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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$820M |
| 3 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$599M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$479M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$661M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$533M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$377M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CUK
1776
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
465,600
-91,200
| -16% | -$1.23M |
|
1777
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
35,007
-215,155
| -86% | -$26.5M |
|
1778
Coastal Financial
CCB
$626M
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
96,174
+15,900
| +20% | +$638K |
|
1779
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.8B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
+147,000
| New | +$4.39M |
|
1780
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.27B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
1,030,772
-103,180
| -9% | -$429K |
|
|
ASTR
1781
DELISTED
Astra Space, Inc. Class A Common Stock
ASTR
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
186,873
+91,733
| +96% | +$3.74M |
|
|
ELP
1782
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
714,975
+669,225
| +1,463% | +$3.83M |
|
1783
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$48.3B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
70,400
+59,800
| +564% | +$3.06M |
|
1784
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.23B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
87,700
+69,400
| +379% | +$3.05M |
|
1785
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$900M
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
122,906
-26,680
| -18% | -$745K |
|
1786
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.77B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
108,300
+43,100
| +66% | +$1.72M |
|
1787
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$27.5M
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
100,126
+5,281
| +6% | +$238K |
|
|
FOCS
1788
DELISTED
Focus Financial Partners Inc. Class A
FOCS
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
105,800
-15,500
| -13% | -$592K |
|
1789
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.6B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+131,000
| New | +$2.92M |
|
1790
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$255M
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+357,800
| New | +$3.39M |
|
1791
RF Industries
RFIL
$134M
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
576,999
-4,152
| -0.7% | -$26.7K |
|
1792
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
74,900
+57,000
| +318% | +$2.91M |
|
|
PWOD
1793
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
154,675
-17,694
| -10% | -$412K |
|
1794
Butterfly Network
BFLY
$1.89B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
1,162,000
-73,900
| -6% | -$255K |
|
1795
Clarus
CLAR
$123M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
187,789
+177,899
| +1,799% | +$3.72M |
|
1796
Brink's
BCO
$4.88B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
58,700
+53,400
| +1,008% | +$3.22M |
|
1797
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.02B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
61,700
-48,683
| -44% | -$2.88M |
|
|
ITIC
1798
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
+100
| +0.4% | +$17.2K |
|
1799
Fluor
FLR
$7.01B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
146,200
-929,700
| -86% | -$25M |
|
1800
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.33B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
149,100
+37,900
| +34% | +$1.04M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Renaissance Technologies held 4,738 positions worth $84.5B, down 0.87% from $85.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $13.7B of net new capital in Q2 2022, opening 695 new positions and adding to 1,955 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Tesla, an estimated $661M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2022 buy was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Chevron in Q2 2022, an estimated $820M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $661M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $675M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $84.5B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 695 new positions and closed 562 in Q2 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.87% quarter-over-quarter to $84.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 12 Aug 2022.