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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.82B
| $27.2M | 0.01% |
706,616
-383,540
| -35% | -$15.5M |
|
1027
Inter&Co
INTR
$2.45B
| $27.1M | 0.01% |
4,994,490
+2,653,423
| +113% | +$17.8M |
|
|
CRCL
1028
PUT
Circle Internet Group
CRCL
$22.3B
| $27.1M | 0.01% |
432,900
-593,900
| -58% | -$57.8M |
|
1029
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.75B
| $27.1M | 0.01% |
1,239,954
-361,942
| -23% | -$7.53M |
|
1030
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.54B
| $27.1M | 0.01% |
614,909
+578,304
| +1,580% | +$25.4M |
|
1031
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.92B
| $27M | 0.01% |
297,886
-37,883
| -11% | -$3.3M |
|
1032
H&R Block
HRB
$6.62B
| $27M | 0.01% |
708,067
-420,602
| -37% | -$14.7M |
|
1033
PUT
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.25B
| $26.9M | 0.01% |
363,900
+249,100
| +217% | +$15.1M |
|
1034
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.48B
| $26.9M | 0.01% |
247,009
+90,656
| +58% | +$11.2M |
|
1035
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$284B
| $26.9M | 0.01% |
129,900
+91,900
| +242% | +$17M |
|
1036
PUT
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.84B
| $26.8M | 0.01% |
124,800
-400
| -0.3% | -$79.8K |
|
1037
Coty
COTY
$2.46B
| $26.8M | 0.01% |
12,413,619
-399,343
| -3% | -$861K |
|
1038
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.5B
| $26.8M | 0.01% |
418,089
-52,285
| -11% | -$3.44M |
|
1039
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$110B
| $26.8M | 0.01% |
172,400
+90,400
| +110% | +$16.7M |
|
1040
PUT
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $26.7M | 0.01% |
463,900
+98,400
| +27% | +$5.65M |
|
1041
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.7B
| $26.7M | 0.01% |
338,156
+192,660
| +132% | +$15.6M |
|
1042
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.7B
| $26.6M | 0.01% |
36,900
+9,200
| +33% | +$6.29M |
|
|
OMDA
1043
Omada Health Inc
OMDA
$1.47B
| $26.4M | 0.01% |
1,202,058
+1,047,066
| +676% | +$16.7M |
|
1044
Southern Company
SO
$104B
| $26.4M | 0.01% |
275,457
-84,043
| -23% | -$7.91M |
|
|
Q
1045
Qnity Electronics Inc
Q
$26.4B
| $26.3M | 0.01% |
161,198
-799,622
| -83% | -$118M |
|
1046
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
ICLN
$2.18B
| $26.3M | 0.01% |
+1,284,619
| New | +$26.6M |
|
1047
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$24B
| $26.3M | 0.01% |
151,794
+41,864
| +38% | +$6.4M |
|
1048
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$292M
| $26.2M | 0.01% |
4,582,083
+82,359
| +2% | +$374K |
|
1049
CALL
Datadog
DDOG
$81.1B
| $26M | 0.01% |
99,900
-76,400
| -43% | -$14.2M |
|
1050
CALL
Linde
LIN
$226B
| $26M | 0.01% |
50,100
+47,500
| +1,827% | +$24.1M |
|
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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.