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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
LOPE icon
1451
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$4.01B
$14.4M 0.01%
100,711
-38,555
-28% -$6.12M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
ALIT icon
1452
Alight
ALIT
$239M
$14.4M 0.01%
1,282,512
+4,020
+0.3% +$56.9K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VGT icon
1453
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$152B
$14.3M 0.01%
+119,879
New +$13.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CIEN icon
1454
CALL
Ciena
CIEN
$51.5B
$14.3M 0.01%
29,200
+17,100
+141% +$8.72M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
WENN icon
1455
Wen Acquisition Corp
WENN
$392M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,384,342
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
JD icon
1456
CALL
JD.com
JD
$34.4B
$14.2M 0.01%
558,500
+12,400
+2% +$365K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
DE icon
1457
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$173B
$14.2M 0.01%
22,400
-13,900
-38% -$8.05M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
TSCO icon
1458
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.5B
$14.2M 0.01%
449,032
+375,981
+515% +$13M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ACN icon
1459
PUT
Accenture
ACN
$149B
$14.2M 0.01%
114,000
+45,000
+65% +$7.81M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AEXA icon
1460
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp
AEXA
$543M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,200,000
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FFIN icon
1461
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.35B
$14.2M 0.01%
409,936
+105,812
+35% +$3.42M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
OKLO icon
1462
PUT
Oklo
OKLO
$5.04B
$14.2M 0.01%
270,600
-14,400
-5% -$899K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TMHC icon
1463
DELISTED
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$14.1M 0.01%
197,204
-258,828
-57% -$16.4M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
KHC icon
1464
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
$28.3B
$14.1M 0.01%
598,580
-128,456
-18% -$2.96M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SCHH icon
1465
Schwab US REIT ETF
SCHH
$10.8B
$14.1M 0.01%
595,924
+483,542
+430% +$11.3M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TACH icon
1466
Titan Acquisition Corp
TACH
$365M
$14.1M 0.01%
1,353,849
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TTD icon
1467
CALL
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.03B
$14.1M 0.01%
779,200
+359,500
+86% +$7.63M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
BANR icon
1468
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.52B
$14M 0.01%
210,756
+20,165
+11% +$1.31M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
LBRDA icon
1469
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$13.9M 0.01%
418,506
-2,896
-0.7% -$113K
2014 Q4
46 quarters
DLO icon
1470
dLocal
DLO
$4.05B
$13.9M 0.01%
1,071,538
-1,781,730
-62% -$22.6M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ESLT icon
1471
PUT
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$36.5B
$13.9M 0.01%
18,300
+10,000
+120% +$8.32M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MKL icon
1472
Markel Group
MKL
$22.9B
$13.9M 0.01%
7,105
+3,352
+89% +$6.26M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
IRM icon
1473
Iron Mountain
IRM
$34.4B
$13.9M 0.01%
+109,823
New +$13.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DINO icon
1474
HF Sinclair
DINO
$19.9B
$13.9M 0.01%
198,865
-34,810
-15% -$2.31M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
FLEX icon
1475
Flex
FLEX
$34.4B
$13.8M 0.01%
85,169
-604,257
-88% -$73.3M
2025 Q2
4 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.