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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Crown Crafts
CRWS
$31.7M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
427,049
-26,000
| -6% | -$202K |
|
1927
Funko
FNKO
$326M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+149,043
| New | +$3.39M |
|
|
CCRN
1928
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
191,779
+142,661
| +290% | +$2.18M |
|
|
SACH
1929
Sachem Capital Corp
SACH
$39.1M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
591,542
+396,870
| +204% | +$2.07M |
|
1930
Silicom
SILC
$229M
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
71,800
-7,700
| -10% | -$333K |
|
|
OBCI
1931
DELISTED
Ocean Bio-Chem Inc
OBCI
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
258,904
-2,941
| -1% | -$37.6K |
|
|
AAMI
1932
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.08B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+134,500
| New | +$3.06M |
|
1933
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$889M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
365,799
-7,742
| -2% | -$71.4K |
|
|
TCS
1934
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
16,042
+11,289
| +238% | +$2.35M |
|
1935
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$498M
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
624,189
+435,298
| +230% | +$1.69M |
|
|
TUP
1936
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
131,200
-212,000
| -62% | -$5.38M |
|
|
SAFE
1937
Safehold
SAFE
$1.16B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
30,837
-30,795
| -50% | -$2.73M |
|
|
PVLA
1938
Palvella Therapeutics
PVLA
$1.99B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
10,140
-6,474
| -39% | -$1.42M |
|
1939
State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
SPAB
$9.76B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+103,323
| New | +$3.08M |
|
1940
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$23.1B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
10,700
-3,000
| -22% | -$839K |
|
1941
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
PDBC
$6.38B
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
153,892
+63,392
| +70% | +$1.21M |
|
1942
Franklin Covey
FC
$242M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
95,503
-48,700
| -34% | -$1.5M |
|
1943
Natera
NTRA
$38.3B
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
-186,700
| -87% | -$19.1M |
|
1944
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.47B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
-20,800
| -40% | -$2.11M |
|
|
TRST
1945
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$970M
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
89,476
+30,580
| +52% | +$1.13M |
|
1946
KVH Industries
KVHI
$181M
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
249,900
-33,098
| -12% | -$448K |
|
|
RNWK
1947
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
1,318,742
-396,218
| -23% | -$1.16M |
|
1948
Gaia
GAIA
$46.8M
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
279,200
-4,500
| -2% | -$51.1K |
|
1949
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$191M
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
144,780
-3,957
| -3% | -$80.7K |
|
1950
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.3B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
224,614
+72,021
| +47% | +$1.02M |
|
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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.