David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$9.63B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.56B |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.1B |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$924M |
| 5 |
SPCX
SpaceX
SPCX
|
+$907M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$2.17B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.53B |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.05B |
| 4 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$928M |
| 5 |
Texas Instruments
TXN
|
+$904M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.78% |
| 2 | Financials | 8.35% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.91% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.83% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
CALL
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.6B
| $5.76M | ﹤0.01% |
353,200
+8,600
| +2% | +$157K |
|
2177
Leidos
LDOS
$17B
| $5.75M | ﹤0.01% |
55,888
-436,788
| -89% | -$58M |
|
2178
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.05B
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
190,086
+132,234
| +229% | +$3.73M |
|
2179
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.6B
| $5.73M | ﹤0.01% |
70,433
-40,090
| -36% | -$3.23M |
|
2180
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $5.72M | ﹤0.01% |
136,259
-28,816
| -17% | -$1.26M |
|
2181
Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF
GUNR
$7.34B
| $5.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,657
| New | +$6.22M |
|
2182
CALL
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.66B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
32,900
-10,500
| -24% | -$1.46M |
|
2183
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.25B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
113,185
-179,014
| -61% | -$7.78M |
|
2184
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22B
| $5.69M | ﹤0.01% |
30,397
-229,672
| -88% | -$42.2M |
|
2185
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.5B
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
236,624
+73,231
| +45% | +$1.78M |
|
2186
CALL
United Rentals
URI
$67.1B
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
2187
CALL
Red Cat Holdings
RCAT
$1.41B
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
531,600
+499,700
| +1,566% | +$5.76M |
|
|
GTM
2188
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.12B
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
1,930,210
+1,679,995
| +671% | +$7.55M |
|
2189
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.3B
| $5.65M | ﹤0.01% |
19,256
+11,111
| +136% | +$3.15M |
|
2190
CALL
Ovintiv
OVV
$18B
| $5.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+107,400
| New | +$6.13M |
|
2191
Quantum Computing Inc
QUBT
$1.94B
| $5.65M | ﹤0.01% |
582,618
-135,592
| -19% | -$1.32M |
|
|
CBL
2192
CBL Properties
CBL
$1.72B
| $5.65M | ﹤0.01% |
106,386
+29,121
| +38% | +$1.35M |
|
2193
Constellation Energy
CEG
$97B
| $5.64M | ﹤0.01% |
22,690
-103,049
| -82% | -$29M |
|
2194
Maximus
MMS
$3.03B
| $5.63M | ﹤0.01% |
104,761
-54,172
| -34% | -$3.38M |
|
2195
PUT
International Paper
IP
$21.6B
| $5.63M | ﹤0.01% |
147,700
+57,600
| +64% | +$1.97M |
|
2196
NuScale Power
SMR
$3.93B
| $5.62M | ﹤0.01% |
560,617
+376,429
| +204% | +$4.25M |
|
2197
PUT
APA Corp
APA
$14.7B
| $5.61M | ﹤0.01% |
172,300
-8,400
| -5% | -$315K |
|
|
TACO
2198
Berto Acquisition Corp
TACO
$393M
| $5.61M | ﹤0.01% |
534,490
+175,000
| +49% | +$1.81M |
|
|
STEL
2199
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
| $5.61M | ﹤0.01% |
142,565
+107,411
| +306% | +$4.05M |
|
2200
Primerica
PRI
$9.18B
| $5.61M | ﹤0.01% |
19,723
-52,290
| -73% | -$14.3M |
|
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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 $7.01B 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 Technology at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
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 $9.63B 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.