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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
NetSol Technologies
NTWK
$51.9M
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
483,701
-700
| -0.1% | -$1.92K |
|
2252
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
RWR
$1.96B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,900
| New | +$1.31M |
|
2253
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
DRV
$26.1M
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,400
| New | +$1.69M |
|
2254
AMCON Distributing
DIT
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
14,228
-60
| -0.4% | -$5.77K |
|
2255
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.48B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
45,400
-11,200
| -20% | -$326K |
|
2256
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index ETF
FNDX
$27.2B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
57,300
+17,400
| +44% | +$400K |
|
2257
Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF
AVLV
$18.1B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
20,800
-900
| -4% | -$57.3K |
|
|
PVBC
2258
DELISTED
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
126,672
+34,292
| +37% | +$366K |
|
2259
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.66B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
54,380
+25,680
| +89% | +$607K |
|
2260
PRA Group
PRAA
$692M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
60,697
+15,800
| +35% | +$352K |
|
|
LGF.B
2261
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
196,039
-82,300
| -30% | -$618K |
|
2262
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.49B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
59,600
-188,000
| -76% | -$3.07M |
|
2263
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
NUGT
$1.08B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,300
| New | +$1.25M |
|
2264
eHealth
EHTH
$42.9M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
331,500
+73,900
| +29% | +$319K |
|
2265
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$77.8M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
110,023
-25,054
| -19% | -$331K |
|
2266
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$596M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
75,765
-1,700
| -2% | -$28.5K |
|
2267
Rezolute
RZLT
$453M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
278,300
+97,879
| +54% | +$449K |
|
2268
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$846M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
87,300
+7,400
| +9% | +$123K |
|
2269
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.5B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
18,863
-10,600
| -36% | -$737K |
|
2270
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.65B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
92,100
-2,800
| -3% | -$40.7K |
|
2271
Flexible Solutions
FSI
$64.2M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
369,445
-9,800
| -3% | -$25.6K |
|
|
DOYU
2272
DouYu International Holdings
DOYU
$137M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
124,138
-800
| -0.6% | -$11.7K |
|
|
KLG
2273
DELISTED
WK Kellogg Co
KLG
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
78,500
-460,100
| -85% | -$7.89M |
|
2274
Holley
HLLY
$362M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
454,657
+323,157
| +246% | +$1.08M |
|
|
SPYM
2275
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
SPYM
$167B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
19,800
-22,800
| -54% | -$1.48M |
|
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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.