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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.68B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
118,100
-331,700
| -74% | -$9.76M |
|
1752
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.01B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
142,223
-263,716
| -65% | -$5.81M |
|
|
SMED
1753
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
405,946
-126,500
| -24% | -$967K |
|
|
FARM
1754
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
820,300
+159,824
| +24% | +$685K |
|
1755
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$265M
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
146,900
-336,700
| -70% | -$8.19M |
|
1756
Quad
QUAD
$529M
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
999,800
+76,600
| +8% | +$235K |
|
1757
HF Sinclair
DINO
$14.8B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+147,582
| New | +$3.34M |
|
1758
LGL Group
LGL
$47.8M
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
803,964
-43,841
| -5% | -$160K |
|
1759
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.9B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
34,033
+12,251
| +56% | +$1.5M |
|
1760
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.83B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
138,404
-123,197
| -47% | -$3.09M |
|
|
AFMD
1761
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
64,915
+59,755
| +1,158% | +$2.81M |
|
1762
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$444M
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
314,000
+48,800
| +18% | +$577K |
|
1763
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.6B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
32,400
-27,200
| -46% | -$2.87M |
|
1764
WaFd
WAFD
$2.79B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
146,276
-146,800
| -50% | -$3.49M |
|
1765
RF Industries
RFIL
$145M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
766,569
+22,006
| +3% | +$105K |
|
|
TVTY
1766
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
192,097
+161,000
| +518% | +$2.67M |
|
|
LTRPA
1767
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
863,221
-553,400
| -39% | -$1.5M |
|
1768
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
140,270
-53,000
| -27% | -$1.35M |
|
1769
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.24B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
49,085
+3,512
| +8% | +$237K |
|
1770
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.23B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
3,731
-3,969
| -52% | -$3.73M |
|
|
SY
1771
So-Young International
SY
$210M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
335,900
-160,421
| -32% | -$1.98M |
|
1772
Friedman Industries
FRD
$266M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
543,752
+24,513
| +5% | +$152K |
|
1773
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.18B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
329,135
-1,884,751
| -85% | -$18M |
|
|
ACGN
1774
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
59,657
+3,152
| +6% | +$181K |
|
1775
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$370M
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
569,783
-14,627
| -3% | -$96.9K |
|
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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.