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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.18B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
21,200
+17,000
| +405% | +$1.77M |
|
|
RPTX
1952
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
230,000
+66,600
| +41% | +$764K |
|
|
AMWD
1953
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
43,401
-4,854
| -10% | -$263K |
|
1954
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$48.7M
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
19,910
-7,665
| -28% | -$829K |
|
|
SRT
1955
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
546,500
-8,100
| -1% | -$32.2K |
|
1956
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.9B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
23,022
-45,200
| -66% | -$4.26M |
|
1957
Northeast Community Bancorp
NECB
$370M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
171,700
+5,900
| +4% | +$88.4K |
|
1958
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.23B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,600
| New | +$2.33M |
|
|
GDEN
1959
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
51,746
+11,450
| +28% | +$463K |
|
1960
Accel Entertainment
ACEL
$979M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
246,900
+30,400
| +14% | +$273K |
|
1961
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$40M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
365,737
+118,400
| +48% | +$969K |
|
1962
Appian
APPN
$2.03B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
50,600
-11,800
| -19% | -$477K |
|
|
GIFI
1963
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
606,624
-14,656
| -2% | -$65.1K |
|
|
NVEE
1964
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
86,008
+51,608
| +150% | +$1.55M |
|
|
HIMX
1965
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.23B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
274,300
-134,300
| -33% | -$1.04M |
|
1966
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.75B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
274,300
-54,987
| -17% | -$387K |
|
1967
Bloom Energy
BE
$64.3B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+111,660
| New | +$2.45M |
|
1968
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.22B
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,800
+22,400
| +79% | +$997K |
|
1969
Airgain
AIRG
$72.1M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
413,136
+2,300
| +0.6% | +$16K |
|
1970
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.39B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
117,800
-197,900
| -63% | -$3.77M |
|
1971
CSP Inc
CSPI
$82.3M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
325,926
+7,800
| +2% | +$44.3K |
|
1972
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$852M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
130,500
+25,700
| +25% | +$411K |
|
|
RAD
1973
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
985,090
+737,790
| +298% | +$2.45M |
|
1974
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$601M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
71,807
-19,095
| -21% | -$750K |
|
|
BSJO
1975
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
BSJO
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
98,100
+20,910
| +27% | +$468K |
|
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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.