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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2076
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$282M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
155,822
-13,294
| -8% | -$215K |
|
2077
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF
COMT
$1.19B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
56,900
-8,300
| -13% | -$352K |
|
2078
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF
FMB
$2.04B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,020
| New | +$2.36M |
|
2079
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$509M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
549,299
-121,243
| -18% | -$423K |
|
2080
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.14B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
2,095,678
+333,790
| +19% | +$460K |
|
|
TCFC
2081
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
62,868
-5,700
| -8% | -$216K |
|
|
OPNT
2082
DELISTED
Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
OPNT
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
193,415
+15,400
| +9% | +$248K |
|
2083
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
ICLN
$2.31B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+121,500
| New | +$2.37M |
|
|
IVC
2084
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
1,806,869
-110,956
| -6% | -$146K |
|
2085
Equity Residential
EQR
$24.9B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
32,000
+21,000
| +191% | +$1.67M |
|
|
ILPT
2086
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$575M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
163,900
-22,100
| -12% | -$362K |
|
|
SEMR
2087
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
178,300
-8,500
| -5% | -$92.6K |
|
2088
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$305M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
472,200
+126,400
| +37% | +$778K |
|
|
NEXN
2089
Nexxen International
NEXN
$573M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
265,200
+229,900
| +651% | +$2.63M |
|
|
CWAN
2090
DELISTED
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
190,700
+181,000
| +1,866% | +$2.93M |
|
|
GTHX
2091
DELISTED
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
GTHX
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+464,000
| New | +$2.57M |
|
|
STZ.B
2092
DELISTED
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. CLASS B
STZ.B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
7,800
| – | – |
|
2093
LENSAR
LNSR
$61.5M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
351,295
+500
| +0.1% | +$3.49K |
|
|
KWY
2094
Kingsway Corp
KWY
$255M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
400,998
+18,183
| +5% | +$98.4K |
|
|
GIFI
2095
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
680,087
-36,907
| -5% | -$130K |
|
2096
Valaris
VAL
$5.48B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
53,900
-106,800
| -66% | -$5.75M |
|
|
RJET
2097
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$967M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
69,168
+24,093
| +53% | +$1.13M |
|
|
FPI
2098
Farmland Partners
FPI
$408M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
164,600
-204,800
| -55% | -$2.98M |
|
2099
Frontier Group Holdings
ULCC
$1.55B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
242,248
+150,648
| +164% | +$1.52M |
|
|
YMAB
2100
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
149,800
+58,800
| +65% | +$686K |
|
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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.