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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1051
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$112B
| $25.9M | 0.01% |
+412,100
| New | +$26.5M |
|
1052
PUT
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$947B
| $25.9M | 0.01% |
79,000
-15,200
| -16% | -$4.72M |
|
1053
PUT
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $25.7M | 0.01% |
123,000
+24,100
| +24% | +$4.77M |
|
1054
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.05B
| $25.6M | 0.01% |
1,664,990
+486,676
| +41% | +$7.73M |
|
1055
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.4B
| $25.5M | 0.01% |
80,425
-42,926
| -35% | -$12M |
|
1056
PUT
Coherent
COHR
$53.9B
| $25.5M | 0.01% |
64,600
+54,600
| +546% | +$19.3M |
|
1057
Brookfield Asset Management
BAM
$83.6B
| $25.4M | 0.01% |
567,472
-1,391,080
| -71% | -$65.7M |
|
1058
PUT
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
| $25.4M | 0.01% |
50,800
+45,900
| +937% | +$22.1M |
|
|
HIMX
1059
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.34B
| $25.4M | 0.01% |
1,655,573
+1,241,462
| +300% | +$19.3M |
|
1060
Cable One
CABO
$130M
| $25.4M | 0.01% |
477,500
+85,149
| +22% | +$5.72M |
|
1061
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.63B
| $25.3M | 0.01% |
740,263
+33,631
| +5% | +$1.3M |
|
1062
Best Buy
BBY
$18.4B
| $25.3M | 0.01% |
333,449
+277,810
| +499% | +$18.5M |
|
1063
PUT
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$60.9B
| $25.3M | 0.01% |
312,600
+254,100
| +434% | +$24.1M |
|
1064
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$14.5B
| $25.2M | 0.01% |
2,085,254
+1,986,880
| +2,020% | +$27.5M |
|
1065
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.08B
| $25.2M | 0.01% |
1,456,848
+656,213
| +82% | +$9.58M |
|
1066
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.81B
| $25.2M | 0.01% |
133,044
-411,377
| -76% | -$61M |
|
1067
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$5.98B
| $25.2M | 0.01% |
334,810
+146,621
| +78% | +$9.97M |
|
1068
Vertex
VERX
$2.22B
| $25.1M | 0.01% |
2,189,827
+550,905
| +34% | +$6.88M |
|
1069
Ferguson
FERG
$45.7B
| $25.1M | 0.01% |
105,623
+17,339
| +20% | +$4.18M |
|
1070
CALL
SLB Ltd
SLB
$80.1B
| $25.1M | 0.01% |
539,100
+409,100
| +315% | +$21.9M |
|
1071
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.43B
| $25M | 0.01% |
742,284
+47,626
| +7% | +$1.5M |
|
1072
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$679M
| $25M | 0.01% |
5,878,842
+3,205,844
| +120% | +$33.8M |
|
1073
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.49B
| $25M | 0.01% |
335,535
-12,119
| -3% | -$893K |
|
1074
CALL
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $24.9M | 0.01% |
262,300
-24,100
| -8% | -$2.44M |
|
|
STUB
1075
StubHub Holdings
STUB
$2.55B
| $24.8M | 0.01% |
+1,925,107
| New | +$17M |
|
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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.