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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 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
NSIT icon
651
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$5.3B
$57.5M 0.03%
472,420
+154,037
+48% +$14.1M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
ADBE icon
652
PUT
Adobe
ADBE
$99.2B
$57.5M 0.03%
280,600
-38,800
-12% -$9.19M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
VALE icon
653
Vale
VALE
$50.6B
$57.5M 0.03%
3,821,030
+914,547
+31% +$14.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BMO icon
654
CALL
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$119B
$57.2M 0.03%
323,700
-122,300
-27% -$19.2M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
NGG icon
655
National Grid
NGG
$82.3B
$57.1M 0.03%
688,532
+268,666
+64% +$22.8M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PYPL icon
656
PayPal
PYPL
$47.1B
$57.1M 0.03%
1,321,230
+200,742
+18% +$9.13M
2015 Q3
43 quarters
AN icon
657
AutoNation
AN
$5.33B
$57M 0.03%
306,886
+103,606
+51% +$20.3M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
CDNS icon
658
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.5B
$57M 0.03%
151,881
-769,809
-84% -$270M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ADNT icon
659
Adient
ADNT
$1.3B
$57M 0.03%
3,098,708
-184,510
-6% -$3.94M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
HD icon
660
CALL
Home Depot
HD
$317B
$56.7M 0.03%
160,900
-3,900
-2% -$1.27M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
LEN icon
661
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20B
$56.5M 0.03%
624,733
-408,506
-40% -$36.5M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LNT icon
662
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18B
$56.5M 0.03%
740,877
+136,690
+23% +$10M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FMC icon
663
FMC
FMC
$739M
$56.5M 0.03%
4,909,310
-1,106,717
-18% -$15.4M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CCK icon
664
Crown Holdings
CCK
$12.7B
$56.1M 0.03%
501,690
+117,259
+31% +$11.8M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AMH icon
665
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$11.6B
$55.9M 0.03%
1,667,835
+207,715
+14% +$6.57M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PYPL icon
666
PUT
PayPal
PYPL
$47.1B
$55.8M 0.03%
1,293,000
-775,000
-37% -$35.3M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
HOG icon
667
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.99B
$55.6M 0.03%
2,273,686
+1,130,141
+99% +$27.2M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
DOW icon
668
PUT
Dow Inc
DOW
$24.5B
$55.4M 0.03%
2,024,500
-795,400
-28% -$28.9M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
LBRT icon
669
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$2.63B
$55.2M 0.03%
2,108,368
-149,169
-7% -$4.46M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
BLCO icon
670
Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
$6.29B
$55M 0.03%
3,323,021
+171,854
+5% +$2.73M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
QS icon
671
QuantumScape Corp
QS
$2.43B
$54.9M 0.03%
7,265,875
-12,476,702
-63% -$93.6M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
RCI icon
672
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.5B
$54.9M 0.03%
1,689,395
+180,678
+12% +$6.52M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BURL icon
673
Burlington
BURL
$15.3B
$54.6M 0.03%
172,448
-458
-0.3% -$148K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
HL icon
674
Hecla Mining
HL
$9.35B
$54.6M 0.03%
3,535,923
-4,789,950
-58% -$84.1M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
KMB icon
675
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$54.5M 0.03%
496,888
-1,170,891
-70% -$116M
2013 Q2
52 quarters

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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.