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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.3B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
26,500
-352,800
| -93% | -$40.3M |
|
1777
ePlus
PLUS
$2.45B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,000
| New | +$3.09M |
|
1778
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.2B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+111,602
| New | +$2.94M |
|
1779
Remitly
RELY
$5.05B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
176,400
+22,500
| +15% | +$306K |
|
1780
Kforce
KFRC
$1.03B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
47,249
-25,200
| -35% | -$1.5M |
|
1781
MediaAlpha
MAX
$781M
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
198,800
+64,800
| +48% | +$876K |
|
1782
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$672M
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
181,300
-4,400
| -2% | -$61.3K |
|
1783
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$317M
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
154,493
-1,000
| -0.6% | -$19.4K |
|
1784
Acme United Corp
ACU
$220M
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
129,007
-5,300
| -4% | -$126K |
|
|
AMNB
1785
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
93,591
+600
| +0.6% | +$20.3K |
|
1786
Avita Medical
RCEL
$142M
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
212,336
-3,976
| -2% | -$42.3K |
|
1787
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$348M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
403,010
-4,700
| -1% | -$37.9K |
|
1788
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.5B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,833
| New | +$2.76M |
|
1789
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.8B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
49,862
-69,238
| -58% | -$3.87M |
|
1790
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.35B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
132,000
+39,100
| +42% | +$877K |
|
1791
SoundThinking
SSTI
$102M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
74,832
+2,500
| +3% | +$90.2K |
|
|
OSG
1792
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
754,479
+289,000
| +62% | +$1.04M |
|
1793
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$13.1B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
59,800
+2,600
| +5% | +$126K |
|
|
PHLT
1794
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
852,263
+16,300
| +2% | +$53.3K |
|
1795
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.83B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
49,800
+32,300
| +185% | +$1.85M |
|
1796
Innoviz Technologies
INVZ
$90.8M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
824,200
+415,600
| +102% | +$1.84M |
|
|
NGMS
1797
DELISTED
NeoGames S.A. Ordinary Shares
NGMS
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
189,800
-26,200
| -12% | -$369K |
|
|
MTLS
1798
Materialise
MTLS
$377M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
346,400
-30,100
| -8% | -$270K |
|
1799
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.26B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
135,451
+39,251
| +41% | +$826K |
|
1800
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$44.6M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
49,047
+36,427
| +289% | +$1.8M |
|
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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.