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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
ADT
ADT
$5.76B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
290,600
+211,400
| +267% | +$1.47M |
|
2277
APi Group
APG
$17.2B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
179,100
+130,350
| +267% | +$1.54M |
|
2278
Planet Labs
PL
$7.67B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
412,600
+401,100
| +3,488% | +$2.07M |
|
2279
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$14.8M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
18,080
+3,572
| +25% | +$415K |
|
2280
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.05B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
73,801
-18,600
| -20% | -$464K |
|
2281
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$661M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
243,761
-6,700
| -3% | -$51.4K |
|
2282
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.1B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
16,400
-2,300
| -12% | -$305K |
|
2283
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.86B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,600
| New | +$1.83M |
|
2284
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$3.1B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+138,100
| New | +$2.17M |
|
2285
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.09B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
57,868
-29,366
| -34% | -$977K |
|
2286
Pixelworks
PXLW
$39.3M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
76,767
+5,917
| +8% | +$153K |
|
2287
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$108M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
267,307
-49,300
| -16% | -$338K |
|
2288
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$77M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
9,008
-13,784
| -60% | -$2.25M |
|
2289
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.79B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
18,200
-27,200
| -60% | -$3M |
|
|
INDT
2290
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
29,460
-33,200
| -53% | -$2.21M |
|
2291
Cytek Biosciences
CTKB
$557M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
162,900
+108,600
| +200% | +$1.08M |
|
2292
AMCON Distributing
DIT
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
16,089
+226
| +1% | +$24.7K |
|
|
DBD
2293
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+767,986
| New | +$2.86M |
|
2294
Energy Recovery
ERII
$459M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
89,700
-49,300
| -35% | -$956K |
|
|
PDCO
2295
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
57,500
-104,304
| -64% | -$3.27M |
|
2296
State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
GNR
$4.77B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
33,400
-700
| -2% | -$42K |
|
2297
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.57B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,592
| New | +$1.72M |
|
|
NVEI
2298
DELISTED
Nuvei Corporation Subordinate Voting Shares
NVEI
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,000
| New | +$2.5M |
|
2299
Palomar
PLMR
$3.62B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
26,900
+15,300
| +132% | +$923K |
|
|
CATC
2300
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
CATC
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
20,941
-12,900
| -38% | -$1.06M |
|
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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.