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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$537M |
| 2 |
Peloton Interactive
PTON
|
+$373M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
S&P Global
SPGI
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
WORK
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
|
+$232M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$1.27B |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$744M |
| 3 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$716M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$712M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$542M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.81% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.67% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.17% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 10.86% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QUMU
1251
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
1,092,674
+190,186
| +21% | +$1M |
|
1252
First Merchants
FRME
$2.73B
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
233,196
-164,970
| -41% | -$5.12M |
|
|
CHUY
1253
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
328,500
-1,430
| -0.4% | -$33.9K |
|
|
AQUA
1254
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
322,278
-366,142
| -53% | -$9.08M |
|
|
ARR
1255
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.33B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
160,284
+42,980
| +37% | +$2.21M |
|
|
DMC
1256
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.41B
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
357,795
-76,005
| -18% | -$1.83M |
|
|
PTVCB
1257
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
627,703
-2,300
| -0.4% | -$32.4K |
|
|
NUVA
1258
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
152,688
+73,100
| +92% | +$3.6M |
|
1259
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.96B
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
414,825
+118,800
| +40% | +$2.19M |
|
1260
Green Dot
GDOT
$748M
| $8.58M | 0.01% |
153,689
-121,411
| -44% | -$6.9M |
|
1261
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$799M
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
260,915
+23,300
| +10% | +$842K |
|
|
FONR
1262
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
493,116
+40,400
| +9% | +$790K |
|
1263
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.55B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
284,600
+84,900
| +43% | +$2.57M |
|
1264
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.05B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
219,458
+16,247
| +8% | +$591K |
|
1265
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.21B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
491,779
+194,300
| +65% | +$3.1M |
|
|
SREV
1266
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
4,844,561
+51,500
| +1% | +$76.1K |
|
1267
Brown & Brown
BRO
$23.8B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
179,700
+152,100
| +551% | +$7M |
|
1268
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.44B
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
229,605
-69,277
| -23% | -$2.34M |
|
|
QEP
1269
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
3,556,365
+1,197,065
| +51% | +$1.77M |
|
1270
Millicom
TIGO
$15.6B
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
218,190
+9,316
| +4% | +$328K |
|
1271
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$277M
| $8.46M | 0.01% |
495,370
-22,000
| -4% | -$313K |
|
1272
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$87.8B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
34,500
-12,300
| -26% | -$2.92M |
|
1273
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
SPTI
$10.6B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
255,600
+135,211
| +112% | +$4.47M |
|
1274
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.1B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
129,500
-14,014
| -10% | -$806K |
|
1275
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
165,219
+49,519
| +43% | +$2.52M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Renaissance Technologies held 3,901 positions worth $92.1B, down 8% from $100B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $21.6B in Q4 2020, closing 555 positions and reducing 1,622 holdings. Its most notable exit was Charter Communications, an estimated $341M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in NVIDIA worth $524M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2020 buy was NVIDIA: 40,123,720 shares worth $524M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Amazon in Q4 2020, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Zoom, cutting an estimated $1.27B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Charter Communications in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $341M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $92.1B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 565 new positions and closed 555 in Q4 2020.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $92.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 10 Feb 2021.