David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$9.63B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.56B |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.1B |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
SPCX
SpaceX
SPCX
|
+$907M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$2.17B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.53B |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.05B |
| 4 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$928M |
| 5 |
Texas Instruments
TXN
|
+$904M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.78% |
| 2 | Financials | 8.35% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.91% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.83% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
CALL
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
| $64.8M | 0.03% |
38,200
+10,600
| +38% | +$18.1M |
|
602
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$240B
| $64.6M | 0.03% |
214,000
+34,000
| +19% | +$6.75M |
|
603
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $64.5M | 0.03% |
314,400
-97,600
| -24% | -$23.1M |
|
604
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$3.08B
| $64.4M | 0.03% |
2,069,771
+565,026
| +38% | +$19.4M |
|
605
PUT
Astera Labs
ALAB
$49.4B
| $64.3M | 0.03% |
133,100
-100,000
| -43% | -$26.5M |
|
606
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
| $64.2M | 0.03% |
777,779
-212,062
| -21% | -$19.1M |
|
607
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
| $64.2M | 0.03% |
2,924,738
+1,057,748
| +57% | +$23.4M |
|
608
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.51B
| $63.9M | 0.03% |
664,493
+359,569
| +118% | +$27.8M |
|
609
PUT
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
| $63.8M | 0.03% |
2,650,500
-1,187,200
| -31% | -$31.1M |
|
610
Nutrien
NTR
$35.9B
| $63.7M | 0.03% |
1,012,276
+918,216
| +976% | +$64.2M |
|
611
Fluence Energy
FLNC
$1.62B
| $63.5M | 0.03% |
3,194,735
-2,850,303
| -47% | -$53M |
|
612
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.7B
| $63.1M | 0.03% |
630,887
-317,130
| -33% | -$30.2M |
|
613
PUT
Zscaler
ZS
$29.4B
| $63M | 0.03% |
446,300
-60,500
| -12% | -$8.44M |
|
614
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| $62.8M | 0.03% |
184,064
+50,824
| +38% | +$11.6M |
|
615
PUT
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
| $62.7M | 0.03% |
583,500
-90,700
| -13% | -$9.43M |
|
616
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.95B
| $62.6M | 0.03% |
1,605,994
-70,719
| -4% | -$2.28M |
|
617
Biohaven
BHVN
$2.09B
| $62.4M | 0.03% |
4,190,195
+1,343,002
| +47% | +$14.5M |
|
618
Penumbra
PEN
$12.8B
| $62.3M | 0.03% |
197,329
-4,621
| -2% | -$1.5M |
|
619
PUT
ASML
ASML
$677B
| $62.1M | 0.03% |
31,200
-17,500
| -36% | -$27.9M |
|
|
ECHO
620
CALL
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.2B
| $62.1M | 0.03% |
611,400
+366,700
| +150% | +$44.8M |
|
621
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
$1.59B
| $61.8M | 0.03% |
7,804,758
+15,947
| +0.2% | +$102K |
|
622
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$988M
| $61.3M | 0.03% |
3,826,650
+774,217
| +25% | +$12.4M |
|
623
PUT
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.15B
| $61.1M | 0.03% |
3,382,600
-3,425,900
| -50% | -$45.8M |
|
624
Brinker International
EAT
$10.6B
| $61M | 0.03% |
362,922
-194,508
| -35% | -$28.8M |
|
625
CALL
NextEra Energy
NEE
$174B
| $60.9M | 0.03% |
693,400
+152,600
| +28% | +$13.8M |
|
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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 $7.01B 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 Technology at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
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 $9.63B 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.