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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$327M
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
548,787
-13,623
| -2% | -$82.7K |
|
|
TGP
1877
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
227,900
+164,800
| +261% | +$2.5M |
|
1878
Zillow
Z
$7.79B
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,114
| New | +$3.42M |
|
1879
Veru
VERU
$36M
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
42,510
-12,110
| -22% | -$1.07M |
|
|
ZVO
1880
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
1,324,406
-190,558
| -13% | -$583K |
|
1881
First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
FIXD
$3.23B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+63,821
| New | +$3.4M |
|
1882
Avnet
AVT
$7.29B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
85,300
-118,400
| -58% | -$5.09M |
|
|
OPLN
1883
Openlane
OPLN
$4.21B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
194,700
-240,556
| -55% | -$4.08M |
|
1884
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.95B
| $3.41M | ﹤0.01% |
236,500
-249,700
| -51% | -$3.58M |
|
|
ACOR
1885
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
| $3.41M | ﹤0.01% |
35,706
-5,014
| -12% | -$439K |
|
1886
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,380
| New | +$3.57M |
|
|
SWI
1887
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
190,738
-157,652
| -45% | -$2.85M |
|
1888
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$6.15B
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
+4,000
| +59% | +$1.23M |
|
1889
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.3B
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
36,600
-26,400
| -42% | -$2.4M |
|
1890
AC Immune
ACIU
$223M
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
426,190
-100
| -0% | -$691 |
|
1891
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.3B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
17,900
-7,900
| -31% | -$1.44M |
|
|
OSG
1892
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
1,612,989
-385,568
| -19% | -$869K |
|
1893
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
65,300
-92,100
| -59% | -$4.87M |
|
1894
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.34B
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
34,427
-136,700
| -80% | -$12.2M |
|
1895
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$553M
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
69,485
-30,800
| -31% | -$1.58M |
|
|
KLR
1896
DELISTED
Kaleyra, Inc.
KLR
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
78,072
+59,986
| +332% | +$2.7M |
|
1897
BlueLinx
BXC
$422M
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
66,500
-4,000
| -6% | -$197K |
|
|
HBP
1898
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
578,415
-32,521
| -5% | -$172K |
|
|
ALR
1899
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc
ALR
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
578,796
+100,941
| +21% | +$575K |
|
1900
LENSAR
LNSR
$61.5M
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
384,795
-13,600
| -3% | -$105K |
|
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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.