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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 7.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
SEB icon
2426
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.73B
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
950
-187
-16% -$979K
2017 Q2
36 quarters
TBI icon
2427
Trueblue
TBI
$297M
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
607,645
-86,822
-13% -$484K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AIIA icon
2428
AI Infrastructure Acquisition Corp
AIIA
$199M
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
414,000
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SFM icon
2429
PUT
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$4.58B
$4.23M ﹤0.01%
50,000
-67,600
-57% -$5.47M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CPRX icon
2430
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$4.23M ﹤0.01%
134,531
+93,989
+232% +$2.77M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
LYV icon
2431
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.4B
$4.23M ﹤0.01%
23,076
+7,758
+51% +$1.28M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
BBAI icon
2432
CALL
BigBear.ai
BBAI
$1.25B
$4.22M ﹤0.01%
1,150,000
+790,000
+219% +$3.16M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BOKF icon
2433
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.91B
$4.21M ﹤0.01%
30,320
-44,508
-59% -$5.88M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
JBTM icon
2434
PUT
JBT Marel
JBTM
$5.66B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
29,000
+23,000
+383% +$2.98M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
HAL icon
2435
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$29.9B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
123,800
+45,800
+59% +$1.79M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
LCID icon
2436
CALL
Lucid Motors
LCID
$1.19B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
627,900
+298,400
+91% +$1.93M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
MYX icon
2437
Maywood Acquisition Corp 2
MYX
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
+425,000
New +$4.21M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FIGS icon
2438
FIGS
FIGS
$3.54B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
410,223
-638,684
-61% -$8.4M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MPWR icon
2439
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$59.1B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
3,035
+1,818
+149% +$2.73M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
ERO icon
2440
CALL
Ero Copper
ERO
$3.03B
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
156,800
+97,100
+163% +$2.75M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MTRN icon
2441
CALL
Materion
MTRN
$4.62B
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
+14,100
New +$2.95M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RBBN icon
2442
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$278M
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
1,790,375
+251,903
+16% +$665K
2014 Q1
49 quarters
QUMS icon
2443
Quantumsphere Acquisition Corp
QUMS
$119M
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
409,860
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DNTH icon
2444
Dianthus Therapeutics
DNTH
$4.61B
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
42,928
-106,681
-71% -$9.32M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
KYTX icon
2445
Kyverna Therapeutics
KYTX
$351M
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
469,346
-252,235
-35% -$2.24M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FBK icon
2446
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.65B
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
75,488
+23,618
+46% +$1.27M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IRAB icon
2447
Iris Acquisition Corp II
IRAB
$230M
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
420,601
+1
+0% +$10
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AGM icon
2448
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.19B
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
20,916
+3,576
+21% +$627K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EVR icon
2449
PUT
Evercore
EVR
$11.2B
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
12,200
+2,000
+20% +$684K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FELE icon
2450
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.21B
$4.16M ﹤0.01%
38,855
-71,885
-65% -$7.22M
2023 Q1
13 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.