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 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$848M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$759M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$653M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$567M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$421M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$786M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$409M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$379M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.34% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.7% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
Cohu
COHU
$2.5B
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
267,454
+115,730
| +76% | +$3.7M |
|
|
DSKE
1277
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
785,839
+88,200
| +13% | +$957K |
|
|
ACCD
1278
DELISTED
Accolade Inc
ACCD
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
450,500
-55,400
| -11% | -$1.02M |
|
|
PCSB
1279
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
413,982
-4,200
| -1% | -$79.5K |
|
1280
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$242M
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
503,720
+440,400
| +696% | +$5.4M |
|
1281
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$447M
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
+868,700
| New | +$10M |
|
1282
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.7B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
1,221,105
-50,100
| -4% | -$410K |
|
1283
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.6B
| $7.9M | 0.01% |
+76,100
| New | +$9.53M |
|
|
AIMC
1284
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
+202,809
| New | +$9.11M |
|
|
TPIC
1285
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
561,400
-192,200
| -26% | -$2.45M |
|
1286
Unity
U
$15.4B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
+79,500
| New | +$8.23M |
|
|
HBP
1287
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
| $7.87M | 0.01% |
738,124
+61,200
| +9% | +$585K |
|
1288
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.97B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
174,662
-194,338
| -53% | -$8.56M |
|
1289
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.76B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
118,000
+59,400
| +101% | +$4.2M |
|
|
ATCO
1290
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
534,207
+10,600
| +2% | +$157K |
|
1291
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$183M
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
510,616
-20,593
| -4% | -$349K |
|
1292
Root
ROOT
$936M
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
220,406
-25,366
| -10% | -$915K |
|
1293
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.1B
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
116,679
-39,400
| -25% | -$3.07M |
|
1294
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$3.58B
| $7.79M | 0.01% |
766,800
+253,700
| +49% | +$3.24M |
|
|
HI
1295
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
175,720
+22,300
| +15% | +$1.05M |
|
|
LGF.B
1296
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
515,439
-127,300
| -20% | -$1.85M |
|
|
MRTX
1297
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
+94,000
| New | +$9.61M |
|
1298
inTEST
INTT
$181M
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
719,837
-21,400
| -3% | -$234K |
|
1299
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.8B
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
296,000
-13,400
| -4% | -$357K |
|
1300
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$488M
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
283,352
-1,899
| -0.7% | -$56.1K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, Renaissance Technologies held 4,686 positions worth $85.2B, up 6% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.98B of net new capital in Q1 2022, opening 822 new positions and adding to 1,556 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 7,107,290 shares worth $777M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, an estimated $409M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2022 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 7,107,290 shares worth $777M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Tesla in Q1 2022, an estimated $759M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, cutting an estimated $409M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $786M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $85.2B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 822 new positions and closed 650 in Q1 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $85.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 13 May 2022.