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 |
Roblox
RBLX
|
+$524M |
| 2 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$505M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$450M |
| 5 |
Coinbase
COIN
|
+$389M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$706M |
| 3 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$597M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$508M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$442M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.26% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.89% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ETTX
2901
DELISTED
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc.
ETTX
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
323,345
+10,800
| +3% | +$29.2K |
|
2902
Immatics
IMTX
$1.18B
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
52,600
+41,867
| +390% | +$523K |
|
2903
Weyco Group
WEYS
$372M
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
29,526
-1,000
| -3% | -$23.4K |
|
|
VIVS
2904
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.2M
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
16,191
+6,117
| +61% | +$393K |
|
2905
Better Online Solutions
BOSC
$31.7M
| $704K | ﹤0.01% |
239,958
-45,900
| -16% | -$146K |
|
|
CKPT
2906
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
| $704K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,650
| New | +$750K |
|
2907
AXT Inc
AXTI
$3.95B
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
79,800
-15,400
| -16% | -$130K |
|
2908
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF
RWJ
$2.05B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
17,100
+5,700
| +50% | +$233K |
|
|
APTX
2909
DELISTED
Aptinyx Inc. Common Stock
APTX
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
263,026
-212,916
| -45% | -$512K |
|
|
CFB
2910
DELISTED
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
CFB
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
44,900
+11,800
| +36% | +$172K |
|
|
TSRI
2911
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
| $700K | ﹤0.01% |
76,950
-800
| -1% | -$7.44K |
|
|
DMRA
2912
Damora Therapeutics, Inc. Ordinary Shares
DMRA
$1.78B
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
9,208
+5,092
| +124% | +$400K |
|
2913
Dorian LPG
LPG
$2.03B
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
+54,900
| New | +$694K |
|
|
SELF
2914
Global Self Storage
SELF
$58.3M
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
122,200
+23,300
| +24% | +$124K |
|
|
FRTX
2915
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
67,451
+36,833
| +120% | +$661K |
|
|
RTL
2916
DELISTED
The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RTL
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
+76,100
| New | +$646K |
|
|
RAPT
2917
DELISTED
RAPT Therapeutics
RAPT
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
2,363
-2,412
| -51% | -$645K |
|
2918
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
11,399
-51,900
| -82% | -$3.07M |
|
|
GAN
2919
DELISTED
GAN Ltd
GAN
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
75,107
+35,707
| +91% | +$437K |
|
|
RUBY
2920
DELISTED
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc
RUBY
| $687K | ﹤0.01% |
70,954
+50,454
| +246% | +$700K |
|
|
VBNK
2921
VersaBank
VBNK
$623M
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
57,400
-14,900
| -21% | -$181K |
|
2922
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$896M
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
77,525
-8,175
| -10% | -$78.4K |
|
2923
Retractable Technologies
RVP
$19.8M
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
+98,164
| New | +$847K |
|
2924
Schwab US REIT ETF
SCHH
$11.5B
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,800
| New | +$636K |
|
2925
Stratus Properties
STRS
$156M
| $680K | ﹤0.01% |
18,600
+100
| +0.5% | +$3.43K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, Renaissance Technologies held 4,407 positions worth $80.4B, up 3.8% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2021 filing shows 984 new, 1,222 increased, 1,628 reduced and 545 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 2,953,100 shares worth $492M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2021 buy was Amazon: 2,953,100 shares worth $492M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Roblox in Q4 2021, an estimated $524M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $836M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Advanced Micro Devices in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $706M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.4B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 984 new positions and closed 545 in Q4 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $80.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 11 Feb 2022.