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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
APO.PRA icon
676
DELISTED
Apollo Global Management Series A
APO.PRA
$54.4M 0.03%
895,000
+125,000
+16% +$8.1M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HCA icon
677
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$101B
$54.4M 0.03%
139,447
+89,512
+179% +$37.8M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
WMB icon
678
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.8B
$54.4M 0.03%
731,245
-1,217,304
-62% -$89.6M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
ELV icon
679
Elevance Health
ELV
$93.5B
$54.3M 0.03%
140,324
-265,668
-65% -$98.5M
2014 Q4
46 quarters
ARGX icon
680
CALL
argenx
ARGX
$54.7B
$54.1M 0.03%
58,300
-17,800
-23% -$14.7M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
AMKR icon
681
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$9.15B
$53.9M 0.03%
624,860
-863,905
-58% -$61.6M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BFLY icon
682
Butterfly Network
BFLY
$1.77B
$53.8M 0.03%
6,392,827
+5,272,536
+471% +$27.3M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BCE icon
683
PUT
BCE
BCE
$18.9B
$53.7M 0.03%
2,494,000
-150,000
-6% -$3.6M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
NEM icon
684
CALL
Newmont
NEM
$115B
$53.6M 0.03%
574,100
+302,900
+112% +$33M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
GSK icon
685
GSK
GSK
$102B
$53.4M 0.03%
+1,019,449
New +$53.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SNOW icon
686
Snowflake
SNOW
$118B
$53.4M 0.03%
209,813
+59,360
+39% +$10.9M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
INTU icon
687
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$90.8B
$53.4M 0.03%
204,500
+128,400
+169% +$44.7M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
COP icon
688
ConocoPhillips
COP
$182B
$53.3M 0.03%
513,089
+79,272
+18% +$9.4M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
NVAX icon
689
Novavax
NVAX
$1.55B
$53.2M 0.03%
5,650,905
-2,058,953
-27% -$18.4M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SF icon
690
Stifel
SF
$10B
$53.2M 0.03%
762,408
+140,024
+22% +$10.4M
2014 Q1
49 quarters
TXT icon
691
Textron
TXT
$13.4B
$53M 0.03%
578,134
-310,680
-35% -$28.2M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
PEB icon
692
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.37B
$53M 0.03%
2,728,760
+1,872,055
+219% +$28.9M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
CMG icon
693
PUT
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$36B
$52.5M 0.03%
1,545,000
+476,500
+45% +$15.6M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RAL icon
694
Ralliant Corp
RAL
$7.51B
$52.4M 0.02%
711,817
+634,147
+816% +$35.4M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LYB icon
695
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$21.8B
$52.1M 0.02%
990,499
+908,268
+1,105% +$62.7M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WULF icon
696
CALL
TeraWulf
WULF
$5.98B
$52.1M 0.02%
2,110,000
-1,410,000
-40% -$32.4M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
XBI icon
697
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$10.5B
$52M 0.02%
328,794
-1,038,998
-76% -$140M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NG icon
698
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.62B
$51.8M 0.02%
8,684,037
-850,580
-9% -$7.08M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
RCI icon
699
CALL
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.5B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,595,000
-250,000
-14% -$9.02M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
KOS icon
700
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.7B
$51.8M 0.02%
24,538,308
+4,152,563
+20% +$11.6M
2024 Q3
7 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.