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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$533M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$347M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$272M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
|
+$185M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$472M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$413M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$403M |
| 4 |
Coinbase
COIN
|
+$236M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$224M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.66% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.81% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.04% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.63% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3401
Guardforce AI
GFAI
$10.9M
| $29.3K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,800
| New | +$39.1K |
|
|
FRSX
3402
Foresight Autonomous Holdings
FRSX
$3.84M
| $29.1K | ﹤0.01% |
1,950
+243
| +14% | +$4.28K |
|
|
TE
3403
T1 Energy
TE
$1.52B
| $29K | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
-70,300
| -70% | -$96K |
|
|
AIFA
3404
All In FutureTech Alliance Inc
AIFA
$10.5M
| $28.1K | ﹤0.01% |
3,417
-1,083
| -24% | -$8.73K |
|
3405
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$15.7M
| $28K | ﹤0.01% |
5,488
+2,500
| +84% | +$17.6K |
|
|
GP
3406
GreenPower Motor Co
GP
$10.8M
| $27.9K | ﹤0.01% |
2,040
+910
| +81% | +$9.95K |
|
3407
Scienjoy Holding
SJ
$42.5M
| $27.7K | ﹤0.01% |
29,204
+400
| +1% | +$387 |
|
|
BQ
3408
Boqii Holding Ltd
BQ
$5.81M
| $27.7K | ﹤0.01% |
6,906
+1,320
| +24% | +$4.65K |
|
3409
TMC The Metals Company
TMC
$1.71B
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,300
| New | +$28.3K |
|
3410
BeyondSpring
BYSI
$40.7M
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
11,700
-800
| -6% | -$1.66K |
|
3411
Future FinTech Group
FTFT
$1.74M
| $26.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+443
| New | +$26.1K |
|
3412
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$65.5M
| $26.3K | ﹤0.01% |
10,400
-2,940
| -22% | -$5.36K |
|
3413
Moving iMage Technologies
MITQ
$5.31M
| $26.1K | ﹤0.01% |
45,900
+10,500
| +30% | +$6.46K |
|
3414
Inhibikase Therapeutics
IKT
$383M
| $25.9K | ﹤0.01% |
19,922
-900
| -4% | -$1.21K |
|
|
CMCT
3415
Creative Media & Community Trust
CMCT
$13M
| $25.7K | ﹤0.01% |
2
+1
| +100% | +$50.4K |
|
3416
Oriental Culture Holding
OCG
$3.28M
| $24.7K | ﹤0.01% |
31
-1
| -3% | -$782 |
|
3417
Satellogic
SATL
$666M
| $24.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,900
| New | +$25.2K |
|
3418
Dyadic International
DYAI
$39.4M
| $23.9K | ﹤0.01% |
23,000
+1,800
| +8% | +$2.4K |
|
|
ONCT
3419
DELISTED
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCT
| $23.6K | ﹤0.01% |
17,905
+700
| +4% | +$3.38K |
|
|
VIVS
3420
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.28M
| $22.4K | ﹤0.01% |
3,669
-1,613
| -31% | -$11.2K |
|
3421
Cineverse
CNVS
$63.5M
| $21.3K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
+8,500
| +64% | +$7.09K |
|
3422
Mediaco Holding
MDIA
$80.7M
| $21.3K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,618
| New | +$53.2K |
|
|
QTEX
3423
QTREX Quantum
QTEX
$58.5M
| $20.7K | ﹤0.01% |
15,090
-9,407
| -38% | -$10.9K |
|
|
SKYA
3424
SkyAI Inc
SKYA
$55M
| $20.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+21
| New | +$34.5K |
|
|
MYND
3425
Mynd.ai
MYND
$19.5M
| $20.2K | ﹤0.01% |
25,244
+1,700
| +7% | +$3.46K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, Renaissance Technologies held 4,024 positions worth $66.5B, up 13% from $59B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.2B of net new capital in Q3 2024, opening 578 new positions and adding to 1,558 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Micron Technology: 2,604,914 shares worth $270M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was NVIDIA, an estimated $413M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2024 buy was Micron Technology: 2,604,914 shares worth $270M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Microsoft in Q3 2024, an estimated $533M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $413M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Broadcom in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $472M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $66.5B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 578 new positions and closed 539 in Q3 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $66.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 13 Nov 2024.