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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
976
Stantec
STN
$8.26B
| $30.1M | 0.01% |
437,000
+132,400
| +43% | +$10.7M |
|
977
CALL
Bunge Global
BG
$21.5B
| $30.1M | 0.01% |
281,600
+167,800
| +147% | +$20.6M |
|
978
CALL
Blackrock
BLK
$182B
| $30M | 0.01% |
31,200
-3,500
| -10% | -$3.62M |
|
979
Taysha Gene Therapies
TSHA
$2.02B
| $30M | 0.01% |
4,398,652
-28,649
| -0.6% | -$170K |
|
|
BORR
980
Borr Drilling
BORR
$1.38B
| $29.9M | 0.01% |
7,248,907
+1,007,405
| +16% | +$5.44M |
|
981
CALL
Constellation Energy
CEG
$98.6B
| $29.8M | 0.01% |
+119,800
| New | +$33.7M |
|
982
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.41B
| $29.6M | 0.01% |
1,050,927
+160,497
| +18% | +$4.28M |
|
983
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.3B
| $29.5M | 0.01% |
1,043,332
-4,866,291
| -82% | -$167M |
|
984
Manulife Financial
MFC
$71.6B
| $29.5M | 0.01% |
728,603
+310,256
| +74% | +$12M |
|
985
TORM
TRMD
$3.22B
| $29.5M | 0.01% |
1,132,130
+529,237
| +88% | +$16M |
|
986
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$27.6B
| $29.4M | 0.01% |
525,114
-596,933
| -53% | -$31.1M |
|
987
CALL
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$58.4B
| $29.4M | 0.01% |
605,600
+252,500
| +72% | +$14.3M |
|
988
CALL
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $29.3M | 0.01% |
+248,000
| New | +$30.9M |
|
989
REX American Resources
REX
$1.37B
| $29.2M | 0.01% |
646,597
+2,702
| +0.4% | +$125K |
|
990
CALL
Amgen
AMGN
$239B
| $29.2M | 0.01% |
80,500
-16,000
| -17% | -$5.48M |
|
991
Arvinas
ARVN
$628M
| $29M | 0.01% |
3,495,153
-143,414
| -4% | -$1.34M |
|
992
Plexus
PLXS
$6.42B
| $29M | 0.01% |
96,425
-67,522
| -41% | -$17.6M |
|
993
UBS Group
UBS
$166B
| $28.9M | 0.01% |
583,637
-734,317
| -56% | -$33.4M |
|
994
Toast
TOST
$21.3B
| $28.9M | 0.01% |
1,039,379
-1,372,016
| -57% | -$35.8M |
|
995
CALL
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.94B
| $28.9M | 0.01% |
586,700
+476,800
| +434% | +$21.7M |
|
996
Valaris
VAL
$5.95B
| $28.8M | 0.01% |
396,996
+60,775
| +18% | +$5.66M |
|
|
P
997
Everpure Inc
P
$34.2B
| $28.8M | 0.01% |
365,682
-272,714
| -43% | -$20M |
|
|
998
PUT
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$58.4B
| $28.8M | 0.01% |
592,800
-594,700
| -50% | -$33.8M |
|
999
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.64B
| $28.8M | 0.01% |
+897,711
| New | +$26.7M |
|
1000
Honda
HMC
$41.3B
| $28.6M | 0.01% |
1,055,372
+290,978
| +38% | +$7.4M |
|
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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.