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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
FCX icon
1051
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$94.7B
$25.9M 0.01%
+412,100
New +$26.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
JPM icon
1052
PUT
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$892B
$25.9M 0.01%
79,000
-15,200
-16% -$4.72M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MS icon
1053
PUT
Morgan Stanley
MS
$293B
$25.7M 0.01%
123,000
+24,100
+24% +$4.77M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GPRE icon
1054
Green Plains
GPRE
$946M
$25.6M 0.01%
1,664,990
+486,676
+41% +$7.73M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
RCL icon
1055
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$79.1B
$25.5M 0.01%
80,425
-42,926
-35% -$12M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
COHR icon
1056
PUT
Coherent
COHR
$46.4B
$25.5M 0.01%
64,600
+54,600
+546% +$19.3M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BAM icon
1057
Brookfield Asset Management
BAM
$74.7B
$25.4M 0.01%
567,472
-1,391,080
-71% -$65.7M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BRK.B icon
1058
PUT
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.16T
$25.4M 0.01%
50,800
+45,900
+937% +$22.1M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HIMX icon
1059
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.08B
$25.4M 0.01%
1,655,573
+1,241,462
+300% +$19.3M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CABO icon
1060
Cable One
CABO
$28.9M
$25.4M 0.01%
477,500
+85,149
+22% +$5.72M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CWEN icon
1061
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.96B
$25.3M 0.01%
740,263
+33,631
+5% +$1.3M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BBY icon
1062
Best Buy
BBY
$20.7B
$25.3M 0.01%
333,449
+277,810
+499% +$18.5M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
AU icon
1063
PUT
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.9B
$25.3M 0.01%
312,600
+254,100
+434% +$24.1M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
KEP icon
1064
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$13.5B
$25.2M 0.01%
2,085,254
+1,986,880
+2,020% +$27.5M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
HAYW icon
1065
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$2.76B
$25.2M 0.01%
1,456,848
+656,213
+82% +$9.6M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
ACLS icon
1066
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.51B
$25.2M 0.01%
133,044
-411,377
-76% -$61M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
KGS icon
1067
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$4.8B
$25.2M 0.01%
334,810
+146,621
+78% +$10M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VERX icon
1068
Vertex
VERX
$2.4B
$25.1M 0.01%
2,189,827
+550,905
+34% +$6.88M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
FERG icon
1069
Ferguson
FERG
$44.4B
$25.1M 0.01%
105,623
+17,339
+20% +$4.18M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SLB icon
1070
CALL
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.8B
$25.1M 0.01%
539,100
+409,100
+315% +$21.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GIII icon
1071
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.28B
$25M 0.01%
742,284
+47,626
+7% +$1.5M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
VRRM icon
1072
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$477M
$25M 0.01%
5,878,842
+3,205,844
+120% +$33.8M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
BKH icon
1073
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$6.23B
$25M 0.01%
335,535
-12,119
-3% -$893K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RIO icon
1074
CALL
Rio Tinto
RIO
$139B
$24.9M 0.01%
262,300
-24,100
-8% -$2.44M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
STUB icon
1075
StubHub Holdings
STUB
$2.12B
$24.8M 0.01%
+1,925,107
New +$17M
2026 Q2
0 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.