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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$255M |
| 5 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$215M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.73% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.66% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.4B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
49,489
+30,785
| +165% | +$1.2M |
|
1877
Valens Semiconductor
VLN
$170M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
634,300
+119,900
| +23% | +$319K |
|
1878
Matrix Service
MTRX
$326M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
203,700
+8,900
| +5% | +$102K |
|
1879
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$900M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
54,894
-2,900
| -5% | -$98.4K |
|
1880
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.38B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
507,600
-266,115
| -34% | -$1.07M |
|
|
ATYR
1881
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$47.6M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
1,293,814
+20,959
| +2% | +$36.5K |
|
1882
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$397M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
278,342
-225,100
| -45% | -$1.72M |
|
1883
Southern Company
SO
$109B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
-637,200
| -96% | -$48.3M |
|
1884
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.61B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
236,781
+121,181
| +105% | +$1.08M |
|
1885
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.9B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,463
| New | +$2.01M |
|
1886
Consensus Cloud Solutions
CCSI
$670M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
116,900
+72,800
| +165% | +$1.18M |
|
1887
SelectQuote
SLQT
$132M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
726,997
+44,397
| +7% | +$107K |
|
1888
Allot
ALLT
$372M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
860,806
-12,300
| -1% | -$26.6K |
|
1889
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$846M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
105,636
+84,556
| +401% | +$1.64M |
|
1890
Astrana Health
ASTH
$1.76B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
49,200
+16,700
| +51% | +$662K |
|
1891
BrightSpring Health Services
BTSG
$11.7B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
175,500
+19,200
| +12% | +$210K |
|
|
SFBS
1892
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.89B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,400
| New | +$1.94M |
|
|
MLNK
1893
DELISTED
MeridianLink
MLNK
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
92,800
-110,800
| -54% | -$2.06M |
|
1894
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$14.4M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
328,856
-4,400
| -1% | -$28.6K |
|
1895
Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF
PTLC
$3.26B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
-7,400
| -16% | -$353K |
|
1896
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$255M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
466,437
+386,537
| +484% | +$1.56M |
|
1897
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.58B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
21,477
-13,600
| -39% | -$1.23M |
|
1898
Sprout Social
SPT
$516M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,900
| New | +$2.21M |
|
1899
First Merchants
FRME
$2.68B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
58,820
+21,900
| +59% | +$732K |
|
1900
Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCS
$3.56B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
98,091
+57,991
| +145% | +$1.15M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Renaissance Technologies held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 675 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.
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.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 463 new positions and closed 675 in Q2 2024.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.