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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Travelzoo
TZOO
$74.3M
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
462,691
-6,705
| -1% | -$44K |
|
1952
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.82B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
146,800
+36,478
| +33% | +$760K |
|
|
RPT
1953
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
284,442
-78,300
| -22% | -$950K |
|
|
ADAM
1954
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$815M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
251,725
+8,250
| +3% | +$101K |
|
|
PSTL
1955
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$694M
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
186,150
-150,700
| -45% | -$2.41M |
|
1956
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
683,076
+274,800
| +67% | +$1.21M |
|
1957
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$367M
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
83,506
+2,100
| +3% | +$71.6K |
|
1958
Tidewater
TDW
$3.73B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
131,200
+73,300
| +127% | +$1.69M |
|
|
HEES
1959
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
95,432
+81,332
| +577% | +$2.86M |
|
1960
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
GBIL
$7.64B
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,615
| New | +$2.76M |
|
|
TWO
1961
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+138,365
| New | +$2.8M |
|
1962
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$379M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,500
| New | +$2.59M |
|
1963
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,200
| New | +$3.01M |
|
1964
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.92B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
62,800
-436,000
| -87% | -$20.6M |
|
1965
Epsilon Energy
EPSN
$169M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
465,565
+335,076
| +257% | +$2.28M |
|
1966
Capital One
COF
$128B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,299
| New | +$3.21M |
|
1967
Quad
QUAD
$536M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
995,600
+67,700
| +7% | +$328K |
|
|
MTLS
1968
Materialise
MTLS
$368M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
200,700
+160,000
| +393% | +$2.52M |
|
|
MCHB
1969
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.72B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
78,800
+41,200
| +110% | +$1.66M |
|
1970
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$55.7M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
131,458
+98,635
| +301% | +$2.78M |
|
1971
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.21B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
712,896
+535,451
| +302% | +$1.97M |
|
1972
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$570M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
134,000
-68,600
| -34% | -$1.62M |
|
1973
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$7.93M
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
392,163
-10,776
| -3% | -$72.2K |
|
1974
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$77.5M
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
684,351
-17,200
| -2% | -$68.6K |
|
|
AIMC
1975
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
76,209
-126,600
| -62% | -$4.71M |
|
Similar funds
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.