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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
476
Cemex
CX
$17.2B
| $32.5M | 0.04% |
4,797,303
+2,153,810
| +81% | +$14M |
|
477
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.17B
| $32.5M | 0.04% |
271,339
+20,800
| +8% | +$2.12M |
|
478
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$7.29B
| $32.5M | 0.04% |
178,500
+81,000
| +83% | +$14.5M |
|
|
CAJ
479
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $32.3M | 0.04% |
1,321,507
-115,800
| -8% | -$2.73M |
|
480
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.33B
| $32.3M | 0.04% |
1,039,922
-200,496
| -16% | -$5.65M |
|
481
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.7B
| $32.2M | 0.04% |
495,049
-437,051
| -47% | -$26.8M |
|
482
Graco
GGG
$13B
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
397,800
+67,600
| +20% | +$5.13M |
|
483
iRadimed
IRMD
$1.22B
| $32M | 0.04% |
693,312
-9,400
| -1% | -$379K |
|
484
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$26.2B
| $31.8M | 0.04% |
799,100
+15,500
| +2% | +$602K |
|
485
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$2.92B
| $31.8M | 0.04% |
266,445
+259,600
| +3,793% | +$30.9M |
|
|
CIO
486
DELISTED
City Office REIT
CIO
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
1,607,916
+3,100
| +0.2% | +$57K |
|
487
Tencent Music
TME
$15.5B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
4,627,400
-729,895
| -14% | -$5.38M |
|
488
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.8B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
+811,400
| New | +$31.9M |
|
489
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.24B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
1,582,696
-111,701
| -7% | -$2.26M |
|
|
NLSN
490
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $31.6M | 0.04% |
1,542,200
-1,857,095
| -55% | -$37.8M |
|
|
DISCK
491
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| $31.6M | 0.04% |
1,379,913
-816,715
| -37% | -$19.7M |
|
492
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$198M
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
1,034,500
-56,200
| -5% | -$1.72M |
|
|
AGNT
493
AGNT Inc
AGNT
$641M
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
935,649
+22,800
| +2% | +$940K |
|
|
HTO
494
H2O America
HTO
$2.59B
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
430,400
-54,600
| -11% | -$3.8M |
|
|
AXON
495
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$42.3B
| $31.4M | 0.04% |
+200,252
| New | +$33.6M |
|
496
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.25B
| $31.3M | 0.04% |
1,216,379
+336,400
| +38% | +$8.09M |
|
497
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$614M
| $31.2M | 0.04% |
2,679,253
+469,700
| +21% | +$5.76M |
|
498
Cencora
COR
$60.7B
| $31.1M | 0.04% |
234,400
+232,354
| +11,357% | +$28.6M |
|
499
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
| $31.1M | 0.04% |
252,350
+59,507
| +31% | +$7.79M |
|
500
Vontier
VNT
$4.49B
| $31M | 0.04% |
1,009,400
-76,300
| -7% | -$2.48M |
|
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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.