We are live on ! Find out more
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 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
CORT icon
526
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$9.28B
$76.8M 0.04%
883,001
-298,347
-25% -$18M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
FOUR.PRA icon
527
Shift4 Payments Inc 6.00% Series A Preferred Stock
FOUR.PRA
$513M
$76.8M 0.04%
1,235,207
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CBRL icon
528
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.51B
$76.6M 0.04%
1,437,588
+1,370,657
+2,048% +$47.5M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CAVA icon
529
CAVA Group
CAVA
$6.25B
$76.5M 0.04%
974,823
+917,923
+1,613% +$77M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
TSN icon
530
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
$76.5M 0.04%
1,335,396
+350,908
+36% +$22M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GEV icon
531
GE Vernova
GEV
$217B
$76.4M 0.04%
65,033
+16,201
+33% +$16.5M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
DASH icon
532
PUT
DoorDash
DASH
$77.7B
$76.3M 0.04%
413,600
+8,300
+2% +$1.37M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
GPK icon
533
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$2.6B
$75.6M 0.04%
7,152,056
+4,016,793
+128% +$41M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MTZ icon
534
MasTec
MTZ
$13.7B
$75M 0.04%
180,243
+126,888
+238% +$48.5M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
VZ icon
535
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$75M 0.04%
1,770,300
-627,000
-26% -$29.4M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
IRTC icon
536
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4B
$74.9M 0.04%
629,686
+75,420
+14% +$8.77M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AYI icon
537
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.5B
$74.4M 0.04%
197,579
-6,820
-3% -$2.02M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
ADBE icon
538
Adobe
ADBE
$103B
$73.6M 0.04%
359,156
-8,052
-2% -$1.91M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ETN icon
539
Eaton
ETN
$142B
$73.5M 0.04%
172,578
+33,852
+24% +$13.7M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
UHAL.B icon
540
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$9.6B
$73.4M 0.03%
1,272,655
+262,166
+26% +$13.1M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CTRE icon
541
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$8.65B
$73.3M 0.03%
1,817,723
+765,639
+73% +$30.1M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
V icon
542
PUT
Visa
V
$766B
$73.3M 0.03%
213,600
+166,500
+354% +$53.5M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ICHR icon
543
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$1.42B
$73.2M 0.03%
652,188
-859,876
-57% -$62M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CACI icon
544
CACI
CACI
$14B
$73M 0.03%
157,665
+156,419
+12,554% +$79.9M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
COCO icon
545
Vita Coco
COCO
$3.23B
$73M 0.03%
1,104,020
-110,413
-9% -$7.45M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
ROK icon
546
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.3B
$72.2M 0.03%
145,738
-21,368
-13% -$9.3M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MIDD icon
547
Middleby
MIDD
$5.11B
$72M 0.03%
418,808
-362,468
-46% -$54.6M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
PCTY icon
548
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.24B
$72M 0.03%
688,903
-32,826
-5% -$3.5M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
WULF icon
549
PUT
TeraWulf
WULF
$5.65B
$72M 0.03%
2,915,000
+1,130,000
+63% +$26M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CART icon
550
Maplebear
CART
$13.4B
$71.8M 0.03%
1,515,326
+1,479,170
+4,091% +$61.9M
2023 Q3
11 quarters

Similar funds

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.