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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
Renaissance IPO ETF
IPO
$154M
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
26,660
+8,360
| +46% | +$282K |
|
2852
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
FLTR
$2.97B
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
-8,397
| -21% | -$210K |
|
2853
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X ETF
TMV
$191M
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,600
| New | +$778K |
|
|
GMS
2854
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,000
| New | +$854K |
|
|
ATNX
2855
DELISTED
Athenex, Inc. Common Stock
ATNX
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
97,674
+36,562
| +60% | +$408K |
|
2856
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
FTCS
$7.86B
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
11,400
-15,200
| -57% | -$1.12M |
|
2857
EverCommerce
EVCM
$2.12B
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
+88,000
| New | +$949K |
|
|
HEXO
2858
DELISTED
HEXO Corp. Common Shares
HEXO
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
+270,655
| New | +$1.29M |
|
2859
UGI
UGI
$7.78B
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
20,583
-690,000
| -97% | -$26.7M |
|
|
WPRT
2860
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$33.4M
| $794K | ﹤0.01% |
78,660
-82,630
| -51% | -$1.02M |
|
2861
Alta Equipment Group
ALTG
$227M
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
88,300
+1,700
| +2% | +$18.6K |
|
2862
Parsons
PSN
$5.09B
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
19,600
-2,100
| -10% | -$80.5K |
|
|
AGFS
2863
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
442,511
-1,300
| -0.3% | -$2.31K |
|
|
ADN
2864
DELISTED
Advent Technologies
ADN
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
10,450
-8,143
| -44% | -$491K |
|
2865
Northeast Community Bancorp
NECB
$370M
| $787K | ﹤0.01% |
66,900
-37,900
| -36% | -$427K |
|
2866
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$476M
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
1,226,400
+1,192,100
| +3,476% | +$1.59M |
|
|
RWT
2867
Redwood Trust
RWT
$580M
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
101,800
-950,327
| -90% | -$8.74M |
|
|
SEEL
2868
DELISTED
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
SEEL
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
301
-146
| -33% | -$380K |
|
|
LTCH
2869
DELISTED
Latch, Inc. Common Stock
LTCH
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
+686,200
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2870
Celcuity
CELC
$4.28B
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
85,756
+11,400
| +15% | +$83.4K |
|
2871
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$676M
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
50,039
-166,261
| -77% | -$2.61M |
|
|
CKPT
2872
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
75,439
-16,865
| -18% | -$221K |
|
2873
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$553M
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
46,200
+18,900
| +69% | +$309K |
|
|
OPOF
2874
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
30,735
-300
| -1% | -$7.6K |
|
2875
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$392M
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
78,300
+21,600
| +38% | +$436K |
|
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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.