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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.68B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
186,881
+6,721
| +4% | +$523K |
|
1477
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.09B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
6,618
-2,292
| -26% | -$4.91M |
|
1478
PUT
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.5B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
840,700
+235,800
| +39% | +$4.3M |
|
1479
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$471M
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
507,116
+79,337
| +19% | +$2.34M |
|
1480
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
157,301
+11,294
| +8% | +$889K |
|
1481
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.08B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
112,344
+27,541
| +32% | +$2.9M |
|
1482
Lemonade
LMND
$4.17B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
209,386
-129,219
| -38% | -$7.56M |
|
1483
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.4B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
732,189
-1,255,536
| -63% | -$23.4M |
|
1484
CALL
Dow Inc
DOW
$22.7B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
494,500
-132,400
| -21% | -$4.81M |
|
1485
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.64B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
233,216
-134,077
| -37% | -$7.62M |
|
1486
Xponential Fitness
XPOF
$216M
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
1,954,304
+158,182
| +9% | +$1M |
|
1487
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$5.86B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
223,922
+204,982
| +1,082% | +$11.4M |
|
1488
eBay
EBAY
$47.7B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
120,920
+6,102
| +5% | +$651K |
|
1489
Forward Air
FWRD
$594M
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
+1,000,105
| New | +$14.9M |
|
1490
Innospec
IOSP
$2.33B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
165,746
-121,048
| -42% | -$9.58M |
|
1491
Scholar Rock
SRRK
$7.09B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
245,027
+230,383
| +1,573% | +$11.1M |
|
1492
PUT
Workday
WDAY
$49.2B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
110,000
-40,200
| -27% | -$5.09M |
|
1493
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$783M
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
284,225
+4,637
| +2% | +$186K |
|
1494
StoneX
SNEX
$8.17B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
169,932
+38,253
| +29% | +$2.87M |
|
|
CCIX
1495
DELISTED
Churchill Capital Corp IX
CCIX
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
1,230,669
| – | – |
|
1496
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$6.19B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
774,055
-945,899
| -55% | -$13M |
|
1497
CALL
Albemarle
ALB
$16.7B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
99,100
-18,700
| -16% | -$3.3M |
|
1498
Gerdau
GGB
$8.5B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
3,307,741
-5,409,547
| -62% | -$24M |
|
1499
CALL
Centrus Energy
LEU
$3.53B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
79,300
-16,500
| -17% | -$3.08M |
|
1500
PUT
Dollar General
DG
$27.6B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
115,600
+55,600
| +93% | +$6.32M |
|
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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.