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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
GS icon
126
Goldman Sachs
GS
$263B
$303M 0.14%
299,500
+295,828
+8,056% +$288M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EXEL icon
127
Exelixis
EXEL
$16B
$302M 0.14%
5,551,747
+1,948,684
+54% +$94.9M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
SNDK icon
128
CALL
Sandisk
SNDK
$199B
$295M 0.14%
129,700
-82,600
-39% -$118M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
UAL icon
129
United Airlines
UAL
$33B
$293M 0.14%
2,158,134
+1,463,660
+211% +$152M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
INTC icon
130
CALL
Intel
INTC
$491B
$293M 0.14%
2,096,900
+245,900
+13% +$24.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DELL icon
131
PUT
Dell
DELL
$309B
$292M 0.14%
677,300
-195,600
-22% -$56.6M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
CME icon
132
CME Group
CME
$106B
$292M 0.14%
1,322,996
+1,185,134
+860% +$328M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GILD icon
133
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$190B
$290M 0.14%
2,294,789
+2,093,870
+1,042% +$276M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
CVX icon
134
Chevron
CVX
$445B
$288M 0.14%
1,736,226
+1,043,871
+151% +$194M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AMAT icon
135
Applied Materials
AMAT
$325B
$287M 0.14%
396,944
-612,674
-61% -$283M
2014 Q2
48 quarters
GDX icon
136
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$26.4B
$280M 0.13%
3,715,926
+3,237,940
+677% +$286M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GNRC icon
137
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12B
$280M 0.13%
957,094
-340,650
-26% -$85.3M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
LLY icon
138
PUT
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.13T
$279M 0.13%
232,700
-112,300
-33% -$115M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
SNDK icon
139
PUT
Sandisk
SNDK
$199B
$279M 0.13%
122,700
-423,100
-78% -$604M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ORCL icon
140
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$391B
$279M 0.13%
1,900,500
-76,300
-4% -$13.8M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CBRE icon
141
CBRE Group
CBRE
$39B
$278M 0.13%
2,064,267
+1,640,138
+387% +$226M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
EQIX icon
142
Equinix
EQIX
$98.2B
$277M 0.13%
266,210
+35,999
+16% +$38.5M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DLR icon
143
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$65.4B
$277M 0.13%
1,542,316
+462,621
+43% +$88.6M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
JCI icon
144
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$91.5B
$274M 0.13%
1,877,590
+1,740,604
+1,271% +$246M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
SHOP icon
145
Shopify
SHOP
$224B
$273M 0.13%
2,394,385
+939,791
+65% +$107M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
ESTC icon
146
Elastic
ESTC
$10.4B
$273M 0.13%
4,787,065
+1,324,811
+38% +$71.1M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HOOD icon
147
PUT
Robinhood
HOOD
$91.6B
$273M 0.13%
2,720,500
+231,200
+9% +$19.4M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
JPM icon
148
CALL
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$272M 0.13%
832,200
-166,800
-17% -$51.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RDDT icon
149
CALL
Reddit
RDDT
$29.5B
$271M 0.13%
1,562,500
-84,800
-5% -$13.6M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
BBIO icon
150
BridgeBio Pharma
BBIO
$13.2B
$271M 0.13%
3,633,007
+1,087,521
+43% +$76.2M
2025 Q1
5 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.