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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.04B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
130,509
-93,600
| -42% | -$2.89M |
|
|
MNTV
1527
DELISTED
Momentive Global Inc. Common Stock
MNTV
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
+486,900
| New | +$3.82M |
|
|
THR
1528
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
181,500
+95,700
| +112% | +$2.34M |
|
1529
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.21B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
27,400
+18,800
| +219% | +$3.23M |
|
1530
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$13.3B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
161,950
+17,200
| +12% | +$489K |
|
|
LOGC
1531
DELISTED
ContextLogic
LOGC
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
337,597
-194,903
| -37% | -$3.31M |
|
1532
Friedman Industries
FRD
$240M
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
397,382
+19,920
| +5% | +$224K |
|
1533
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
134,400
+88,700
| +194% | +$3.17M |
|
1534
California Water Service
CWT
$3.1B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
77,300
+40,200
| +108% | +$2.39M |
|
1535
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.8B
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
+73,400
| New | +$4.47M |
|
|
ITOS
1536
DELISTED
iTeos Therapeutics
ITOS
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
329,900
+12,800
| +4% | +$229K |
|
|
VZIO
1537
DELISTED
VIZIO Holding Corp.
VZIO
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
488,400
+47,600
| +11% | +$430K |
|
1538
Ametek
AME
$55.4B
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
30,750
-207,800
| -87% | -$29.5M |
|
1539
Flywire
FLYW
$1.98B
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
152,200
+89,300
| +142% | +$2.35M |
|
1540
Radian Group
RDN
$5.18B
| $4.44M | 0.01% |
201,000
+1,500
| +0.8% | +$31.9K |
|
1541
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$42.8B
| $4.44M | 0.01% |
32,415
-20,739
| -39% | -$2.64M |
|
1542
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.84B
| $4.44M | 0.01% |
83,400
-21,200
| -20% | -$1.08M |
|
1543
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.19B
| $4.42M | 0.01% |
241,900
-21,100
| -8% | -$382K |
|
|
HEES
1544
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $4.41M | 0.01% |
99,732
+36,332
| +57% | +$1.77M |
|
1545
Fossil Group
FOSL
$293M
| $4.41M | 0.01% |
1,376,677
+13,838
| +1% | +$62.2K |
|
1546
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.49B
| $4.4M | 0.01% |
339,200
+92,400
| +37% | +$937K |
|
|
SMMF
1547
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
| $4.4M | 0.01% |
211,835
-4,097
| -2% | -$99.8K |
|
1548
eGain
EGAN
$187M
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
578,697
-28,922
| -5% | -$249K |
|
1549
Marcus Corp
MCS
$897M
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
274,300
+69,900
| +34% | +$1.07M |
|
1550
Erasca
ERAS
$6.3B
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
1,457,690
+1,103,115
| +311% | +$4.01M |
|
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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.