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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
INFN
1876
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+328,440
| New | +$2.39M |
|
1877
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.86B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,700
| New | +$2.62M |
|
1878
Protalix BioTherapeutics
PLX
$187M
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
1,209,750
+985,147
| +439% | +$1.73M |
|
|
BRFS
1879
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,980,660
| New | +$2.78M |
|
1880
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X ETF
SPDN
$227M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+163,100
| New | +$2.6M |
|
1881
iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
$338M
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,700
| New | +$2.43M |
|
1882
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.68B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
110,200
| – | – |
|
|
ORC
1883
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$1.29B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
234,060
+158,300
| +209% | +$1.78M |
|
|
YALA
1884
Yalla Group
YALA
$840M
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
636,200
+25,200
| +4% | +$110K |
|
1885
China Automotive Systems
CAAS
$135M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
475,639
+112,145
| +31% | +$786K |
|
1886
FuboTV Inc
FUBO
$283M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+171,217
| New | +$3.92M |
|
1887
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.62B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
37,400
+1,200
| +3% | +$79.7K |
|
1888
Comp X International
CIX
$365M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
137,144
+600
| +0.4% | +$11K |
|
1889
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$86.8M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
79,800
+16,800
| +27% | +$209K |
|
1890
Eastern Company
EML
$149M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
127,037
+1,600
| +1% | +$33.4K |
|
1891
Everest Group
EG
$14.4B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
6,900
+5,700
| +475% | +$2.05M |
|
1892
Opko Health
OPK
$978M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
1,688,143
-598,400
| -26% | -$770K |
|
1893
Sasol
SSL
$7.21B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
180,600
+11,500
| +7% | +$179K |
|
1894
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EEMV
$3.47B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
45,100
+30,973
| +219% | +$1.68M |
|
1895
Aldeyra Therapeutics
ALDX
$92.3M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
247,400
+33,900
| +16% | +$240K |
|
1896
Kadant
KAI
$3.83B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
11,777
+2,377
| +25% | +$483K |
|
1897
Cullinan Oncology
CGEM
$999M
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
239,200
-68,500
| -22% | -$755K |
|
|
WW
1898
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
593,900
-1,979,712
| -77% | -$8.65M |
|
1899
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.06B
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
220,816
-38,300
| -15% | -$550K |
|
|
BDN
1900
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$541M
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
515,886
-288,712
| -36% | -$1.69M |
|
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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.