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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$828M
| $5.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,138,023
| New | +$4.54M |
|
2277
CALL
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-59,900
| -86% | -$32.4M |
|
|
AACP
2278
Apogee Acquisition Corp
AACP
$236M
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+511,554
| New | +$5.1M |
|
|
NOA
2279
North American Construction
NOA
$361M
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
382,900
+111,300
| +41% | +$1.57M |
|
2280
CALL
Wayfair
W
$14.1B
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
55,000
| – | – |
|
2281
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$631M
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
578,698
-292,971
| -34% | -$2.78M |
|
2282
Snap
SNAP
$9.35B
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
1,143,853
-132,343
| -10% | -$724K |
|
|
AIPO
2283
Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF
AIPO
$925M
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+151,910
| New | +$4.72M |
|
2284
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.83B
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
392,325
+75,052
| +24% | +$1.12M |
|
|
XSLL
2285
Xsolla SPAC 1
XSLL
$276M
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
510,000
| – | – |
|
|
NXDR
2286
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$917M
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
2,229,851
-740,424
| -25% | -$1.38M |
|
2287
Hillman Solutions
HLMN
$1.61B
| $5.05M | ﹤0.01% |
598,900
-532,597
| -47% | -$4.23M |
|
|
MEVO
2288
M Evo Global Acquisition Corp II
MEVO
$399M
| $5.05M | ﹤0.01% |
508,930
+140,000
| +38% | +$1.39M |
|
2289
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.3B
| $5.04M | ﹤0.01% |
3,787
-17,729
| -82% | -$21.8M |
|
2290
Green Dot
GDOT
$765M
| $5.04M | ﹤0.01% |
373,063
-44,813
| -11% | -$561K |
|
2291
Sasol
SSL
$7.87B
| $5.04M | ﹤0.01% |
513,243
-1,785,623
| -78% | -$22.6M |
|
2292
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.14B
| $5.04M | ﹤0.01% |
138,657
+3,529
| +3% | +$119K |
|
2293
CALL
Clorox
CLX
$13B
| $5.02M | ﹤0.01% |
52,600
+11,100
| +27% | +$1.07M |
|
2294
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
| $5.02M | ﹤0.01% |
16,798
-19,973
| -54% | -$5.9M |
|
2295
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.7B
| $5.02M | ﹤0.01% |
25,801
-409,890
| -94% | -$93.6M |
|
2296
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$33B
| $5.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+57,057
| New | +$4.87M |
|
|
SOMN
2297
The Southern Company 2025 Series A Corp Units
SOMN
| $4.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$5.07M |
|
2298
NVR
NVR
$17B
| $4.98M | ﹤0.01% |
731
-2,119
| -74% | -$13.5M |
|
2299
CALL
Wendy's
WEN
$1.69B
| $4.98M | ﹤0.01% |
600,400
+336,700
| +128% | +$2.41M |
|
|
CLDT
2300
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$642M
| $4.97M | ﹤0.01% |
375,690
-50,456
| -12% | -$522K |
|
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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.