.59M –
MACI icon
5183
Melar Acquisition Corp I
MACI
$97.6M
– –
-576,328
Closed -$6.22M –
ALF icon
5184
Centurion Acquisition Corp
ALF
$392M
– –
-1,309,906
Closed -$14.1M –
SIMA icon
5185
SIM Acquisition Corp I
SIMA
$89.6M
– –
-987,497
Closed -$10.6M –
BKV icon
5186
BKV Corp
BKV
$2.28B
– –
-63,712
Closed -$1.82M –
VACH
5187
DELISTED
Voyager Acquisition Corp
VACH
– –
-1,089,000
Closed -$13.1M –
ARES.PRB icon
5188
Ares Management Corp 6.75% Series B Preferred Stock
ARES.PRB
$1.2B
– –
-643,150
Closed -$23.5M –
EUAD icon
5189
Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF
EUAD
$926M
– –
-51,770
Closed -$2.11M –
NESR icon
5190
National Energy Services Reunited Corp
NESR
$2.05B
– –
-394,921
Closed -$8.48M –
FLG icon
5191
PUT
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$4.24B
– –
-150,000
Closed -$1.98M –
VCIC
5192
DELISTED
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp
VCIC
– –
-1,088,772
Closed -$10.8M –
MRLN icon
5193
Merlin Inc
MRLN
$86.8M
– –
-50,000
Closed -$368K –
TTAN icon
5194
PUT
ServiceTitan Inc
TTAN
$8.02B
– –
-30,200
Closed -$1.92M –
PSIX icon
5195
CALL
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$1.09B
– –
-14,900
Closed -$907K –
TAVI icon
5196
Tavia Acquisition Corp
TAVI
$172M
– –
-200,000
Closed -$2.11M –
TDACU icon
5197
Translational Development Acquisition Corp Units
TDACU
– –
-350,000
Closed -$3.69M –
WLAC
5198
DELISTED
Willow Lane Acquisition Corp
WLAC
– –
-320,012
Closed -$3.41M –
ONC icon
5199
PUT
BeOne Medicines Ltd
ONC
$42B
– –
-1,600
Closed -$475K –
CEPO icon
5200
Cantor Equity Partners I
CEPO
$275M
– –
-980,930
Closed -$10.3M –
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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.