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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
CALL
BHP
BHP
$247B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
133,100
+64,100
| +93% | +$5.32M |
|
1627
Atkore
ATKR
$3.16B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
145,448
+84,178
| +137% | +$6.34M |
|
1628
PUT
Rocket Companies
RKT
$39.9B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
701,700
+240,000
| +52% | +$3.46M |
|
1629
Hexcel
HXL
$7B
| $11M | 0.01% |
110,343
-71,253
| -39% | -$6.45M |
|
|
1630
PUT
Texas Instruments
TXN
$236B
| $11M | 0.01% |
37,000
-100,800
| -73% | -$28M |
|
1631
PUT
Cigna
CI
$74.1B
| $11M | 0.01% |
40,000
+10,000
| +33% | +$2.83M |
|
1632
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.52B
| $11M | 0.01% |
1,200,114
+939,611
| +361% | +$10.5M |
|
1633
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.48B
| $11M | 0.01% |
17,902
+17,203
| +2,461% | +$9.13M |
|
1634
Clorox
CLX
$13B
| $11M | 0.01% |
115,150
+49,984
| +77% | +$4.8M |
|
1635
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$12.1B
| $11M | 0.01% |
353,413
+102,333
| +41% | +$3.33M |
|
1636
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.5B
| $11M | 0.01% |
68,445
-59,696
| -47% | -$10.5M |
|
1637
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.82B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
332,207
+3,973
| +1% | +$111K |
|
|
LWAC
1638
LightWave Acquisition Corp
LWAC
$311M
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
1,067,343
| – | – |
|
1639
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
124,351
+15,998
| +15% | +$1.45M |
|
1640
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
80,431
-300,823
| -79% | -$42.7M |
|
1641
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$1.15B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
772,100
| – | – |
|
1642
CALL
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$122B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
49,300
+32,500
| +193% | +$7.38M |
|
1643
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.9B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
457,325
+331,814
| +264% | +$7.41M |
|
1644
PUT
Duolingo
DUOL
$6.87B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
94,200
-113,000
| -55% | -$12.4M |
|
|
ILPT
1645
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$562M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
1,218,269
-158,765
| -12% | -$1.23M |
|
|
MICC
1646
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.
MICC
$12.3B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
+618,430
| New | +$9.63M |
|
|
LPAA
1647
Launch One Acquisition Corp
LPAA
$80.9M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
990,000
| – | – |
|
1648
CALL
Ford
F
$55.5B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
772,500
-914,700
| -54% | -$12.3M |
|
|
TONT
1649
Graf Global Corp
TONT
$154M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
989,579
| – | – |
|
|
MLAA
1650
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp II
MLAA
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
1,080,000
+754,999
| +232% | +$7.52M |
|
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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.