Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings
Renaissance Technologies LLC, founded in 1982 by mathematician James Simons as Monemetrics and headquartered in East Setauket, New York, is a legendary quantitative hedge fund managing around $65 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its pioneering use of mathematical models and algorithms in trading. Starting with currency trading and evolving into a secretive powerhouse under its flagship Medallion Fund—launched in 1988—the firm employs PhDs, physicists, and computer scientists to analyze vast datasets, executing high-frequency trades across equities, futures, and derivatives with returns averaging over 66% annually before fees from 1988 to 2018. Simons, who stepped down as chairman in 2021, built a culture of intellectual rigor, limiting Medallion to employees and insiders since 1993 while offering institutional funds like the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF) to outsiders. Now led by Peter Brown and Robert Mercer’s successors, Renaissance remains a benchmark for quant investing, blending academic precision with a low-profile, extraordinarily profitable legacy despite occasional regulatory scrutiny.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$578M |
| 2 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$433M |
| 3 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$404M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$358M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$777M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$627M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$528M |
| 5 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$439M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.51% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.67% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2926
Veeco
VECO
$3.15B
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
27,710
-84,000
| -75% | -$1.72M |
|
|
USAP
2927
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
71,400
-18,028
| -20% | -$141K |
|
2928
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$194M
| $507K | ﹤0.01% |
52,800
-152,700
| -74% | -$1.55M |
|
2929
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.89B
| $506K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,900
| New | +$630K |
|
2930
Genasys
GNSS
$80.2M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
180,542
-94
| -0.1% | -$294 |
|
2931
Kaltura
KLTR
$259M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
227,100
-258,711
| -53% | -$585K |
|
2932
Vanguard Financials ETF
VFH
$13.7B
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
6,700
-4,600
| -41% | -$374K |
|
2933
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
$14B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,300
| New | +$553K |
|
2934
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.19B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
137,900
-25,700
| -16% | -$85.1K |
|
|
SAGE
2935
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
12,700
-30,700
| -71% | -$1.19M |
|
|
LILM
2936
DELISTED
Lilium N.V. Class A Ordinary Shares
LILM
| $496K | ﹤0.01% |
217,600
+150,400
| +224% | +$377K |
|
|
FFBW
2937
DELISTED
FFBW, Inc. Common Stock
FFBW
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
41,626
-5,731
| -12% | -$69.8K |
|
2938
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$257M
| $493K | ﹤0.01% |
59,000
+9,400
| +19% | +$96.5K |
|
2939
Electromed
ELMD
$348M
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
47,904
-13,000
| -21% | -$128K |
|
|
TDAY
2940
USA Today Co
TDAY
$1.17B
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
320,924
+211,324
| +193% | +$513K |
|
2941
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$973M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,142
| New | +$591K |
|
2942
Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF
PNQI
$541M
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
21,500
-4,500
| -17% | -$116K |
|
|
INVX
2943
Innovex International
INVX
$2.15B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
24,859
+11,959
| +93% | +$277K |
|
2944
Tenaya Therapeutics
TNYA
$157M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+166,200
| New | +$776K |
|
|
CALB
2945
DELISTED
California BanCorp Common Stock
CALB
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
23,685
-1,900
| -7% | -$38.5K |
|
2946
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.87B
| $478K | ﹤0.01% |
16,353
-85,650
| -84% | -$3.11M |
|
2947
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.65B
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
8,100
-106,200
| -93% | -$6.64M |
|
2948
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$126M
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
32,200
-13,824
| -30% | -$273K |
|
2949
Village Farms International
VFF
$248M
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
249,661
+6,111
| +3% | +$16.4K |
|
2950
DexCom
DXCM
$31.3B
| $475K | ﹤0.01% |
5,900
-888,672
| -99% | -$75.3M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, Renaissance Technologies held 4,619 positions worth $70.7B, down 16% from $84.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $8.71B in Q3 2022, closing 637 positions and reducing 2,164 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shopify, an estimated $439M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $498M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2022 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 5,208,460 shares worth $498M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Advanced Micro Devices in Q3 2022, an estimated $404M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $777M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Shopify in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $439M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $70.7B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 441 new positions and closed 637 in Q3 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $70.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.