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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
BA icon
151
PUT
Boeing
BA
$151B
$269M 0.13%
1,243,800
-284,400
-19% -$63.3M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TJX icon
152
TJX Companies
TJX
$162B
$269M 0.13%
1,776,613
+721,724
+68% +$114M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
HOOD icon
153
CALL
Robinhood
HOOD
$88.3B
$264M 0.13%
2,630,700
-228,600
-8% -$19.1M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
SOFI icon
154
SoFi Technologies
SOFI
$19B
$263M 0.13%
14,691,786
-28,029,122
-66% -$475M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
VRT icon
155
PUT
Vertiv
VRT
$78.4B
$263M 0.13%
785,900
+419,200
+114% +$133M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
NET icon
156
PUT
Cloudflare
NET
$104B
$263M 0.13%
1,071,500
-32,700
-3% -$7.15M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
U icon
157
Unity
U
$17.7B
$260M 0.12%
9,082,560
+1,064,499
+13% +$28.3M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ROST icon
158
Ross Stores
ROST
$75.8B
$259M 0.12%
1,218,256
-2,321,802
-66% -$522M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
IREN icon
159
CALL
Iris Energy
IREN
$10.5B
$258M 0.12%
5,644,600
+685,000
+14% +$35.6M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CRDO icon
160
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$32.2B
$249M 0.12%
917,288
+236,242
+35% +$46.7M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
BA.PRA icon
161
Boeing Co 6.00% Series A Preferred Stock
BA.PRA
$6.82B
$248M 0.12%
+3,664,000
New +$258M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CM icon
162
PUT
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$103B
$247M 0.12%
2,146,700
+171,900
+9% +$18.9M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
EWZ icon
163
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$13.7B
$246M 0.12%
+7,120,968
New +$266M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NVO icon
164
PUT
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$174B
$244M 0.12%
5,087,000
-755,000
-13% -$32.4M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
BAC icon
165
Bank of America
BAC
$354B
$242M 0.12%
4,249,808
-885,104
-17% -$47.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PH icon
166
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$119B
$241M 0.11%
246,577
+150,550
+157% +$138M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SPGI icon
167
S&P Global
SPGI
$129B
$241M 0.11%
592,093
+265,950
+82% +$112M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
SHEL icon
168
Shell
SHEL
$300B
$241M 0.11%
3,105,170
+324,873
+12% +$28M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
WMT icon
169
Walmart Inc
WMT
$935B
$240M 0.11%
2,120,384
+423,778
+25% +$52.6M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
UNH icon
170
CALL
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$240M 0.11%
576,300
-271,900
-32% -$101M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MDB icon
171
MongoDB
MDB
$29.5B
$239M 0.11%
710,220
-221,350
-24% -$66.4M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
MXL icon
172
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.67B
$238M 0.11%
1,861,351
+1,835,443
+7,084% +$130M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
ZM icon
173
Zoom
ZM
$28.4B
$236M 0.11%
2,736,806
+2,031,121
+288% +$192M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
ICLR icon
174
Icon
ICLR
$13.4B
$236M 0.11%
1,357,143
+158,588
+13% +$20.2M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GWW icon
175
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.9B
$235M 0.11%
172,597
+70,847
+70% +$87.3M
2016 Q1
41 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.