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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
VRTX icon
2301
CALL
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$142B
$4.97M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$4.43M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BSBR icon
2302
Santander
BSBR
$33B
$4.96M ﹤0.01%
945,203
+755,465
+398% +$4.29M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PTOR icon
2303
Praetorian Acquisition Corp
PTOR
$338M
$4.96M ﹤0.01%
500,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AI icon
2304
PUT
C3.ai
AI
$1.91B
$4.95M ﹤0.01%
545,000
– –
2024 Q2
8 quarters
TBLA icon
2305
Taboola.com
TBLA
$935M
$4.95M ﹤0.01%
990,744
+22,239
+2% +$97.2K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
PNC icon
2306
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$90.9B
$4.94M ﹤0.01%
20,070
-41,552
-67% -$9.3M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
KN icon
2307
Knowles
KN
$2.78B
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
118,907
+43,498
+58% +$1.51M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
CAR icon
2308
Avis
CAR
$3.81B
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
33,349
-86,476
-72% -$19M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
AG icon
2309
First Majestic Silver
AG
$7.03B
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
290,474
-1,944,119
-87% -$38.5M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
CW icon
2310
CALL
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$17.6B
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
6,500
-3,000
-32% -$2.2M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
JENA icon
2311
Jena Acquisition Corp II
JENA
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
+475,100
New +$4.89M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TLN icon
2312
PUT
Talen Energy Corp
TLN
$16.2B
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
+12,800
New +$4.69M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OTGA icon
2313
OTG Acquisition Corp I
OTGA
$303M
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
483,883
+4,931
+1% +$49.9K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SLVM icon
2314
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.28B
$4.91M ﹤0.01%
129,953
-63,248
-33% -$2.57M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TWI icon
2315
Titan International
TWI
$300M
$4.91M ﹤0.01%
+637,101
New +$4.91M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MGNX icon
2316
MacroGenics
MGNX
$153M
$4.91M ﹤0.01%
1,062,991
+4,567
+0.4% +$17.3K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SWKS icon
2317
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$20.6B
$4.9M ﹤0.01%
72,310
+55,839
+339% +$3.8M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LOCO icon
2318
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$466M
$4.88M ﹤0.01%
287,556
+80,715
+39% +$1.16M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
MTW icon
2319
Manitowoc
MTW
$831M
$4.88M ﹤0.01%
351,015
+36,194
+11% +$460K
2019 Q4
26 quarters
OUST icon
2320
CALL
Ouster
OUST
$2.14B
$4.86M ﹤0.01%
+77,800
New +$2.62M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
REGN icon
2321
PUT
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$96B
$4.86M ﹤0.01%
7,800
– –
2024 Q4
6 quarters
THG icon
2322
Hanover Insurance
THG
$8.32B
$4.86M ﹤0.01%
22,692
+21,036
+1,270% +$3.98M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DNOW icon
2323
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.95B
$4.86M ﹤0.01%
374,552
+44,972
+14% +$584K
2014 Q2
48 quarters
JXN icon
2324
Jackson Financial
JXN
$9.14B
$4.84M ﹤0.01%
47,301
-43,755
-48% -$4.74M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SPHD icon
2325
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
SPHD
$3.41B
$4.84M ﹤0.01%
+95,122
New +$4.76M
2026 Q2
0 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.