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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$1.08B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$938M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$639M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$598M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$575M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$1.46B |
| 2 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$1.13B |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Linde
LIN
|
+$316M |
| 5 |
Vertiv
VRT
|
+$297M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.57% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.83% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.24% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AVBC
1851
Avidia Bancorp
AVBC
$405M
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
116,812
+73,512
| +170% | +$1.47M |
|
1852
Honda
HMC
$40.3B
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
89,900
-153,100
| -63% | -$3.89M |
|
1853
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$51.5M
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
1,102,406
-305,400
| -22% | -$453K |
|
1854
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.96B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
84,739
-124,700
| -60% | -$3.39M |
|
1855
Transact Technologies
TACT
$54.1M
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
414,037
+17,807
| +4% | +$71.9K |
|
1856
Bakkt Inc
BKKT
$372M
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
309,285
-131,815
| -30% | -$1.18M |
|
1857
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$280M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
103,218
-19,100
| -16% | -$423K |
|
1858
American Well
AMWL
$227M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
263,223
+68,200
| +35% | +$509K |
|
1859
Outdoor Holding Co
POWW
$245M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
1,047,936
+442,636
| +73% | +$911K |
|
1860
Tenax Therapeutics
TENX
$74.1M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
164,000
+11,400
| +7% | +$146K |
|
|
WRN
1861
Western Copper and Gold
WRN
$565M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
1,062,300
+742,700
| +232% | +$2M |
|
1862
VTEX
VTEX
$585M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
593,500
-120,400
| -17% | -$459K |
|
1863
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.88B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
58,084
-76,692
| -57% | -$2.75M |
|
1864
MetroCity Bankshares
MCBS
$1.02B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
65,749
+26,200
| +66% | +$854K |
|
1865
XPEL
XPEL
$1.38B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
47,500
-37,100
| -44% | -$1.69M |
|
1866
Palisade Bio
PALI
$383M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
1,124,800
-329,600
| -23% | -$649K |
|
1867
MaxCyte
MXCT
$131M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
1,910,800
-82,400
| -4% | -$82.1K |
|
1868
Stratasys
SSYS
$684M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
274,400
-49,000
| -15% | -$429K |
|
1869
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$41.6B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,500
| New | +$2.24M |
|
1870
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$23.5B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,131
| New | +$2.28M |
|
1871
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
IGM
$10.7B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,318
| New | +$2.14M |
|
1872
Pliant Therapeutics
PLRX
$70.6M
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
2,049,874
+197,032
| +11% | +$240K |
|
1873
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$808M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
50,983
-139,534
| -73% | -$5.21M |
|
1874
Pyxis Oncology
PYXS
$324M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
772,232
-116,448
| -13% | -$223K |
|
|
LPRO
1875
DELISTED
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
741,625
+32,800
| +5% | +$67K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Renaissance Technologies held 3,761 positions worth $72.6B, up 14% from $63.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2026 filing shows 548 new, 1,084 increased, 1,502 reduced and 621 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 2,290,710 shares worth $546M. The largest sale was Micron Technology, an estimated $1.46B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2026 buy was Amazon: 2,290,710 shares worth $546M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2026, an estimated $1.08B increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $1.46B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Applovin in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $174M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 548 new positions and closed 621 in Q2 2026.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.