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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
CALL
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.6B
| $9.03M | ﹤0.01% |
570,000
+100,000
| +21% | +$1.75M |
|
|
ALM
1802
Almonty Industries
ALM
$5.43B
| $9.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+543,885
| New | +$10.4M |
|
1803
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.41B
| $9M | ﹤0.01% |
199,770
-119
| -0.1% | -$4.74K |
|
1804
CALL
Chubb
CB
$132B
| $9M | ﹤0.01% |
26,400
-5,300
| -17% | -$1.73M |
|
1805
Equinor
EQNR
$98.3B
| $8.97M | ﹤0.01% |
285,775
+148,716
| +109% | +$5.55M |
|
1806
PUT
STMicroelectronics
STM
$44.1B
| $8.96M | ﹤0.01% |
119,600
-86,100
| -42% | -$5.18M |
|
1807
Dycom Industries
DY
$10.9B
| $8.95M | ﹤0.01% |
17,710
-42,519
| -71% | -$18.6M |
|
|
RAPP
1808
Rapport Therapeutics
RAPP
$2.38B
| $8.95M | ﹤0.01% |
214,831
+39,382
| +22% | +$1.45M |
|
1809
Global X Defense Tech ETF
SHLD
$7.27B
| $8.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+149,904
| New | +$9.98M |
|
1810
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $8.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,000
| New | +$8.59M |
|
1811
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.2B
| $8.94M | ﹤0.01% |
111,379
+102,128
| +1,104% | +$8.15M |
|
1812
10x Genomics
TXG
$8.49B
| $8.94M | ﹤0.01% |
233,069
+164,512
| +240% | +$4.31M |
|
|
CRAQ
1813
Cal Redwood Acquisition Corp
CRAQ
$324M
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
867,120
+24,359
| +3% | +$249K |
|
1814
CGI
GIB
$15.4B
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
138,157
-338,644
| -71% | -$23.1M |
|
1815
Telos
TLS
$321M
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
1,938,961
-112,355
| -5% | -$497K |
|
1816
Trex
TREX
$4.78B
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
178,186
-714,513
| -80% | -$29.6M |
|
1817
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$3.78B
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
2,143,134
-5,873,219
| -73% | -$22.3M |
|
1818
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$22.7B
| $8.91M | ﹤0.01% |
11,764
+4,943
| +72% | +$3.62M |
|
|
CGAU
1819
Centerra Gold
CGAU
$4.65B
| $8.91M | ﹤0.01% |
562,365
-182,580
| -25% | -$3.2M |
|
1820
CALL
Imperial Oil
IMO
$64.5B
| $8.91M | ﹤0.01% |
79,400
| – | – |
|
1821
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.86B
| $8.9M | ﹤0.01% |
217,937
-45,066
| -17% | -$1.68M |
|
1822
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.82B
| $8.89M | ﹤0.01% |
455,296
+335,223
| +279% | +$6.25M |
|
1823
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
| $8.89M | ﹤0.01% |
109,916
+79,910
| +266% | +$7.59M |
|
1824
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.6B
| $8.89M | ﹤0.01% |
68,500
+60,000
| +706% | +$8.17M |
|
1825
CALL
Hecla Mining
HL
$13.8B
| $8.88M | ﹤0.01% |
575,700
+342,000
| +146% | +$6.01M |
|
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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.