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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
SPOT icon
801
CALL
Spotify
SPOT
$118B
$41.7M 0.02%
90,900
+18,700
+26% +$8.91M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
RYAAY icon
802
Ryanair
RYAAY
$27.4B
$41.7M 0.02%
644,450
+639,050
+11,834% +$37.7M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MEOH icon
803
Methanex
MEOH
$4.98B
$41.7M 0.02%
903,581
+455,475
+102% +$26.8M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
APO icon
804
Apollo Global Management
APO
$67.5B
$41.6M 0.02%
351,799
+16,753
+5% +$2.11M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
ORLA
805
DELISTED
Orla Mining
ORLA
$41.6M 0.02%
4,254,860
+1,922,826
+82% +$25.6M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
COKE icon
806
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$13.9B
$41.5M 0.02%
217,393
-161,177
-43% -$30M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
SBH icon
807
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.63B
$41.5M 0.02%
2,933,962
+177,411
+6% +$2.39M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ASAN icon
808
Asana
ASAN
$2.75B
$41.4M 0.02%
5,908,376
-969,969
-14% -$6.51M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
XME icon
809
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
XME
$3.62B
$41.3M 0.02%
386,627
-516,066
-57% -$60.6M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
WMT icon
810
CALL
Walmart Inc
WMT
$954B
$41.3M 0.02%
364,800
+288,700
+379% +$35.8M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
BCE icon
811
CALL
BCE
BCE
$18.9B
$41.3M 0.02%
1,919,000
-250,000
-12% -$6M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
CEG icon
812
PUT
Constellation Energy
CEG
$89.5B
$41.3M 0.02%
166,200
+26,800
+19% +$7.55M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CNC icon
813
PUT
Centene
CNC
$33.6B
$41.2M 0.02%
642,600
-896,600
-58% -$47.9M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
USB icon
814
US Bancorp
USB
$93B
$41M 0.02%
678,404
+358,072
+112% +$20.1M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
KBH icon
815
KB Home
KBH
$2.82B
$40.9M 0.02%
653,334
+47,552
+8% +$2.47M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
MD icon
816
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.36B
$40.9M 0.02%
1,613,100
-95,333
-6% -$2.17M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
CCJ icon
817
PUT
Cameco
CCJ
$34.4B
$40.8M 0.02%
400,500
+87,600
+28% +$9.8M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
SBUX icon
818
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$117B
$40.8M 0.02%
399,000
-381,400
-49% -$38.4M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
PD icon
819
PagerDuty
PD
$1.4B
$40.7M 0.02%
4,222,054
+237,559
+6% +$1.8M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
SOLV icon
820
Solventum
SOLV
$14.6B
$40.6M 0.02%
526,392
+380,525
+261% +$27.7M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
TCBI icon
821
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.42B
$40.6M 0.02%
393,039
+112,898
+40% +$11.3M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
CLS icon
822
PUT
Celestica
CLS
$31.1B
$40.4M 0.02%
110,900
-35,800
-24% -$13.4M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
EXE icon
823
CALL
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$21.8B
$40.3M 0.02%
442,400
+174,000
+65% +$16.5M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
OTTR icon
824
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.78B
$40.2M 0.02%
447,021
+47,595
+12% +$4.2M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
JD icon
825
PUT
JD.com
JD
$34.1B
$40.2M 0.02%
1,576,100
-2,101,500
-57% -$61.9M
2015 Q2
44 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.