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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
WTRG icon
1676
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$12.1B
$10.4M 0.01%
272,252
-286,297
-51% -$10.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FCNCA icon
1677
CALL
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$26.5B
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
+5,000
New +$10M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CPB icon
1678
PUT
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.26B
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
467,000
+117,800
+34% +$2.49M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LUV icon
1679
CALL
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.4B
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
202,100
+100,000
+98% +$4.2M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
APXT icon
1680
Apex Treasury Corp
APXT
$466M
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
1,033,422
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MGM icon
1681
CALL
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$7.25B
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
217,100
+132,600
+157% +$5.51M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DSAC icon
1682
Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp
DSAC
$10.4M ﹤0.01%
1,028,029
+600,000
+140% +$5.99M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CLOV icon
1683
Clover Health Investments
CLOV
$2.43B
$10.3M ﹤0.01%
1,965,493
+1,874,482
+2,060% +$6.36M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
WVE icon
1684
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$716M
$10.3M ﹤0.01%
1,772,228
+1,699,923
+2,351% +$11.3M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TNDM icon
1685
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.38B
$10.3M ﹤0.01%
681,808
-102,098
-13% -$1.78M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SZZL icon
1686
Sizzle Acquisition Corp II
SZZL
$329M
$10.3M ﹤0.01%
990,000
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
COF icon
1687
CALL
Capital One
COF
$128B
$10.3M ﹤0.01%
51,100
+43,200
+547% +$8.26M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SOUL icon
1688
Soulpower Acquisition Corp
SOUL
$357M
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
990,000
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CORZ icon
1689
CALL
Core Scientific
CORZ
$4.64B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
+400,000
New +$9.42M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IE icon
1690
Ivanhoe Electric
IE
$1.34B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
1,062,657
+76,935
+8% +$972K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MAIR icon
1691
Madison Air Solutions
MAIR
$12.3B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
+261,600
New +$10.2M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LAD icon
1692
PUT
Lithia Motors
LAD
$6.53B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
35,000
+17,800
+103% +$5.06M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
TD icon
1693
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$208B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
83,700
-115,329
-58% -$12.6M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
POWL icon
1694
PUT
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.14B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
35,500
+1,300
+4% +$353K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
KNX icon
1695
Knight Transportation
KNX
$10B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
+130,403
New +$9.04M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ROCK icon
1696
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.2B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
224,747
-24,925
-10% -$977K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BKSY icon
1697
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$786M
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
+362,600
New +$13.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PAII icon
1698
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp II
PAII
$282M
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
992,036
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EXR icon
1699
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.3B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
+69,602
New +$9.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VNME icon
1700
Vendome Acquisition Corp I
VNME
$258M
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
989,142
– –
2025 Q3
3 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.