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 |
FRC
First Republic Bank
FRC
|
+$734M |
| 2 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$493M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$478M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$440M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$364M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.05B |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$321M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.34% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.84% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.66% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.11% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.76% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
| $6.23M | 0.01% |
41,000
-41,600
| -50% | -$6.11M |
|
1352
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
441,625
-47,800
| -10% | -$762K |
|
1353
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$670M
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
674,555
+7,400
| +1% | +$62.6K |
|
1354
Oceaneering
OII
$4.86B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
349,600
+291,100
| +498% | +$5.61M |
|
1355
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$12.4B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
61,100
-1,400
| -2% | -$135K |
|
1356
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.4B
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
793,926
-103,900
| -12% | -$812K |
|
1357
Vital Farms
VITL
$545M
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
400,800
+120,400
| +43% | +$1.91M |
|
|
PGRE
1358
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
1,344,500
+919,605
| +216% | +$5.05M |
|
1359
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.11B
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
+84,800
| New | +$6.07M |
|
1360
WisdomTree
WT
$2.96B
| $6.11M | 0.01% |
1,042,079
-25,500
| -2% | -$149K |
|
1361
Hertz
HTZ
$499M
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
371,700
-251,900
| -40% | -$4.39M |
|
1362
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
113,167
+102,900
| +1,002% | +$5.96M |
|
1363
dLocal
DLO
$4.44B
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
372,900
+200,000
| +116% | +$3.15M |
|
1364
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.35B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
644,142
+213,200
| +49% | +$1.81M |
|
1365
Corsair Gaming
CRSR
$1.13B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
329,000
+6,300
| +2% | +$102K |
|
1366
1st Source
SRCE
$2.16B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
139,840
-2,200
| -2% | -$107K |
|
1367
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$354M
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
590,839
+2,130
| +0.4% | +$20.9K |
|
1368
York Water
YORW
$502M
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
134,436
+15,600
| +13% | +$698K |
|
1369
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.89B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
556,600
-784,100
| -58% | -$9.32M |
|
1370
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.7B
| $6M | 0.01% |
118,209
-43,800
| -27% | -$2.19M |
|
1371
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$173M
| $6M | 0.01% |
457,278
-5,490
| -1% | -$91.1K |
|
|
LPRO
1372
DELISTED
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
| $6M | 0.01% |
852,225
-592,700
| -41% | -$4.62M |
|
|
COOP
1373
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
145,900
-69,299
| -32% | -$3.04M |
|
|
NINE
1374
DELISTED
Nine Energy Service
NINE
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
1,074,836
+241,700
| +29% | +$2.5M |
|
1375
Angi Inc
ANGI
$229M
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
261,664
+33,994
| +15% | +$871K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, Renaissance Technologies held 4,600 positions worth $75.4B, up 3.1% from $73.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2023 filing shows 524 new, 1,665 increased, 1,689 reduced and 668 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Honeywell: 1,937,917 shares worth $349M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $1.05B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2023 buy was Honeywell: 1,937,917 shares worth $349M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to First Republic Bank in Q1 2023, an estimated $734M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.05B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Advanced Micro Devices in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $447M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $75.4B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 524 new positions and closed 668 in Q1 2023.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $75.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 12 May 2023.