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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
TKR icon
1951
Timken Company
TKR
$7.69B
$7.62M ﹤0.01%
52,402
-91,722
-64% -$11M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
APPN icon
1952
Appian
APPN
$3.52B
$7.6M ﹤0.01%
332,093
-115,695
-26% -$2.57M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
CIEN icon
1953
PUT
Ciena
CIEN
$45.5B
$7.6M ﹤0.01%
+15,500
New +$7.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AXS icon
1954
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.52B
$7.6M ﹤0.01%
70,693
+68,084
+2,610% +$6.83M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RYZ icon
1955
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.61B
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
308,533
-18,592
-6% -$491K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
LKFN icon
1956
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.48B
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
122,938
+17,750
+17% +$1.07M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ECL icon
1957
Ecolab
ECL
$85B
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
27,229
-180,002
-87% -$47.4M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
CAPR icon
1958
CALL
Capricor Therapeutics
CAPR
$371M
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
315,000
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
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1959
Emera Inc
EMA
$15.1B
$7.58M ﹤0.01%
143,041
+38,718
+37% +$2.03M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FIGX icon
1960
FIGX Capital Acquisition Corp
FIGX
$201M
$7.58M ﹤0.01%
740,851
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EVRG icon
1961
Evergy
EVRG
$19.8B
$7.57M ﹤0.01%
+87,613
New +$7.25M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
EXPE icon
1962
Expedia Group
EXPE
$34.3B
$7.57M ﹤0.01%
29,579
+2,717
+10% +$645K
2020 Q4
22 quarters
MRCY icon
1963
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.72B
$7.56M ﹤0.01%
61,830
+6,926
+13% +$660K
2013 Q3
51 quarters
OIM icon
1964
OneIM Acquisition Corp
OIM
$365M
$7.56M ﹤0.01%
750,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AGRO icon
1965
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.4B
$7.56M ﹤0.01%
791,417
+181,291
+30% +$2.28M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
GIX icon
1966
GigCapital9 Corp
GIX
$366M
$7.55M ﹤0.01%
759,000
+209,000
+38% +$2.07M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TLK icon
1967
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$11B
$7.55M ﹤0.01%
561,916
+329,719
+142% +$5.49M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EBS icon
1968
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$370M
$7.54M ﹤0.01%
900,108
-103,804
-10% -$869K
2021 Q2
20 quarters
CYRX icon
1969
CryoPort
CYRX
$876M
$7.53M ﹤0.01%
479,625
+321,400
+203% +$4.12M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
CCO icon
1970
DELISTED
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$7.53M ﹤0.01%
3,111,460
+1,232
+0% +$2.95K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NRDS icon
1971
NerdWallet
NRDS
$726M
$7.53M ﹤0.01%
813,807
+352,791
+77% +$3.3M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
CF icon
1972
CALL
CF Industries
CF
$18.7B
$7.51M ﹤0.01%
+69,400
New +$8.18M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PSI icon
1973
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
PSI
$2.43B
$7.5M ﹤0.01%
+39,947
New +$5.75M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WDFC icon
1974
WD-40
WDFC
$2.95B
$7.48M ﹤0.01%
30,702
-32,861
-52% -$7.04M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
BXMT icon
1975
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$1.83B
$7.48M ﹤0.01%
441,250
-88,787
-17% -$1.66M
2025 Q1
5 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.