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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Yext
YEXT
$547M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
230,600
+23,400
| +11% | +$126K |
|
2202
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.01B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,300
| New | +$1.15M |
|
2203
NetSol Technologies
NTWK
$51.2M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
484,401
+401
| +0.1% | +$1.06K |
|
2204
Black Diamond Therapeutics
BDTX
$96.8M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
263,900
+51,300
| +24% | +$275K |
|
|
TRT
2205
Trio-Tech International
TRT
$101M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
401,426
-1,200
| -0.3% | -$3.85K |
|
|
DFUS
2206
Dimensional US Equity ETF
DFUS
$20.8B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
20,700
-6,600
| -24% | -$375K |
|
2207
Ouster
OUST
$2.63B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+123,800
| New | +$1.25M |
|
|
B
2208
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
72,900
-2,089,871
| -97% | -$35.5M |
|
2209
Triple Flag Precious Metals
TFPM
$5.94B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
78,400
-15,900
| -17% | -$254K |
|
2210
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
CGCP
$8.33B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,304
| New | +$1.21M |
|
|
BWIN
2211
Baldwin Insurance Group
BWIN
$2.69B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
34,000
+24,940
| +275% | +$772K |
|
2212
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,237
| New | +$1.2M |
|
2213
Personalis
PSNL
$1.35B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
1,029,311
-68,200
| -6% | -$93.6K |
|
|
SBT
2214
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
229,474
+11,000
| +5% | +$54.2K |
|
2215
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$604M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
77,465
+600
| +0.8% | +$8.71K |
|
2216
CarParts.com
PRTS
$43.7M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
119,850
+23,250
| +24% | +$283K |
|
2217
Instil Bio
TIL
$48.3M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
116,255
-10,000
| -8% | -$108K |
|
2218
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$515M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
113,326
-32,400
| -22% | -$364K |
|
2219
PACS Group
PACS
$7.28B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,500
| New | +$1.1M |
|
2220
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
AOR
$3.66B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
21,200
-2,600
| -11% | -$144K |
|
2221
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
KBWB
$6.84B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,300
| New | +$1.18M |
|
2222
Transact Technologies
TACT
$53.2M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
316,337
-33,000
| -9% | -$139K |
|
2223
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$681M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
144,946
-57,073
| -28% | -$597K |
|
|
CTV
2224
DELISTED
Innovid Corp.
CTV
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
642,581
-248,900
| -28% | -$534K |
|
2225
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.21B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.05M |
|
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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.