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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
IYZ icon
1976
iShares US Telecommunications ETF
IYZ
$944M
$7.48M ﹤0.01%
+176,664
New +$7.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ADSK icon
1977
PUT
Autodesk
ADSK
$52.2B
$7.47M ﹤0.01%
38,400
+27,900
+266% +$6.37M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
NPO icon
1978
Enpro
NPO
$6.02B
$7.47M ﹤0.01%
19,806
+4,697
+31% +$1.46M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ADM icon
1979
CALL
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$37.1B
$7.46M ﹤0.01%
97,700
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AFG icon
1980
American Financial Group
AFG
$12.8B
$7.46M ﹤0.01%
53,319
-129,728
-71% -$17.2M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ETN icon
1981
PUT
Eaton
ETN
$144B
$7.46M ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CRWV icon
1982
CoreWeave
CRWV
$30.3B
$7.44M ﹤0.01%
74,794
-494,458
-87% -$53.4M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CHH icon
1983
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5B
$7.44M ﹤0.01%
67,434
-98,345
-59% -$10.9M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
CNO icon
1984
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.29B
$7.41M ﹤0.01%
145,346
-87,114
-37% -$4.05M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
NLY icon
1985
CALL
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$14.4B
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
329,400
+27,900
+9% +$616K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CTOS icon
1986
Custom Truck One Source
CTOS
$2.41B
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
623,637
+440,852
+241% +$4.15M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CGNX icon
1987
Cognex
CGNX
$9.45B
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
101,700
+92,205
+971% +$5.59M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CMCSA icon
1988
PUT
Comcast
CMCSA
$82.5B
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
300,000
+225,000
+300% +$5.81M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DPC
1989
DPC Holdings PLC
DPC
$4.09B
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
+150,000
New +$7.31M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ISRG icon
1990
CALL
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$153B
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
18,500
+16,600
+874% +$7.25M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PALO icon
1991
Paloma Acquisition Corp I
PALO
$211M
$7.35M ﹤0.01%
+742,500
New +$7.34M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CHWY icon
1992
PUT
Chewy
CHWY
$8.56B
$7.34M ﹤0.01%
373,500
+39,000
+12% +$885K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
VISN icon
1993
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.51B
$7.34M ﹤0.01%
573,967
-1,268,628
-69% -$17.9M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
PPLC icon
1994
PPL Corp Corporate Units
PPLC
$7.31M ﹤0.01%
150,000
-450,000
-75% -$22.3M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AD icon
1995
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$2.84B
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
201,424
-18,541
-8% -$881K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
SMPL icon
1996
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$977M
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
549,513
+173,284
+46% +$2.14M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
EQIX icon
1997
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$100B
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
7,000
+2,000
+40% +$2.14M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
COHU icon
1998
Cohu
COHU
$2.4B
$7.28M ﹤0.01%
98,504
-446,487
-82% -$22.3M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
JEF icon
1999
CALL
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$10.6B
$7.26M ﹤0.01%
145,300
+5,000
+4% +$258K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TER icon
2000
PUT
Teradyne
TER
$42.8B
$7.26M ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
2024 Q3
7 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.