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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
LLY icon
176
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.13T
$234M 0.11%
194,800
+9,100
+5% +$9.3M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
VNOM icon
177
Viper Energy
VNOM
$8.92B
$232M 0.11%
5,466,523
+216,448
+4% +$10M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PLTR icon
178
CALL
Palantir
PLTR
$479B
$231M 0.11%
1,980,400
-24,500
-1% -$3.34M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
GS icon
179
PUT
Goldman Sachs
GS
$262B
$231M 0.11%
228,400
+50,000
+28% +$48.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CMI icon
180
Cummins
CMI
$74.7B
$229M 0.11%
321,490
-92,526
-22% -$61M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NBIS icon
181
CALL
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$46.7B
$229M 0.11%
829,700
+209,700
+34% +$41.5M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
W icon
182
Wayfair
W
$15.5B
$228M 0.11%
2,467,411
+1,538,183
+166% +$113M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
MSFT icon
183
CALL
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
$226M 0.11%
606,700
+20,300
+3% +$8.21M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
UL icon
184
Unilever
UL
$138B
$226M 0.11%
3,762,722
+3,609,127
+2,350% +$209M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
HPE.PRC icon
185
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 7.625% Series C Preferred Stock
HPE.PRC
$4.46B
$226M 0.11%
1,930,000
+500,000
+35% +$47.3M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
COIN icon
186
CALL
Coinbase
COIN
$47B
$226M 0.11%
1,543,400
+150,700
+11% +$27.2M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BKNG icon
187
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$225M 0.11%
1,262,300
-190,200
-13% -$32.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AXTA icon
188
Axalta
AXTA
$7.44B
$224M 0.11%
6,547,107
+1,416,849
+28% +$42.6M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
NOC icon
189
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76.3B
$224M 0.11%
439,175
+231,355
+111% +$133M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
SAP icon
190
SAP
SAP
$267B
$223M 0.11%
1,450,152
-2,806,520
-66% -$479M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CNM icon
191
Core & Main
CNM
$7.6B
$221M 0.11%
4,578,348
+734,976
+19% +$36.3M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HUT icon
192
Hut 8
HUT
$8.83B
$221M 0.11%
1,912,131
-1,090,055
-36% -$106M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FISV icon
193
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$25.6B
$220M 0.1%
4,483,791
-1,423,671
-24% -$79.6M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
AEIS icon
194
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$9.9B
$218M 0.1%
585,573
+583,973
+36,498% +$204M
2015 Q3
43 quarters
HDB icon
195
HDFC Bank
HDB
$116B
$218M 0.1%
8,422,200
+5,996,740
+247% +$150M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
JNJ icon
196
CALL
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$217M 0.1%
855,700
-128,600
-13% -$30M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MS icon
197
Morgan Stanley
MS
$290B
$216M 0.1%
1,031,476
-832,802
-45% -$165M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
BABA icon
198
CALL
Alibaba
BABA
$258B
$215M 0.1%
2,241,800
-104,600
-4% -$13.1M
2014 Q3
47 quarters
HBAN icon
199
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$31.6B
$215M 0.1%
12,116,409
+7,054,263
+139% +$116M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SANM icon
200
Sanmina
SANM
$9.23B
$214M 0.1%
846,681
+730,431
+628% +$160M
2014 Q2
48 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.