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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.74B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
+43,800
| +425% | +$1.79M |
|
2127
Veeco
VECO
$3.05B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+111,710
| New | +$2.48M |
|
2128
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
$12B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,500
| New | +$2.35M |
|
|
LENZ
2129
LENZ Therapeutics
LENZ
$161M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+112,471
| New | +$2.51M |
|
2130
First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
FIXD
$3.23B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
46,539
+3,330
| +8% | +$158K |
|
|
CMRX
2131
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
1,036,949
-420,840
| -29% | -$1.35M |
|
2132
Unity
U
$14.6B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
58,400
-21,100
| -27% | -$1.2M |
|
|
DSEY
2133
DELISTED
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. Ordinary Shares
DSEY
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
325,100
+277,100
| +577% | +$2.33M |
|
2134
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$653M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
110,900
-83,500
| -43% | -$1.75M |
|
2135
Eagle Bancorp Montana
EBMT
$187M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
107,710
-18,418
| -15% | -$373K |
|
2136
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.81B
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
116,200
+77,600
| +201% | +$1.38M |
|
2137
GrafTech
EAF
$186M
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
30,240
-49,798
| -62% | -$4.34M |
|
|
WHWK
2138
Whitehawk Therapeutics
WHWK
$196M
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
173,522
+34,000
| +24% | +$505K |
|
|
BSCN
2139
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCN
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
101,830
+59,982
| +143% | +$1.26M |
|
2140
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
RXRX
$1.67B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
261,600
+83,200
| +47% | +$557K |
|
2141
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.74B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
99,000
+76,600
| +342% | +$1.75M |
|
|
NPKI
2142
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
688,502
+482,061
| +234% | +$1.85M |
|
|
LEV
2143
DELISTED
The Lion Electric Company
LEV
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+505,200
| New | +$2.96M |
|
|
CTHR
2144
DELISTED
Charles & Colvard Ltd
CTHR
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
174,177
-10,533
| -6% | -$148K |
|
2145
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$138M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
150,700
-10,301
| -6% | -$163K |
|
|
ALTR
2146
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,300
| New | +$2.2M |
|
2147
Radcom
RDCM
$171M
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
183,633
-200
| -0.1% | -$2.25K |
|
2148
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.8B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
88,537
+52,366
| +145% | +$1.27M |
|
2149
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$702M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
302,000
+274,500
| +998% | +$1.84M |
|
2150
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.23B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+94,300
| New | +$2.05M |
|
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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.