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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
XLG
$10.9B
| $9.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+155,798
| New | +$9.51M |
|
1752
CALL
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $9.52M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
1753
Mineralys Therapeutics
MLYS
$2.34B
| $9.52M | ﹤0.01% |
352,729
-534,463
| -60% | -$14.7M |
|
1754
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.15B
| $9.5M | ﹤0.01% |
32,700
+15,100
| +86% | +$4.29M |
|
1755
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.5B
| $9.46M | ﹤0.01% |
473,358
+429,100
| +970% | +$7.51M |
|
|
CEPT
1756
DELISTED
Cantor Equity Partners II
CEPT
| $9.45M | ﹤0.01% |
704,187
| – | – |
|
1757
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.8B
| $9.45M | ﹤0.01% |
100,400
+9,300
| +10% | +$729K |
|
1758
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.07B
| $9.42M | ﹤0.01% |
62,840
-32,592
| -34% | -$3.57M |
|
1759
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.42B
| $9.41M | ﹤0.01% |
697,893
-1,103,025
| -61% | -$14.9M |
|
1760
CALL
IES Holdings
IESC
$12.8B
| $9.4M | ﹤0.01% |
25,600
+22,200
| +653% | +$7.17M |
|
|
ALDF
1761
Aldel Financial II Inc
ALDF
$322M
| $9.4M | ﹤0.01% |
880,057
| – | – |
|
1762
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
| $9.4M | ﹤0.01% |
197,752
-984,685
| -83% | -$46.8M |
|
1763
PUT
Magna International
MGA
$17.9B
| $9.39M | ﹤0.01% |
143,000
+100,000
| +233% | +$6.25M |
|
|
GTEN
1764
Gores Holdings X
GTEN
| $9.39M | ﹤0.01% |
900,000
| – | – |
|
1765
California Water Service
CWT
$3.11B
| $9.37M | ﹤0.01% |
192,514
+109,722
| +133% | +$4.95M |
|
1766
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
| $9.34M | ﹤0.01% |
53,263
+16,740
| +46% | +$3.16M |
|
1767
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $9.34M | ﹤0.01% |
36,535
+4,161
| +13% | +$1.02M |
|
|
PR
1768
Permian Resources
PR
$19.5B
| $9.31M | ﹤0.01% |
505,913
+265,571
| +110% | +$5.34M |
|
1769
Amprius Technologies
AMPX
$1.5B
| $9.31M | ﹤0.01% |
671,812
-403,574
| -38% | -$7.23M |
|
1770
BrightView Holdings
BV
$1.03B
| $9.31M | ﹤0.01% |
656,984
+248,836
| +61% | +$3.12M |
|
|
OBE
1771
Obsidian Energy
OBE
$747M
| $9.3M | ﹤0.01% |
1,137,100
+131,300
| +13% | +$1.47M |
|
1772
CALL
Sunrun
RUN
$2.21B
| $9.29M | ﹤0.01% |
694,300
+150,000
| +28% | +$2.02M |
|
1773
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.64B
| $9.28M | ﹤0.01% |
460,248
-594,531
| -56% | -$11.5M |
|
1774
CALL
Logitech
LOGI
$14B
| $9.28M | ﹤0.01% |
98,700
-50,000
| -34% | -$5.19M |
|
|
MAGN
1775
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$441M
| $9.28M | ﹤0.01% |
789,745
-106,470
| -12% | -$1.17M |
|
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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.