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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 7.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MBX icon
1701
MBX Biosciences
MBX
$2.78B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
182,767
-106,122
-37% -$3.71M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GFF icon
1702
Griffon
GFF
$4.76B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
103,229
-152,387
-60% -$13.3M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
AGX icon
1703
PUT
Argan
AGX
$4.3B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
12,600
+6,400
+103% +$4.26M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CG icon
1704
Carlyle Group
CG
$14.1B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
238,883
+221,354
+1,263% +$10.4M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WHR icon
1705
CALL
Whirlpool
WHR
$1.91B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
255,000
-27,800
-10% -$1.3M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
NUE icon
1706
Nucor
NUE
$56.6B
$10M ﹤0.01%
44,983
+34,595
+333% +$7.83M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AXIN icon
1707
Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1
AXIN
$284M
$10M ﹤0.01%
968,981
+100
+0% +$1.03K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VET icon
1708
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.66B
$10M ﹤0.01%
1,070,934
-68,300
-6% -$812K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
EFC icon
1709
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.44B
$10M ﹤0.01%
735,331
+197,821
+37% +$2.62M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WPM icon
1710
PUT
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$59.7B
$10M ﹤0.01%
+89,100
New +$11.6M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BLK icon
1711
PUT
Blackrock
BLK
$189B
$10M ﹤0.01%
+10,400
New +$10.8M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ARES icon
1712
PUT
Ares Management
ARES
$30.6B
$10M ﹤0.01%
89,600
+4,600
+5% +$552K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ATNI icon
1713
ATN International
ATNI
$437M
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
375,137
+1,566
+0.4% +$42.6K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
JMIA icon
1714
Jumia Technologies
JMIA
$712M
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
1,408,044
-1,606,353
-53% -$11.4M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
KRYS icon
1715
CALL
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$9.05B
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
26,700
+17,300
+184% +$5.17M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TRP icon
1716
CALL
TC Energy
TRP
$67.5B
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
150,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
IDA icon
1717
Idacorp
IDA
$8.63B
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
65,573
+32,946
+101% +$4.74M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TU icon
1718
Telus
TU
$13.6B
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
937,906
-916,532
-49% -$11.2M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
XCBE icon
1719
X3 Acquisition Corp
XCBE
$282M
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
990,000
+340,000
+52% +$3.37M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VRSN icon
1720
VeriSign
VRSN
$28.1B
$9.9M ﹤0.01%
39,260
+3,695
+10% +$1.03M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AORT icon
1721
Artivion
AORT
$932M
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
438,216
+431,690
+6,615% +$12.1M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ABT icon
1722
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$188B
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
108,500
+5,000
+5% +$456K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
BCO icon
1723
Brink's
BCO
$4.81B
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
104,066
+67,314
+183% +$7.01M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HVII
1724
DELISTED
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp VII
HVII
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
940,500
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
WMB icon
1725
CALL
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.4B
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
+131,900
New +$9.7M
2026 Q2
0 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.