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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Impinj
PI
$4.62B
| $7.79M | 0.01% |
150,900
-61,700
| -29% | -$3.17M |
|
|
ESSA
1352
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
474,905
-2,800
| -0.6% | -$44.5K |
|
1353
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
260,445
+31,700
| +14% | +$910K |
|
|
MTOR
1354
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
332,000
+191,800
| +137% | +$5.04M |
|
|
UMPQ
1355
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
421,278
-75,600
| -15% | -$1.41M |
|
1356
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.74B
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
272,499
+103,000
| +61% | +$2.72M |
|
|
PSTL
1357
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$694M
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
425,150
+260,200
| +158% | +$5.07M |
|
1358
Albertsons Companies
ACI
$5.62B
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
+393,800
| New | +$7.64M |
|
1359
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$501M
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
422,500
-105,100
| -20% | -$1.8M |
|
1360
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.64B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
1,002,097
+221,132
| +28% | +$1.81M |
|
|
UNVR
1361
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
314,402
+215,800
| +219% | +$5.41M |
|
1362
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
187,756
-137,553
| -42% | -$5.33M |
|
1363
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$267M
| $7.64M | 0.01% |
919,071
+20,393
| +2% | +$162K |
|
1364
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
49,400
+36,286
| +277% | +$5.79M |
|
|
VRTV
1365
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
124,000
-204,800
| -62% | -$10.7M |
|
1366
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.2B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
65,623
-51,400
| -44% | -$5.91M |
|
1367
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.42B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
133,500
-22,300
| -14% | -$1.24M |
|
|
ITRM
1368
DELISTED
Iterum Therapeutics
ITRM
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
+219,287
| New | +$4.75M |
|
|
AE
1369
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc
AE
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
274,365
+2,127
| +0.8% | +$58.6K |
|
1370
Innodata
INOD
$2.05B
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
1,082,790
+5,983
| +0.6% | +$40.5K |
|
|
DOOR
1371
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
67,800
-77,200
| -53% | -$9.33M |
|
1372
Arcus Biosciences
RCUS
$3.55B
| $7.57M | 0.01% |
275,700
+18,800
| +7% | +$537K |
|
1373
Keysight
KEYS
$54.5B
| $7.57M | 0.01% |
49,000
-303,000
| -86% | -$44M |
|
|
SEM
1374
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
332,038
-220,679
| -40% | -$4.58M |
|
1375
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.2B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
44,100
-19,795
| -31% | -$3.28M |
|
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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.