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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
AXTI icon
1376
PUT
AXT Inc
AXTI
$4.1B
$15.8M 0.01%
219,700
+84,700
+63% +$7.63M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PRTA icon
1377
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$472M
$15.8M 0.01%
1,611,457
-151,890
-9% -$1.5M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LAC icon
1378
Lithium Americas
LAC
$773M
$15.7M 0.01%
4,090,933
-4,619,375
-53% -$22M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LEVI icon
1379
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.28B
$15.7M 0.01%
632,872
-705,768
-53% -$15.9M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
WMG icon
1380
Warner Music
WMG
$15.5B
$15.7M 0.01%
579,866
+176,667
+44% +$5.25M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CRUS icon
1381
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.68B
$15.7M 0.01%
105,639
+43,481
+70% +$7.12M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
DKNG icon
1382
CALL
DraftKings
DKNG
$10.2B
$15.6M 0.01%
619,300
+35,000
+6% +$863K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
SNN icon
1383
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.6B
$15.6M 0.01%
542,865
-368,862
-40% -$11.5M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DBD icon
1384
Diebold Nixdorf
DBD
$2.02B
$15.6M 0.01%
183,782
+27,882
+18% +$2.24M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
RSI icon
1385
Rush Street Interactive
RSI
$1.81B
$15.6M 0.01%
525,319
-862,831
-62% -$22.7M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
MET icon
1386
MetLife
MET
$63.5B
$15.6M 0.01%
184,326
+117,540
+176% +$9.48M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
FTXL icon
1387
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.18B
$15.6M 0.01%
54,643
+40,129
+276% +$9.28M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FNB icon
1388
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.39B
$15.6M 0.01%
815,740
+780,640
+2,224% +$13.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ELVN icon
1389
Enliven Therapeutics
ELVN
$3.25B
$15.5M 0.01%
305,703
+112,172
+58% +$4.76M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CLX icon
1390
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$10.5B
$15.5M 0.01%
162,500
-54,700
-25% -$5.25M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EQX icon
1391
Equinox Gold
EQX
$11.9B
$15.5M 0.01%
1,594,943
-915,856
-36% -$11.8M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
XYZ icon
1392
Block Inc
XYZ
$44.9B
$15.5M 0.01%
204,014
+131,064
+180% +$9.21M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SVRA icon
1393
Savara
SVRA
$1.01B
$15.5M 0.01%
2,514,998
+403,116
+19% +$2.16M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
NVCR icon
1394
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.65B
$15.5M 0.01%
1,022,480
+375,418
+58% +$5.68M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AGNC icon
1395
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$10.5B
$15.5M 0.01%
1,419,557
-10,689
-0.7% -$113K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DRS icon
1396
Leonardo DRS
DRS
$9.5B
$15.5M 0.01%
362,203
-149,556
-29% -$6.65M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MCK icon
1397
CALL
McKesson
MCK
$112B
$15.4M 0.01%
20,400
-1,000
-5% -$793K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
NVMI icon
1398
PUT
Nova
NVMI
$10.6B
$15.4M 0.01%
28,300
+5,100
+22% +$2.62M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MA icon
1399
CALL
Mastercard
MA
$537B
$15.4M 0.01%
+29,900
New +$14.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BWA icon
1400
BorgWarner
BWA
$11.3B
$15.3M 0.01%
230,978
-846,542
-79% -$53.6M
2025 Q4
2 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.