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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$389M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.96% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.59% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
State Street SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF
SPIP
$1.01B
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
280,700
+134,500
| +92% | +$4.15M |
|
|
ZUO
1277
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
504,300
+152,300
| +43% | +$2.43M |
|
1278
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.12B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
430,865
-78,600
| -15% | -$1.46M |
|
|
EMBJ
1279
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12.2B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
573,100
-1,484,800
| -72% | -$19.2M |
|
1280
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.64B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
205,010
+13,810
| +7% | +$592K |
|
|
FONR
1281
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
489,816
-3,000
| -0.6% | -$53.6K |
|
|
CCRD
1282
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
274,697
+35,700
| +15% | +$1.27M |
|
1283
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.8B
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
84,100
-122,000
| -59% | -$12.2M |
|
1284
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$528M
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
338,231
-9,000
| -3% | -$243K |
|
1285
APi Group
APG
$17.2B
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
+617,700
| New | +$8.76M |
|
|
ROIC
1286
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
485,300
+27,700
| +6% | +$487K |
|
1287
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
318,135
+236,697
| +291% | +$6.5M |
|
1288
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
279,000
+206,800
| +286% | +$6.34M |
|
1289
Teekay
TK
$1.01B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
2,296,275
-21,100
| -0.9% | -$74.6K |
|
1290
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.3B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
+63,254
| New | +$9.2M |
|
|
TWOU
1291
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
6,823
+4,400
| +182% | +$5.08M |
|
1292
Sanmina
SANM
$9.95B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
218,607
-371,500
| -63% | -$15.3M |
|
1293
Bruker
BRKR
$9.57B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
111,910
+78,400
| +234% | +$5.47M |
|
1294
Corning
GLW
$119B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
+207,816
| New | +$9.06M |
|
1295
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$9.44B
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
306,100
+87,300
| +40% | +$2.4M |
|
1296
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
516,962
-180,438
| -26% | -$3.06M |
|
1297
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.2B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
58,260
-8,200
| -12% | -$1.09M |
|
|
ZIXI
1298
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
1,196,599
+112,500
| +10% | +$815K |
|
1299
Belden
BDC
$4.83B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
166,794
+15,194
| +10% | +$743K |
|
1300
Titan Machinery
TITN
$396M
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
272,632
-105,368
| -28% | -$2.95M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Renaissance Technologies held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.