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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$385M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$368M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$1.34B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$353M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$303M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$290M |
| 5 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$286M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.27% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.47% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.34% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.13% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IRBT
2201
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
30,600
-52,000
| -63% | -$2.09M |
|
|
LITB
2202
LightInTheBox
LITB
$56.5M
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
162,489
-10,866
| -6% | -$85.2K |
|
2203
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.69B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
11,400
-81,800
| -88% | -$9.23M |
|
|
LAND
2204
Gladstone Land Corp
LAND
$360M
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
81,400
+9,500
| +13% | +$151K |
|
|
TWKS
2205
DELISTED
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Common Stock
TWKS
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
283,685
+92,485
| +48% | +$525K |
|
2206
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.75B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
84,900
-298,200
| -78% | -$4.75M |
|
2207
Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
$5.84B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
67,900
+26,200
| +63% | +$490K |
|
2208
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$667M
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
239,211
+65,711
| +38% | +$333K |
|
|
LADR
2209
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.21B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+111,761
| New | +$1.21M |
|
|
STKL
2210
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
340,300
+132,162
| +63% | +$662K |
|
2211
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$596M
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
73,865
-2,400
| -3% | -$41.6K |
|
2212
Warner Music
WMG
$13.8B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
36,400
-328,700
| -90% | -$10.3M |
|
2213
ProFrac Holding
ACDC
$808M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
104,900
-302,024
| -74% | -$3.5M |
|
2214
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$202M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
556,535
+178,700
| +47% | +$361K |
|
2215
First Community Corp
FCCO
$322M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
66,069
-500
| -0.8% | -$8.9K |
|
2216
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$370M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
44,275
+300
| +0.7% | +$8.6K |
|
2217
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$936M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
98,284
-31,200
| -24% | -$398K |
|
|
SMLR
2218
DELISTED
Semler Scientific
SMLR
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
44,679
+1,879
| +4% | +$48.9K |
|
2219
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.2B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
7,900
+5,000
| +172% | +$750K |
|
2220
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.78B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
126,900
-35,100
| -22% | -$335K |
|
2221
Cardlytics
CDLX
$20.7M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,794
| New | +$883K |
|
2222
Exponent
EXPO
$3.21B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,100
| New | +$1.18M |
|
2223
Phreesia
PHR
$706M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$1.61M |
|
2224
SoundThinking
SSTI
$101M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
62,532
-9,100
| -13% | -$193K |
|
2225
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$127M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
42,522
-18,400
| -30% | -$553K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2023, Renaissance Technologies held 4,329 positions worth $58.7B, down 15% from $69.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $8.34B in Q3 2023, closing 713 positions and reducing 1,794 holdings. Its most notable exit was Chevron, an estimated $185M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in D.R. Horton worth $125M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2023 buy was D.R. Horton: 1,159,438 shares worth $125M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Netflix in Q3 2023, an estimated $385M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $1.34B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Chevron in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $58.7B portfolio in Q3 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 464 new positions and closed 713 in Q3 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $58.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.