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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Yext
YEXT
$547M
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+257,800
| New | +$3.59M |
|
1827
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$1.46B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
239,600
+119,800
| +100% | +$1.85M |
|
1828
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.84B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,006
| New | +$4.04M |
|
|
APEN
1829
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
451,500
+46,500
| +11% | +$319K |
|
1830
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$32.5B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,100
| New | +$3.6M |
|
|
HSKA
1831
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
15,900
-32,900
| -67% | -$6.46M |
|
1832
StepStone Group
STEP
$3.61B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+106,100
| New | +$3.53M |
|
1833
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.35B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
22,861
+6,600
| +41% | +$1.13M |
|
1834
RGC Resources
RGCO
$223M
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
144,343
+36,955
| +34% | +$837K |
|
1835
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.12B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,500
| New | +$3.61M |
|
|
EPAY
1836
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
97,742
+13,000
| +15% | +$536K |
|
1837
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.81B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+453,600
| New | +$3.33M |
|
1838
Alcon
ALC
$33.6B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
51,500
+16,000
| +45% | +$1.14M |
|
1839
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$945M
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
189,580
-134,572
| -42% | -$2.76M |
|
1840
News Corp Class B
NWS
$16.9B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
148,230
-194,700
| -57% | -$4.81M |
|
1841
TC Energy
TRP
$70.2B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
72,710
-331,700
| -82% | -$16.6M |
|
|
CASA
1842
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
405,900
-98,800
| -20% | -$876K |
|
|
LBC
1843
DELISTED
Luther Burbank Corporation Common Stock
LBC
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
303,568
-38,700
| -11% | -$456K |
|
|
RADI
1844
DELISTED
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RADI
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+248,000
| New | +$3.71M |
|
|
ALPN
1845
DELISTED
Alpine Immune Sciences Inc
ALPN
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
398,994
+2,100
| +0.5% | +$22.8K |
|
1846
Aptevo Therapeutics
APVO
$5.12M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
1847
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.93B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
197,300
+52,376
| +36% | +$938K |
|
|
TWO
1848
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
118,514
-495,501
| -81% | -$14.8M |
|
1849
Lantronix
LTRX
$240M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
691,864
-8,348
| -1% | -$43.2K |
|
1850
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$289M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
457,289
-23,900
| -5% | -$196K |
|
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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.