Renaissance Technologies, the hedge fund, accurately sold off 99.7% of its Nvidia shares before the Huang Renxun scandal broke out

The latest 13F filing for the third quarter of 2026 submitted by the quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, founded by mathematician Jim Simons, shows that the institution has significantly adjusted its U.S. stock holdings, nearly completely liquidating its positions in Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Amazon, with Nvidia's holdings decreasing by 99.7% from a previous market value of approximately $1.42 billion. This reduction occurred weeks before the controversy involving Jensen Huang was exposed.

From the perspective of the top ten holdings, Micron Technology ranks first with $1.62 billion, Advanced Micro Devices ranks second with $1.21 billion, followed by United Therapeutics at $908 million, Intel at $835 million, Google's parent company Alphabet at $828 million, and UnitedHealth at $817 million. Additionally, it has established a new position in SpaceX, with a holding value of approximately $621 million.

In terms of specific adjustments, the institution has significantly increased its holdings in SanDisk, with the number of shares increasing by 5451%; Micron Technology and UnitedHealth saw their share counts increase by 619% and 507%, respectively, while AMD increased by 140%. Aside from Nvidia, the share counts for Meta, Apple, and Amazon were reduced by 99.9%, 99.8%, and 99.5%, respectively, and it reduced its position in Palantir by 71%. The institution also completely exited its positions in Blackstone, the S&P 500 ETF, Mellanox Technologies, and Danaher, among others.