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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$191M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$151M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$910M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$668M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$351M |
| 4 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.86% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.09% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.98% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
FLEX LNG
FLNG
$1.69B
| $10.2M | 0.02% |
442,895
-21,760
| -5% | -$527K |
|
1002
NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF
SPYI
$10.8B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
199,600
+66,500
| +50% | +$3.44M |
|
1003
Conduent
CNDT
$244M
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
2,510,399
+227,899
| +10% | +$906K |
|
1004
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
105,833
-19,800
| -16% | -$1.94M |
|
|
UHT
1005
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$603M
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
272,310
+12,500
| +5% | +$509K |
|
1006
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$78.1B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
+139,960
| New | +$10.8M |
|
1007
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.92B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
91,300
-4,900
| -5% | -$589K |
|
|
OPTU
1008
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$298M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
4,181,200
+1,033,200
| +33% | +$2.58M |
|
1009
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
53,900
-14,800
| -22% | -$2.79M |
|
1010
The RMR Group
RMR
$325M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
487,214
+22,300
| +5% | +$516K |
|
1011
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.12B
| $10M | 0.01% |
635,432
-26,600
| -4% | -$458K |
|
1012
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$3.09B
| $10M | 0.01% |
415,630
-61,871
| -13% | -$1.52M |
|
1013
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.12B
| $10M | 0.01% |
+76,200
| New | +$11M |
|
1014
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$279M
| $10M | 0.01% |
2,774,443
+521,400
| +23% | +$2.08M |
|
1015
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.83B
| $10M | 0.01% |
189,942
+4,042
| +2% | +$212K |
|
1016
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
| $9.99M | 0.01% |
492,241
+356,441
| +262% | +$7.51M |
|
1017
StealthGas
GASS
$332M
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
1,766,276
-307,565
| -15% | -$1.8M |
|
1018
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.76B
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
331,200
+114,900
| +53% | +$3.46M |
|
1019
UWM Holdings
UWMC
$617M
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
1,699,800
-238,000
| -12% | -$1.55M |
|
1020
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$472M
| $9.97M | 0.01% |
372,042
-13,493
| -3% | -$317K |
|
1021
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.15B
| $9.95M | 0.01% |
+69,641
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
PRA
1022
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $9.94M | 0.01% |
624,800
-24,200
| -4% | -$385K |
|
|
NARI
1023
DELISTED
Inari Medical, Inc. Common Stock
NARI
| $9.93M | 0.01% |
194,599
-38,300
| -16% | -$1.88M |
|
1024
Stride
LRN
$3.41B
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
95,422
-35,278
| -27% | -$3.36M |
|
1025
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.47B
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
50,200
-28,200
| -36% | -$5.59M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, Renaissance Technologies held 4,032 positions worth $67.6B, up 1.6% from $66.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2024 filing shows 548 new, 1,485 increased, 1,480 reduced and 497 closed positions. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 278,658 shares worth $141M. The largest sale was Palantir, an estimated $910M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2024 buy was UnitedHealth: 278,658 shares worth $141M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alibaba in Q4 2024, an estimated $191M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was Palantir, cutting an estimated $910M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Arm in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $153M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $67.6B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 548 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 1.6% quarter-over-quarter to $67.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 13 Feb 2025.