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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
RANG icon
5201
Range Capital Acquisition Corp
RANG
– –
-870,000
Closed -$9.15M –
MLAC
5202
DELISTED
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp
MLAC
– –
-193,702
Closed -$2.04M –
MLACR
5203
DELISTED
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp Right
MLACR
– –
-725,000
Closed -$188K –
HSPT
5204
DELISTED
Horizon Space Acquisition II Corp
HSPT
– –
-250,000
Closed -$1.61M –
TDAC icon
5205
Translational Development Acquisition Corp
TDAC
$209M
– –
-346,900
Closed -$3.66M –
GBUG icon
5206
Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF
GBUG
$155M
– –
-6,214
Closed -$282K –
DMAA icon
5207
Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp
DMAA
$264M
– –
-690,000
Closed -$7.24M –
PGAC icon
5208
Pantages Capital Acquisition Corp
PGAC
– –
-325,000
Closed -$3.41M –
LOKVW
5209
DELISTED
Live Oak Acquisition Corp V Warrants
LOKVW
– –
-62,500
Closed -$90.6K –
LOKV
5210
DELISTED
Live Oak Acquisition Corp V
LOKV
– –
-905,275
Closed -$9.41M –
EMA icon
5211
PUT
Emera Inc
EMA
$15B
– –
-400,000
Closed -$20.7M –
JENA.U icon
5212
Jena Acquisition Corp II Units
JENA.U
– –
-475,000
Closed -$5.08M –
AAUC icon
5213
CALL
Allied Gold Corp
AAUC
$2.75B
– –
-7,200
Closed -$223K –
CHYM icon
5214
PUT
Chime Financial
CHYM
$11.2B
– –
-131,400
Closed -$2.46M –
FAC
5215
Factorial Energy Inc
FAC
$435M
– –
-1,248,100
Closed -$12.8M –
CAEP
5216
DELISTED
Cantor Equity Partners III
CAEP
– –
-173,229
Closed -$1.79M –
HVMCU icon
5217
Highview Merger Corp Units
HVMCU
– –
-250,000
Closed -$2.58M –
ENHA icon
5218
Enhanced Group Inc
ENHA
$150M
– –
-990,000
Closed -$10.1M –
BGSI icon
5219
Boyd Group Services
BGSI
$2.27B
– –
-4,200
Closed -$536K –
MICC icon
5220
CALL
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.
MICC
$11.5B
– –
-17,140
Closed -$256K –
AKTS icon
5221
Aktis Oncology
AKTS
$875M
– –
-17,062
Closed -$305K –
BTGO icon
5222
BitGo Holdings
BTGO
$650M
– –
-30,094
Closed -$248K –
YSS icon
5223
York Space Systems
YSS
$867M
– –
-100,926
Closed -$2.24M –
PICS icon
5224
PicS N.V.
PICS
$1.79B
– –
-125,009
Closed -$1.31M –
CLBR.U icon
5225
Colombier Acquisition Corp III Units
CLBR.U
– –
-50,000
Closed -$509K –
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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.