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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.8B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
45,700
+14,376
| +46% | +$1.8M |
|
1477
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.09B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
191,334
+101,130
| +112% | +$3.09M |
|
1478
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.81B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
304,900
-30,600
| -9% | -$567K |
|
1479
Quanterix
QTRX
$175M
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
199,500
+31,700
| +19% | +$969K |
|
1480
Prudential
PUK
$36.7B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
196,600
+97,800
| +99% | +$3.12M |
|
1481
DLH Holdings
DLHC
$70.1M
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
306,364
-13,704
| -4% | -$242K |
|
1482
Imperial Oil
IMO
$61.6B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
+119,695
| New | +$5.14M |
|
1483
Yelp
YELP
$1.46B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
169,400
+98,200
| +138% | +$3.37M |
|
1484
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.44B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
78,000
+48,800
| +167% | +$3.54M |
|
1485
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$210M
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
535,664
-45,000
| -8% | -$412K |
|
1486
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$822M
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
281,132
-2,792
| -1% | -$57.3K |
|
1487
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$18.1B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
53,408
+50,908
| +2,036% | +$5.17M |
|
|
AIV
1488
Aimco
AIV
$384M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
784,300
+54,560
| +7% | +$388K |
|
1489
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
23,800
-259,500
| -92% | -$57.6M |
|
1490
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.06B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
108,300
-471,500
| -81% | -$22.3M |
|
|
EVRI
1491
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
273,000
+117,500
| +76% | +$2.5M |
|
|
OCDX
1492
DELISTED
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc Ordinary Shares
OCDX
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
306,600
+205,700
| +204% | +$3.7M |
|
|
HDSN
1493
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$266M
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
921,150
+165,800
| +22% | +$735K |
|
1494
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
SPYD
$8.83B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
130,100
+47,900
| +58% | +$2.06M |
|
1495
Natera
NTRA
$39.4B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+140,500
| New | +$8.44M |
|
1496
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$21.4B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
+133,900
| New | +$4.83M |
|
1497
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$15.4M
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
805,024
-42,763
| -5% | -$311K |
|
1498
PAR Technology
PAR
$719M
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
141,308
+97,708
| +224% | +$4M |
|
1499
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.48B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
260,000
-190,900
| -42% | -$4.4M |
|
|
ZUO
1500
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
380,100
+151,800
| +66% | +$2.34M |
|
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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.