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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
CALL
Vistra
VST
$45.5B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
67,500
-7,900
| -10% | -$1.23M |
|
|
SBXD
1652
SilverBox Corp IV
SBXD
$285M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
989,397
| – | – |
|
1653
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.89B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
37,283
-2,458
| -6% | -$667K |
|
1654
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.76B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
136,332
+67,389
| +98% | +$4.94M |
|
1655
GFL Environmental
GFL
$15B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
290,038
-141,570
| -33% | -$5.35M |
|
|
SEI
1656
CALL
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.52B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
132,500
+84,000
| +173% | +$6M |
|
1657
EOG Resources
EOG
$78.8B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
82,149
+60,493
| +279% | +$8.24M |
|
1658
PUT
Imperial Oil
IMO
$66.2B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
95,000
+75,000
| +375% | +$9.4M |
|
|
CXII
1659
Churchill Capital Corp XII
CXII
$597M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+1,000,000
| New | +$10.3M |
|
|
MNTN
1660
MNTN Inc
MNTN
$967M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,157,448
+681,361
| +143% | +$6.2M |
|
1661
ICF International
ICFI
$1.59B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
146,150
-15,050
| -9% | -$1.04M |
|
1662
Corteva
CTVA
$55.3B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
125,655
-159,551
| -56% | -$12.8M |
|
1663
Emcor
EME
$33.7B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
12,811
+11,435
| +831% | +$9.67M |
|
1664
NextNav
NN
$2.67B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
596,011
+522,468
| +710% | +$10.1M |
|
|
CUB
1665
Lionheart Holdings
CUB
$284M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
986,472
| – | – |
|
|
ACH
1666
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
3,081,407
-230,194
| -7% | -$716K |
|
1667
PUT
On Holding
ONON
$9.86B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
297,200
+39,400
| +15% | +$1.44M |
|
1668
Evertec
EVTC
$1.77B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
378,347
-281,249
| -43% | -$7.47M |
|
|
BACC
1669
Blue Acquisition Corp
BACC
$294M
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
988,054
| – | – |
|
1670
PUT
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.8B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
19,500
| – | – |
|
1671
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.93B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
182,792
-308,039
| -63% | -$17M |
|
1672
KB Financial Group
KB
$41.7B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
99,481
+74,076
| +292% | +$7.83M |
|
1673
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.29B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
145,729
-30,828
| -17% | -$2.19M |
|
1674
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
223,355
-15,112
| -6% | -$677K |
|
1675
CALL
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.9B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
425,000
-86,600
| -17% | -$2.23M |
|
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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.