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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PSTX
2076
DELISTED
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
PSTX
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
603,200
+406,900
| +207% | +$2.44M |
|
2077
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.28B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
62,584
-99,600
| -61% | -$3.14M |
|
2078
Hillman Solutions
HLMN
$1.63B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
220,129
+128,200
| +139% | +$1.12M |
|
|
FARM
2079
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
479,400
-3,600
| -0.7% | -$16.3K |
|
2080
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
AAAU
$2.46B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+94,400
| New | +$1.77M |
|
|
RIDE
2081
DELISTED
Lordstown Motors Corp. Class A Common Stock
RIDE
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+185,362
| New | +$2.94M |
|
2082
VanEck Vietnam ETF
VNM
$506M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+151,300
| New | +$1.83M |
|
2083
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.3B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,028
| New | +$1.89M |
|
2084
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$602M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
470,684
+14,257
| +3% | +$90.9K |
|
2085
Rackspace Technology
RXT
$1.21B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
970,900
+487,200
| +101% | +$1.25M |
|
2086
Adicet Bio
ACET
$86.4M
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
19,738
+17,882
| +963% | +$2.24M |
|
2087
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$59.6M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
178,669
+124,969
| +233% | +$2.18M |
|
|
BSCP
2088
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCP
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
89,216
-13,984
| -14% | -$283K |
|
2089
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
EWS
$1.05B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
91,153
+38,653
| +74% | +$754K |
|
2090
Procept Biorobotics
PRCT
$1.05B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+63,566
| New | +$2.24M |
|
|
HA
2091
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
196,900
+38,300
| +24% | +$406K |
|
|
DBD
2092
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,501,300
| New | +$3.34M |
|
2093
Nelnet
NNI
$4.97B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,600
| New | +$1.82M |
|
2094
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$849M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
53,680
-72,100
| -57% | -$3.08M |
|
2095
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.5B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
16,300
-72,100
| -82% | -$8.08M |
|
2096
Lantronix
LTRX
$252M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
409,294
-42,800
| -9% | -$200K |
|
|
BNT
2097
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$12B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
80,850
-42,900
| -35% | -$968K |
|
|
TUP
2098
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
706,900
-107,896
| -13% | -$398K |
|
2099
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,000
| New | +$1.74M |
|
|
NIU
2100
Niu Technologies
NIU
$202M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
426,100
+47,500
| +13% | +$220K |
|
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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.