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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
Kodak
KODK
$828M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
394,800
+129,000
| +49% | +$673K |
|
2252
Consensus Cloud Solutions
CCSI
$690M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
41,900
+35,900
| +598% | +$1.78M |
|
2253
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.5B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$1.95M |
|
|
PVBC
2254
DELISTED
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
116,472
-21,900
| -16% | -$341K |
|
|
INFN
2255
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
341,300
-102,900
| -23% | -$659K |
|
|
SIX
2256
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
84,300
-1,232,800
| -94% | -$39.3M |
|
|
DOYU
2257
DouYu International Holdings
DOYU
$142M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
152,305
+75,345
| +98% | +$1.15M |
|
2258
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
GSY
$3.89B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
36,900
-65,354
| -64% | -$3.25M |
|
|
XELA
2259
DELISTED
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
3,966
+3,962
| +99,050% | +$4.31M |
|
|
TEN
2260
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.19B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
202,180
+12,902
| +7% | +$140K |
|
2261
4D Molecular Therapeutics
FDMT
$527M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
259,600
+190,500
| +276% | +$1.85M |
|
|
ALYA
2262
DELISTED
Alithya Group Inc Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
ALYA
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
751,832
-4,400
| -0.6% | -$10.4K |
|
|
ALLK
2263
DELISTED
Allakos
ALLK
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
578,400
+367,000
| +174% | +$1.37M |
|
|
UCTT
2264
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
60,800
-56,100
| -48% | -$1.82M |
|
2265
First Community Corp
FCCO
$325M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
94,186
-10,233
| -10% | -$200K |
|
|
AIV
2266
Aimco
AIV
$387M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
281,140
-503,160
| -64% | -$3.17M |
|
|
MBCN
2267
DELISTED
Middlefield Banc Corp
MBCN
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
71,312
-12,200
| -15% | -$309K |
|
2268
Hertz
HTZ
$483M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
113,400
-278,000
| -71% | -$5.48M |
|
|
CTO
2269
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$827M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
88,101
+61,800
| +235% | +$1.3M |
|
2270
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.85B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,436
| New | +$1.85M |
|
2271
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF
FNDE
$9.73B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,100
| New | +$1.89M |
|
2272
Data I/O
DAIO
$30.4M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
583,343
+1,815
| +0.3% | +$6K |
|
|
CANO
2273
DELISTED
Cano Health, Inc.
CANO
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
4,085
-98
| -2% | -$51.1K |
|
|
IEA
2274
DELISTED
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Common Stock
IEA
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
222,800
+97,900
| +78% | +$916K |
|
|
BRMK
2275
DELISTED
Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. Common Stock
BRMK
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
266,400
+44,200
| +20% | +$334K |
|
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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.