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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
GOOG icon
76
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.11T
$444M 0.21%
1,256,700
-509,000
-29% -$182M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
GD icon
77
General Dynamics
GD
$93.2B
$440M 0.21%
1,242,347
+329,255
+36% +$113M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
CIFR icon
78
CALL
Cipher Digital
CIFR
$3.69B
$435M 0.21%
17,740,400
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TSLA icon
79
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.48T
$434M 0.21%
1,032,900
-528,100
-34% -$210M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
DELL icon
80
Dell
DELL
$293B
$420M 0.2%
973,711
+966,082
+12,663% +$279M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LVS icon
81
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$24.7B
$418M 0.2%
9,052,131
+514,715
+6% +$26.7M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TD icon
82
PUT
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$199B
$407M 0.19%
3,349,000
+182,000
+6% +$19.9M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
PLTR icon
83
PUT
Palantir
PLTR
$463B
$403M 0.19%
3,450,500
+249,500
+8% +$34M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
TGT icon
84
Target
TGT
$70B
$402M 0.19%
3,074,795
-4,826,600
-61% -$613M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
XLE icon
85
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$44.5B
$400M 0.19%
7,531,605
+7,515,165
+45,713% +$430M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GE icon
86
GE Aerospace
GE
$311B
$397M 0.19%
1,061,594
-587,223
-36% -$184M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NET icon
87
CALL
Cloudflare
NET
$104B
$396M 0.19%
1,614,400
-8,800
-0.5% -$1.93M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
OTIS icon
88
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.4B
$389M 0.19%
5,439,203
+1,984,275
+57% +$148M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
UNH icon
89
PUT
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$382M 0.18%
920,200
-262,400
-22% -$97.3M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
PLTR icon
90
Palantir
PLTR
$463B
$381M 0.18%
3,261,919
-636,752
-16% -$86.9M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
TECK icon
91
Teck Resources
TECK
$31.6B
$370M 0.18%
6,217,769
+1,558,613
+33% +$95M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TSM icon
92
TSMC
TSM
$2.2T
$369M 0.18%
773,051
-2,285,747
-75% -$928M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
MCK icon
93
McKesson
MCK
$120B
$366M 0.17%
483,843
+430,496
+807% +$341M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
STX icon
94
PUT
Seagate
STX
$154B
$364M 0.17%
377,200
+89,400
+31% +$68.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RIVN icon
95
Rivian
RIVN
$18B
$361M 0.17%
20,832,777
+12,203,342
+141% +$190M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FWONK icon
96
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Common Stock
FWONK
$23.2B
$361M 0.17%
3,790,937
+533,874
+16% +$47.7M
2014 Q3
47 quarters
OSCR icon
97
Oscar Health
OSCR
$10.4B
$361M 0.17%
12,643,617
+7,158,332
+131% +$154M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
AAPL icon
98
CALL
Apple
AAPL
$4.95T
$361M 0.17%
1,245,900
-460,400
-27% -$132M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BKNG icon
99
Booking.com
BKNG
$123B
$360M 0.17%
2,019,094
-1,647,131
-45% -$281M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
WAT icon
100
Waters Corp
WAT
$43.5B
$356M 0.17%
948,639
-76,601
-7% -$26.1M
2017 Q1
37 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.