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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DCBO
2126
Docebo
DCBO
$523M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
42,000
-16,700
| -28% | -$614K |
|
2127
Envela
ELA
$570M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
261,604
-54,000
| -17% | -$359K |
|
|
PETQ
2128
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
148,568
+119,300
| +408% | +$1.32M |
|
2129
VanEck Merk Gold Trust
OUNZ
$2.53B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+88,900
| New | +$1.63M |
|
2130
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$576M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
9,700
-8,234
| -46% | -$1.48M |
|
2131
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$605M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
100,365
-8,100
| -7% | -$168K |
|
2132
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$370M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
175,400
+300
| +0.2% | +$2.62K |
|
|
FSP
2133
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$48.4M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
1,077,892
+386,407
| +56% | +$970K |
|
2134
Epsilon Energy
EPSN
$168M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
316,400
+25,800
| +9% | +$147K |
|
2135
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.93B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
6,090
-13,300
| -69% | -$4.07M |
|
2136
AMREP Corp
AXR
$122M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
119,800
+4,000
| +3% | +$51.7K |
|
|
TBRG
2137
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
55,400
-2,600
| -4% | -$75.7K |
|
2138
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.83B
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
217,600
+96,400
| +80% | +$746K |
|
2139
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$745M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
103,600
+9,600
| +10% | +$150K |
|
|
LAND
2140
Gladstone Land Corp
LAND
$349M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
99,900
+17,200
| +21% | +$311K |
|
2141
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$61.1M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
14,874
-120
| -0.8% | -$13.7K |
|
|
LITB
2142
LightInTheBox
LITB
$59M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
171,297
-9,092
| -5% | -$69.3K |
|
2143
Radcom
RDCM
$174M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
163,333
+7,700
| +5% | +$80K |
|
2144
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.25B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
74,200
-103,500
| -58% | -$2.3M |
|
|
SCPH
2145
DELISTED
scPharmaceuticals
SCPH
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
180,986
-29,000
| -14% | -$212K |
|
2146
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$282M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
100,416
-3,700
| -4% | -$65.9K |
|
2147
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SPYG
$54.1B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,600
| New | +$1.57M |
|
2148
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$29.9M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
20,672
+9,300
| +82% | +$756K |
|
2149
Etsy
ETSY
$8.14B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,700
| New | +$1.82M |
|
|
LTC
2150
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.97B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
46,600
+39,000
| +513% | +$1.4M |
|
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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.