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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.08B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,200
| New | +$1.65M |
|
2152
Televisa
TV
$1.45B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
307,711
-4,156,452
| -93% | -$22.3M |
|
2153
Great Elm Group
GEG
$73.7M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
715,800
+19,824
| +3% | +$44K |
|
2154
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.06B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
53,128
+8,528
| +19% | +$298K |
|
|
PSTL
2155
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$696M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
106,250
+9,300
| +10% | +$139K |
|
2156
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.37B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,500
| New | +$1.64M |
|
2157
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
$47.7B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$1.56M |
|
2158
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.69B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
32,200
+27,400
| +571% | +$1.34M |
|
2159
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.4B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
36,331
+6,531
| +22% | +$351K |
|
|
DEN
2160
DELISTED
Denbury Inc.
DEN
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
18,300
-7,400
| -29% | -$622K |
|
|
CDTX
2161
DELISTED
Cidara Therapeutics
CDTX
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
62,839
+3,570
| +6% | +$101K |
|
|
GAU
2162
Galiano Gold
GAU
$470M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
2,733,953
+128,962
| +5% | +$71.1K |
|
|
AAMI
2163
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.28B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
67,600
-34,037
| -33% | -$801K |
|
2164
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$9.02B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
25,885
-121,972
| -82% | -$8.68M |
|
2165
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$167M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
1,514,024
+26,734
| +2% | +$34.2K |
|
2166
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.98B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+55,600
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2167
Caesarstone
CSTE
$78.8M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
384,778
+27,760
| +8% | +$154K |
|
|
ZH
2168
Zhihu
ZH
$284M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
208,217
-72,858
| -26% | -$675K |
|
2169
JD.com
JD
$44.4B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
36,100
-16,500
| -31% | -$852K |
|
2170
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$605M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
134,000
-8,716
| -6% | -$112K |
|
2171
Yatra Online
YTRA
$53.1M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
692,736
-24,400
| -3% | -$54.1K |
|
2172
iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF
AOM
$1.77B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
+33,027
| +502% | +$1.3M |
|
|
HMNF
2173
DELISTED
HMN Financial Inc
HMNF
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
81,896
-3,007
| -4% | -$63.6K |
|
|
2174
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
9,562
-7,090,086
| -100% | -$1.05B |
|
2175
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$375M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
68,235
-9,100
| -12% | -$247K |
|
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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.