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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$653M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$602M |
| 3 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$473M |
| 4 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$437M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$380M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$511M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$427M |
| 3 |
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
|
+$397M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$373M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$365M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.68% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.69% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.09% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$3.1B
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
298,500
-951,300
| -76% | -$18.1M |
|
1302
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$898M
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
183,471
+16,300
| +10% | +$473K |
|
1303
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$90.8B
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
2,256,235
-749,565
| -25% | -$1.61M |
|
1304
Acme United Corp
ACU
$220M
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
124,807
-4,095
| -3% | -$143K |
|
1305
Veralto
VLTO
$23.1B
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
+65,000
| New | +$4.85M |
|
|
ONTF
1306
DELISTED
ON24
ONTF
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
678,487
+173,353
| +34% | +$1.2M |
|
1307
Tucows
TCX
$153M
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
196,451
-15,100
| -7% | -$321K |
|
1308
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.46B
| $5.28M | 0.01% |
57,000
+28,597
| +101% | +$2.37M |
|
1309
Remitly
RELY
$5.05B
| $5.28M | 0.01% |
+271,900
| New | +$6.09M |
|
1310
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF
SVOL
$521M
| $5.28M | 0.01% |
231,700
+148,400
| +178% | +$3.35M |
|
1311
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.82B
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
95,599
+55,997
| +141% | +$3.08M |
|
1312
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.4B
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
+45,820
| New | +$4.92M |
|
1313
Methanex
MEOH
$4.2B
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
111,128
-107,620
| -49% | -$4.68M |
|
1314
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$377M
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
558,500
+100,400
| +22% | +$935K |
|
1315
Kamada
KMDA
$417M
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
858,363
-8,142
| -0.9% | -$41K |
|
1316
Capital Group Core Equity ETF
CGUS
$11.6B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
+185,600
| New | +$4.89M |
|
1317
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$582M
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
232,000
-83,600
| -26% | -$1.8M |
|
1318
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.31B
| $5.23M | 0.01% |
338,525
-13,900
| -4% | -$201K |
|
|
SMMF
1319
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
169,635
-400
| -0.2% | -$9.66K |
|
1320
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$821M
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
174,520
-18,400
| -10% | -$479K |
|
1321
Regional Management Corp
RM
$324M
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
207,037
-5,869
| -3% | -$142K |
|
1322
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.32B
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
193,234
+94,634
| +96% | +$2.47M |
|
1323
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$820M
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
363,415
+4,800
| +1% | +$56.6K |
|
1324
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.3B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
61,100
+35,400
| +138% | +$2.76M |
|
1325
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.32B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
51,300
+35,300
| +221% | +$3.43M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2023, Renaissance Technologies held 4,318 positions worth $64.6B, up 10% from $58.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2023 filing shows 702 new, 1,590 increased, 1,355 reduced and 633 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 4,296,466 shares worth $653M. The largest sale was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, an estimated $511M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2023 buy was Amazon: 4,296,466 shares worth $653M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2023, an estimated $653M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, cutting an estimated $511M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $397M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $64.6B portfolio in Q4 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 702 new positions and closed 633 in Q4 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $64.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 13 Feb 2024.