Key Takeaways
- • Renaissance Technologies disclosed in its Q3 13F filing a new stake in Goldman Sachs (GS), according to Seeking Alpha coverage of the filing.
- • The fund sharply cut megacap tech exposure: NVIDIA (NVDA) fell to 23.17K shares from 7.09M in Q2, Meta (META) to 1.58K from 2.02M, Apple (AAPL) to 3.25K from 1.59M, Amazon (AMZN) to 11.13K from 2.29M, and Palantir (PLTR) to 2.22M from 7.57M.
- • New positions included Bank of America (BAC, 6.45M shares), Walt Disney (DIS, 1.02M shares), Booking (BKNG, 1.12M shares), AppLovin (APP, 527.10K Class A shares) and SpaceX (SPCX, 4.11M Class A shares).
- • The fund fully exited positions in Oracle (ORCL), Coinbase (COIN), Marvell (MRVL), Workday (WDAY), Blackstone (BX), Boeing (BA) and several others.
- • Figures are based on the 13F filing as reported and reflect holdings changes only, not performance or rationale.
Summary
Renaissance Technologies, the New York-based quantitative hedge fund, acquired a new stake in Goldman Sachs (GS) and significantly reduced its exposure to megacap technology stocks in the third quarter of 2026, according to the fund's latest 13F filing as reported by Seeking Alpha and TradingView.
The most pronounced reductions were in NVIDIA (NVDA), where the position fell to 23.17K shares in Q3 from 7.09M shares in Q2. Holdings in Meta Platforms (META) were cut to 1.58K Class A shares from 2.02M, Apple (AAPL) to 3.25K shares from 1.59M, and Amazon (AMZN) to 11.13K shares from 2.29M. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) was reduced to 2.22M Class A shares from 7.57M.
On the buy side, the fund established new positions across several sectors. These included Bank of America (BAC) with 6.45M shares, Booking Holdings (BKNG) with 1.12M shares, Walt Disney (DIS) with 1.02M shares, Kraft Heinz (KHC) with 2.45M shares, Pfizer (PFE) with 1.99M shares, AppLovin (APP) with 527.10K Class A shares, Snowflake (SNOW) with 211.68K common shares, and SpaceX (SPCX) with 4.11M Class A shares. Smaller new stakes included American Tower (AMT), Agree Realty (ADC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Kroger (KR), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Zeta Global (ZETA), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Gap (GAP) and Nano Dimension (NNDM), among others.
The fund fully liquidated a number of positions, including Blackstone (BX), Boeing (BA), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CBRE Group (CBRE), Cloudflare (NET), Coinbase (COIN), Datadog (DDOG), Danaher (DHR), Linde (LIN), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Oracle (ORCL), Wendy's (WEN), Workday (WDAY) and Zscaler (ZS), among others. The filing data itself does not disclose the fund's rationale for these changes.
The most pronounced reductions were in NVIDIA (NVDA), where the position fell to 23.17K shares in Q3 from 7.09M shares in Q2. Holdings in Meta Platforms (META) were cut to 1.58K Class A shares from 2.02M, Apple (AAPL) to 3.25K shares from 1.59M, and Amazon (AMZN) to 11.13K shares from 2.29M. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) was reduced to 2.22M Class A shares from 7.57M.
On the buy side, the fund established new positions across several sectors. These included Bank of America (BAC) with 6.45M shares, Booking Holdings (BKNG) with 1.12M shares, Walt Disney (DIS) with 1.02M shares, Kraft Heinz (KHC) with 2.45M shares, Pfizer (PFE) with 1.99M shares, AppLovin (APP) with 527.10K Class A shares, Snowflake (SNOW) with 211.68K common shares, and SpaceX (SPCX) with 4.11M Class A shares. Smaller new stakes included American Tower (AMT), Agree Realty (ADC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Kroger (KR), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Zeta Global (ZETA), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Gap (GAP) and Nano Dimension (NNDM), among others.
The fund fully liquidated a number of positions, including Blackstone (BX), Boeing (BA), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CBRE Group (CBRE), Cloudflare (NET), Coinbase (COIN), Datadog (DDOG), Danaher (DHR), Linde (LIN), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Oracle (ORCL), Wendy's (WEN), Workday (WDAY) and Zscaler (ZS), among others. The filing data itself does not disclose the fund's rationale for these changes.
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