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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
| $5.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+164,500
| New | +$5.3M |
|
2252
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$24B
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
66,097
-644
| -1% | -$46.5K |
|
2253
EverQuote
EVER
$938M
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
220,610
+104,401
| +90% | +$1.91M |
|
2254
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$347M
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
1,690,178
+920,616
| +120% | +$3.75M |
|
2255
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.04B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
52,794
-258,332
| -83% | -$34M |
|
|
AEBI
2256
Aebi Schmidt Holding AG
AEBI
$948M
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
415,896
+50,833
| +14% | +$600K |
|
|
NPKI
2257
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
327,606
+230,564
| +238% | +$3.48M |
|
2258
CALL
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$13B
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
478,100
+161,600
| +51% | +$1.7M |
|
|
FERA
2259
Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I
FERA
$330M
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
500,102
+99,900
| +25% | +$1.04M |
|
|
PMTR
2260
Perimeter Acquisition Corp I
PMTR
$321M
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
500,000
| – | – |
|
2261
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
21,430
-106,344
| -83% | -$24.2M |
|
|
DYOR
2262
Insight Digital Partners II
DYOR
$232M
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
517,195
+27,000
| +6% | +$271K |
|
2263
Skyward Specialty Insurance
SKWD
$2.35B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
89,143
-84,312
| -49% | -$3.98M |
|
|
OGC
2264
CALL
OceanaGold Corp
OGC
$6.94B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+207,700
| New | +$6.21M |
|
2265
CALL
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.53B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
120,400
+75,000
| +165% | +$3.23M |
|
2266
PUT
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
353,900
| – | – |
|
2267
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
54,640
+1,647
| +3% | +$167K |
|
2268
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$50.3B
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,828
| New | +$5.1M |
|
2269
Cars.com
CARS
$662M
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
473,556
+125,881
| +36% | +$1.28M |
|
2270
PUT
BP
BP
$113B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
139,700
+61,400
| +78% | +$2.69M |
|
|
SSAC
2271
SPACSphere Acquisition Corp
SSAC
$243M
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
517,000
| – | – |
|
|
UHT
2272
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$582M
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
116,828
+110,865
| +1,859% | +$4.55M |
|
2273
Entegris
ENTG
$21.1B
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
28,484
-1,380
| -5% | -$199K |
|
|
BRSL
2274
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.16B
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
477,560
+190,881
| +67% | +$2.27M |
|
2275
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$887M
| $5.11M | ﹤0.01% |
22,839
+3,419
| +18% | +$550K |
|
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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.