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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$839M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$810M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$644M |
| 4 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$546M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$389M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$891M |
| 2 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$441M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$335M |
| 4 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$317M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$315M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.81% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.51% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.84% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.09% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Innodata
INOD
$2.26B
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
855,190
-43,300
| -5% | -$138K |
|
|
ARVL
1927
DELISTED
Arrival Ordinary Shares
ARVL
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
317,766
+279,338
| +727% | +$6.64M |
|
1928
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$6.24B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
94,100
+65,500
| +229% | +$1.84M |
|
|
PGRE
1929
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+424,895
| New | +$2.65M |
|
1930
Comp X International
CIX
$353M
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
136,544
-14,200
| -9% | -$264K |
|
|
AL
1931
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,300
| New | +$2.35M |
|
1932
China Yuchai International
CYD
$1.84B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
354,280
-33,013
| -9% | -$241K |
|
1933
CarParts.com
PRTS
$47.4M
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
40,041
-25,389
| -39% | -$1.33M |
|
1934
Concrete Pumping Holdings
BBCP
$490M
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
428,300
+294,100
| +219% | +$1.95M |
|
1935
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$114B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
-1,400
| -8% | -$209K |
|
1936
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$592M
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
240,371
+3,500
| +1% | +$33.3K |
|
1937
Corning
GLW
$135B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
78,300
-210,500
| -73% | -$6.83M |
|
|
AGR
1938
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+58,200
| New | +$2.41M |
|
|
OMCC
1939
DELISTED
Old Market Capital Corp
OMCC
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
396,046
-20,785
| -5% | -$131K |
|
1940
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.91B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
27,700
-32,813
| -54% | -$2.96M |
|
1941
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.49B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
28,456
+4,956
| +21% | +$427K |
|
|
CWAN
1942
DELISTED
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
132,400
+53,000
| +67% | +$918K |
|
1943
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.17B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
42,300
+16,600
| +65% | +$1.05M |
|
1944
Arhaus
ARHS
$1.17B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
254,400
+20,900
| +9% | +$182K |
|
1945
Northeast Community Bancorp
NECB
$375M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
165,800
+100,559
| +154% | +$1.39M |
|
1946
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$13.7M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
717,982
-34,259
| -5% | -$130K |
|
1947
StoneCo
STNE
$2.71B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
260,800
-1,274,740
| -83% | -$13.4M |
|
1948
Matthews International
MATW
$858M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
80,853
-51,800
| -39% | -$1.45M |
|
1949
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$679M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
76,784
-4,800
| -6% | -$143K |
|
1950
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.34B
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
171,400
-162,000
| -49% | -$2.64M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2022, Renaissance Technologies held 4,601 positions worth $73.1B, up 3.4% from $70.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2022 filing shows 626 new, 1,390 increased, 2,018 reduced and 524 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Johnson & Johnson: 2,254,125 shares worth $398M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $891M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2022 buy was Johnson & Johnson: 2,254,125 shares worth $398M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Apple in Q4 2022, an estimated $839M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Novo Nordisk, cutting an estimated $317M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $891M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $73.1B portfolio in Q4 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 626 new positions and closed 524 in Q4 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $73.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 13 Feb 2023.