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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
AEP icon
2126
CALL
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.9B
$6.18M ﹤0.01%
45,200
-17,800
-28% -$2.34M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
JOYY icon
2127
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.93B
$6.18M ﹤0.01%
93,692
+32,304
+53% +$2.01M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EDIT icon
2128
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$410M
$6.16M ﹤0.01%
1,901,002
-42,891
-2% -$125K
2016 Q4
38 quarters
PSA icon
2129
Public Storage
PSA
$60.7B
$6.12M ﹤0.01%
+19,231
New +$5.88M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TEVA icon
2130
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$49.1B
$6.12M ﹤0.01%
180,647
+40,574
+29% +$1.35M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CAG icon
2131
CALL
Conagra Brands
CAG
$6.96B
$6.12M ﹤0.01%
454,700
+370,600
+441% +$5.18M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ADAC icon
2132
American Drive Acquisition Co
ADAC
$6.11M ﹤0.01%
609,675
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DJCO icon
2133
Daily Journal
DJCO
$867M
$6.11M ﹤0.01%
10,155
-5,942
-37% -$3.09M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MMM icon
2134
CALL
3M
MMM
$89.9B
$6.1M ﹤0.01%
37,700
+15,100
+67% +$2.29M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ACGL icon
2135
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.7B
$6.1M ﹤0.01%
62,848
-1,817
-3% -$171K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PFS icon
2136
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.99B
$6.1M ﹤0.01%
257,966
+246,394
+2,129% +$5.53M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MT icon
2137
ArcelorMittal
MT
$45B
$6.09M ﹤0.01%
101,197
-272,078
-73% -$17M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AAOI icon
2138
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$5.86B
$6.08M ﹤0.01%
41,056
-2,076,101
-98% -$337M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NNN icon
2139
NNN REIT
NNN
$7.87B
$6.06M ﹤0.01%
130,311
-311,618
-71% -$13.9M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SVAQ icon
2140
Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp
SVAQ
$298M
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
600,000
+77,635
+15% +$775K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BNTX icon
2141
PUT
BioNTech
BNTX
$22.1B
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
65,000
– –
2021 Q1
21 quarters
JD icon
2142
JD.com
JD
$34.7B
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
237,335
-737,118
-76% -$21.7M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
PENN icon
2143
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.13B
$6.03M ﹤0.01%
282,350
+167,483
+146% +$3M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DNMX icon
2144
Dynamix Corp III
DNMX
$272M
$6.03M ﹤0.01%
603,703
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NVST icon
2145
Envista
NVST
$3.78B
$6.03M ﹤0.01%
228,766
+211,474
+1,223% +$5.33M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CPRI icon
2146
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.93B
$6.02M ﹤0.01%
323,930
-153,409
-32% -$2.94M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
WEC icon
2147
WEC Energy
WEC
$38.2B
$6.02M ﹤0.01%
51,514
-186
-0.4% -$21.2K
2019 Q1
29 quarters
KRAQ icon
2148
KRAKacquisition Corp
KRAQ
$6.01M ﹤0.01%
601,159
+1,159
+0.2% +$11.5K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OWL icon
2149
CALL
Blue Owl Capital
OWL
$7.06B
$5.99M ﹤0.01%
685,000
-603,700
-47% -$5.74M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FLGT icon
2150
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$567M
$5.99M ﹤0.01%
292,006
-194,764
-40% -$3.3M
2022 Q1
17 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.