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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
DBCA icon
2051
D. Boral Acquisition I Corp
DBCA
$435M
$6.88M ﹤0.01%
690,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CAR icon
2052
PUT
Avis
CAR
$3.81B
$6.86M ﹤0.01%
46,400
-23,600
-34% -$5.2M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
WGMI icon
2053
CoinShares Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF
WGMI
$153M
$6.84M ﹤0.01%
108,475
+3,803
+4% +$217K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
YUMC icon
2054
Yum China
YUMC
$15.4B
$6.82M ﹤0.01%
166,980
-244,920
-59% -$11.2M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FRSH icon
2055
Freshworks
FRSH
$3.84B
$6.82M ﹤0.01%
674,127
-4,167,855
-86% -$37.1M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
ETON icon
2056
Eton Pharmaceutcials
ETON
$1.49B
$6.82M ﹤0.01%
+188,452
New +$5.53M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NI icon
2057
NiSource
NI
$21.4B
$6.79M ﹤0.01%
142,885
-17,149
-11% -$812K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AA icon
2058
PUT
Alcoa
AA
$10.3B
$6.78M ﹤0.01%
130,000
-79,200
-38% -$5.3M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ASPN icon
2059
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$419M
$6.76M ﹤0.01%
1,066,501
+232,929
+28% +$1.14M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ENS icon
2060
EnerSys
ENS
$5.77B
$6.75M ﹤0.01%
28,870
+14,010
+94% +$3.04M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
LPCV icon
2061
Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I
LPCV
$6.75M ﹤0.01%
676,385
+25,104
+4% +$250K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GOSS icon
2062
Gossamer Bio
GOSS
$63.5M
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
511,991
+507,123
+10,417% +$11.3M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MAX icon
2063
MediaAlpha
MAX
$873M
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
535,926
+193,868
+57% +$1.83M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
OKE icon
2064
CALL
Oneok
OKE
$61.2B
$6.73M ﹤0.01%
77,400
+62,400
+416% +$5.5M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GSAT icon
2065
CALL
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.7B
$6.7M ﹤0.01%
82,400
+5,000
+6% +$402K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GT icon
2066
Goodyear
GT
$1.24B
$6.7M ﹤0.01%
1,014,534
-542,924
-35% -$3.49M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
JBI icon
2067
Janus International
JBI
$633M
$6.69M ﹤0.01%
1,206,097
+712,581
+144% +$3.74M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TSSI icon
2068
TSS Inc
TSSI
$194M
$6.68M ﹤0.01%
542,913
+357,012
+192% +$4.81M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HNRG icon
2069
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$529M
$6.67M ﹤0.01%
383,587
+235,502
+159% +$4.05M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
RUSHA icon
2070
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$5.02B
$6.66M ﹤0.01%
136,875
-26,003
-16% -$1.22M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
RVMD icon
2071
PUT
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$41B
$6.65M ﹤0.01%
35,500
+10,500
+42% +$1.53M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VICR icon
2072
PUT
Vicor
VICR
$8.82B
$6.65M ﹤0.01%
+17,500
New +$4.78M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CSIQ icon
2073
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$629M
$6.64M ﹤0.01%
414,600
-101,700
-20% -$1.63M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
MX icon
2074
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$180M
$6.61M ﹤0.01%
1,397,759
+1,238,153
+776% +$6M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LQDT icon
2075
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.4B
$6.61M ﹤0.01%
168,953
+13,998
+9% +$496K
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.