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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2926
Nelnet
NNI
$4.88B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
6,900
-55,500
| -89% | -$4.91M |
|
|
BNFT
2927
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
63,200
+1,346
| +2% | +$14.4K |
|
2928
United States Antimony
UAMY
$751M
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,351,200
| New | +$994K |
|
2929
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.35B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,800
| New | +$887K |
|
|
IAS
2930
DELISTED
Integral Ad Science
IAS
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,219
| New | +$688K |
|
|
OTIC
2931
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
322,826
-282,100
| -47% | -$580K |
|
2932
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
10,490
-14,000
| -57% | -$880K |
|
2933
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.75B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,560
| New | +$594K |
|
2934
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$39.6B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,000
| New | +$678K |
|
2935
Seanergy Maritime Holdings
SHIP
$379M
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
72,398
-229,530
| -76% | -$2.45M |
|
2936
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.61B
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
22,999
+11,099
| +93% | +$354K |
|
2937
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
28,483
+9,400
| +49% | +$211K |
|
2938
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
PSI
$2.29B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
+7,500
| +139% | +$356K |
|
|
LNAI
2939
Lunai Bioworks
LNAI
$8.8M
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,129
| New | +$820K |
|
|
TOUR
2940
Tuniu
TOUR
$53.9M
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
67,980
+19,652
| +41% | +$237K |
|
|
ALIM
2941
DELISTED
Alimera Sciences
ALIM
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
128,393
-13,195
| -9% | -$64.6K |
|
2942
NextCure
NXTC
$16.9M
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
9,133
-22,042
| -71% | -$1.84M |
|
2943
Inseego
INSG
$114M
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
11,271
-18,790
| -63% | -$1.22M |
|
2944
Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF
SCHJ
$849M
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,000
| New | +$659K |
|
2945
Exicure
XCUR
$10.2M
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,661
| New | +$2.51M |
|
|
CWBR
2946
DELISTED
CohBar, Inc. Common Stock
CWBR
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
+62,611
| New | +$1.2M |
|
2947
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$161M
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
100,934
-10,300
| -9% | -$80.2K |
|
2948
Veru
VERU
$36M
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
11,137
+3,565
| +47% | +$273K |
|
|
ORPH
2949
DELISTED
Orphazyme A/S
ORPH
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
271,994
+163,194
| +150% | +$576K |
|
2950
Bowman Consulting
BWMN
$470M
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,800
| New | +$527K |
|
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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.