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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TUFN
3626
DELISTED
Tufin Software Technologies Ltd.
TUFN
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,900
| New | +$123K |
|
3627
TELA Bio
TELA
$32.7M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
10,521
-17,679
| -63% | -$224K |
|
|
TIG
3628
DELISTED
Trean Insurance Group, Inc. Common Stock
TIG
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,100
| New | +$141K |
|
3629
Arbe Robotics
ARBE
$80.4M
| $134K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,400
| New | +$147K |
|
3630
Broadwind
BWEN
$95M
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
70,516
+50,116
| +246% | +$132K |
|
|
TC
3631
TuanChe
TC
$52.3M
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
157
-1
| -0.6% | -$703 |
|
3632
Dominari Holdings
DOMH
$56.3M
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,229
| New | +$172K |
|
|
SYBX
3633
DELISTED
Synlogic
SYBX
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
3,647
-8,931
| -71% | -$347K |
|
3634
KORU Medical Systems
KRMD
$188M
| $131K | ﹤0.01% |
43,527
+13,327
| +44% | +$40.9K |
|
|
BFI
3635
DELISTED
BurgerFi International, Inc. Common Stock
BFI
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,000
| New | +$176K |
|
|
VYNT
3636
DELISTED
Vyant Bio, Inc. Common Stock
VYNT
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
19,268
-2,572
| -12% | -$26.3K |
|
|
ACHL
3637
DELISTED
Achilles Therapeutics
ACHL
| $128K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,533
| New | +$155K |
|
3638
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$85.3M
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,100
| New | +$181K |
|
3639
Cemtrex
CETX
$4.22M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
|
ALAR
3640
Alarum Technologies
ALAR
$12.4M
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
17,318
+4,618
| +36% | +$46.7K |
|
|
APM
3641
DELISTED
Aptorum Group
APM
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
8,196
+6,706
| +450% | +$144K |
|
|
AAMC
3642
DELISTED
Altisource Asset Management Corp
AAMC
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
23,290
+7,140
| +44% | +$99.8K |
|
|
AKUS
3643
DELISTED
Akouos Inc
AKUS
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,500
| New | +$130K |
|
3644
BiomX
PHGE
$2.01M
| $122K | ﹤0.01% |
402
+182
| +83% | +$72.8K |
|
3645
WidePoint Corp
WYY
$100M
| $122K | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
-39,790
| -56% | -$188K |
|
|
CMCT
3646
Creative Media & Community Trust
CMCT
$10M
| $119K | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$193K |
|
3647
ESS Tech
GWH
$22.2M
| $118K | ﹤0.01% |
+687
| New | +$152K |
|
3648
Heritage Global
HGBL
$40.3M
| $117K | ﹤0.01% |
62,830
-30,787
| -33% | -$53.5K |
|
3649
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.08B
| $117K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,300
| New | +$155K |
|
|
NIXX
3650
Nixxy Inc
NIXX
$15.2M
| $117K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,967
| New | +$136K |
|
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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.