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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
HF Foods Group
HFFG
$78.1M
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
38,700
-1,100
| -3% | -$5.45K |
|
3477
Onconetix
ONCO
$3.69M
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$438K |
|
3478
Team
TISI
$78M
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
14,129
-11,068
| -44% | -$119K |
|
|
YQ
3479
17 Education & Technology Group
YQ
$19.5M
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
22,151
-420
| -2% | -$3.69K |
|
|
FRLN
3480
DELISTED
Freeline Therapeutics Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
FRLN
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
14,267
-3,415
| -19% | -$44.4K |
|
|
EMBK
3481
DELISTED
Embark Technology, Inc. Common Stock
EMBK
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
20,185
-35,690
| -64% | -$354K |
|
3482
Laird Superfood
LSF
$45.6M
| $149K | ﹤0.01% |
81,800
-9,965
| -11% | -$22K |
|
|
AIOS
3483
AIOS Tech
AIOS
$39.2M
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
1,423
-34
| -2% | -$5.09K |
|
3484
Arq
ARQ
$88M
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
54,045
-17,600
| -25% | -$74.4K |
|
|
LYLT
3485
DELISTED
Loyalty Ventures Inc. Common Stock
LYLT
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
122,000
-24,600
| -17% | -$63.9K |
|
|
CZOO
3486
DELISTED
Cazoo Group Ltd
CZOO
| $147K | ﹤0.01% |
160
-117
| -42% | -$156K |
|
3487
Compass Therapeutics
CMPX
$340M
| $146K | ﹤0.01% |
64,215
-1,950
| -3% | -$5.4K |
|
3488
Context Therapeutics
CNTX
$63.7M
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
+130,588
| New | +$235K |
|
|
WHLR
3489
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
WHLR
$481K
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
|
OKUR
3490
OnKure Therapeutics
OKUR
$168M
| $144K | ﹤0.01% |
4,300
+2,000
| +87% | +$65.7K |
|
|
TMQ
3491
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$608M
| $143K | ﹤0.01% |
236,021
-5,779
| -2% | -$3.79K |
|
3492
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$553M
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
24,300
-7,200
| -23% | -$50.8K |
|
3493
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$4.07B
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
15,500
-1,405,503
| -99% | -$15M |
|
3494
Peraso
PRSO
$10.7M
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
2,080
-1,738
| -46% | -$146K |
|
|
PRVB
3495
DELISTED
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
31,321
-135,426
| -81% | -$617K |
|
|
ZEPP
3496
Zepp Health
ZEPP
$67M
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
25,525
-1,050
| -4% | -$7.59K |
|
3497
Intellicheck
IDN
$77.2M
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
55,300
+100
| +0.2% | +$257 |
|
3498
IGC Pharma
IGC
$26.3M
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
320,900
+103,151
| +47% | +$55K |
|
|
SUNE
3499
SUNation Energy
SUNE
$10.8M
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
1
| – | – |
|
|
HHR
3500
DELISTED
HeadHunter Group PLC American Depositary Shares
HHR
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
92,100
| – | – |
|
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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 440 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.