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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Expensify
EXFY
$195M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
1,328,241
+251,241
| +23% | +$522K |
|
1852
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$666M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
10,689
+1,100
| +11% | +$254K |
|
1853
Titan Machinery
TITN
$458M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
186,300
+66,500
| +56% | +$997K |
|
1854
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$635M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
83,140
+62,740
| +308% | +$2.01M |
|
1855
Sportradar
SRAD
$3.74B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
213,300
-130,400
| -38% | -$1.49M |
|
1856
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$679M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
83,684
-17,646
| -17% | -$530K |
|
1857
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$603M
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
358,300
+14,592
| +4% | +$119K |
|
1858
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$1.86B
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
353,200
+11,408
| +3% | +$78.5K |
|
|
PSTX
1859
DELISTED
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
PSTX
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
897,603
+42,703
| +5% | +$132K |
|
|
OPLN
1860
Openlane
OPLN
$4.05B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
151,700
-43,800
| -22% | -$750K |
|
1861
OppFi
OPFI
$836M
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
541,215
+116,900
| +28% | +$485K |
|
1862
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.42B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,300
| New | +$2.46M |
|
1863
Vera Bradley
VRA
$99.2M
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
466,940
+21,100
| +5% | +$125K |
|
|
HTBK
1864
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
257,400
-19,200
| -7% | -$187K |
|
1865
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.2B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,998
| New | +$2.46M |
|
1866
Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
QDTE
$949M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,300
| New | +$2.54M |
|
1867
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.17B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+261,000
| New | +$3.23M |
|
|
HEPS
1868
D-Market Electronic Services & Trading
HEPS
$1.02B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
1,113,800
+421,600
| +61% | +$1.17M |
|
|
SVCO
1869
Silvaco Group
SVCO
$278M
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+176,000
| New | +$2.91M |
|
1870
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.24B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
49,100
+4,331
| +10% | +$221K |
|
1871
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.72B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
41,818
-6,082
| -13% | -$374K |
|
1872
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$157M
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
271,168
+100
| +0% | +$889 |
|
1873
Chegg
CHGG
$115M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
1,409,100
+726,900
| +107% | +$1.78M |
|
1874
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$203M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
906,535
+262,719
| +41% | +$718K |
|
1875
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$861M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
109,880
+4,244
| +4% | +$89K |
|
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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.