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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
DFTX icon
1426
Definium Therapeutics
DFTX
$5.12B
$14.8M 0.01%
315,410
+43,693
+16% +$1.08M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PBH icon
1427
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.26B
$14.8M 0.01%
313,778
-67,255
-18% -$3.46M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
BCAX icon
1428
Bicara Therapeutics
BCAX
$646M
$14.8M 0.01%
498,193
+221,250
+80% +$4.94M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CB icon
1429
Chubb
CB
$137B
$14.8M 0.01%
43,383
+37,394
+624% +$12.2M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
HUM icon
1430
PUT
Humana
HUM
$49.5B
$14.8M 0.01%
37,200
-62,700
-63% -$17.9M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SBLK icon
1431
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.35B
$14.8M 0.01%
591,314
-582,563
-50% -$15.1M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
UGI icon
1432
UGI
UGI
$8.25B
$14.7M 0.01%
426,188
-81,945
-16% -$2.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DAVE icon
1433
CALL
Dave Inc
DAVE
$4.12B
$14.7M 0.01%
39,500
+29,300
+287% +$7.62M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
KKR icon
1434
PUT
KKR & Co
KKR
$83.5B
$14.7M 0.01%
160,100
+117,600
+277% +$11.4M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
AM icon
1435
Antero Midstream
AM
$9.8B
$14.7M 0.01%
644,890
+230,024
+55% +$5M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
BUR icon
1436
Burford Capital
BUR
$742M
$14.7M 0.01%
3,577,247
+2,609,417
+270% +$11.9M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
WLK icon
1437
Westlake Corp
WLK
$8.41B
$14.6M 0.01%
200,534
-32,649
-14% -$3.19M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
NTNX icon
1438
Nutanix
NTNX
$19.7B
$14.6M 0.01%
286,917
+259,283
+938% +$11.7M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
LAMR icon
1439
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.8B
$14.6M 0.01%
93,715
+86,285
+1,161% +$12.5M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
IACO icon
1440
Idea Acquisition Corp
IACO
$437M
$14.6M 0.01%
+1,472,601
New +$14.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OEC icon
1441
Orion
OEC
$309M
$14.5M 0.01%
2,194,308
-282,485
-11% -$2.03M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
AMG icon
1442
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$10.2B
$14.5M 0.01%
42,839
+3,578
+9% +$1.11M
2016 Q2
40 quarters
WPM icon
1443
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$57.5B
$14.5M 0.01%
129,019
+115,767
+874% +$15.1M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
MOMO icon
1444
Hello Group
MOMO
$642M
$14.5M 0.01%
2,496,180
-79,829
-3% -$476K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CL icon
1445
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$14.5M 0.01%
157,872
-321,478
-67% -$28.1M
2014 Q3
47 quarters
ANIP icon
1446
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.65B
$14.5M 0.01%
174,732
-38,701
-18% -$3.1M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BCAR
1447
DELISTED
D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp
BCAR
$14.5M 0.01%
1,385,950
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AGO icon
1448
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.05B
$14.4M 0.01%
180,107
+48,148
+36% +$3.8M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
CHD icon
1449
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.8B
$14.4M 0.01%
148,791
-611,921
-80% -$58.5M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
ETOR icon
1450
CALL
eToro Group
ETOR
$1.88B
$14.4M 0.01%
365,200
+130,200
+55% +$4.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.