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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ENZ
1076
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $9.93M | 0.01% |
3,094,764
-115,300
| -4% | -$393K |
|
|
MCBC
1077
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
1,124,317
-67,200
| -6% | -$574K |
|
|
LGF.B
1078
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
642,739
-485,600
| -43% | -$6.8M |
|
|
FFNW
1079
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
611,708
-7,800
| -1% | -$129K |
|
|
TACO
1080
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
794,262
+358,103
| +82% | +$3.46M |
|
1081
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.85B
| $9.86M | 0.01% |
170,543
-56,049
| -25% | -$3.52M |
|
|
PFSW
1082
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $9.85M | 0.01% |
764,910
-6,900
| -0.9% | -$89K |
|
1083
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.4B
| $9.84M | 0.01% |
+1,951,995
| New | +$11.7M |
|
|
LSXMA
1084
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $9.78M | 0.01% |
261,856
+128,979
| +97% | +$4.76M |
|
1085
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.89B
| $9.78M | 0.01% |
+116,300
| New | +$9.72M |
|
1086
Oceaneering
OII
$4.86B
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
862,700
+43,000
| +5% | +$557K |
|
|
PLYM
1087
DELISTED
Plymouth Industrial REIT
PLYM
| $9.75M | 0.01% |
304,593
+72,881
| +31% | +$2.02M |
|
1088
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
$41.6B
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
145,802
+119,076
| +446% | +$7.98M |
|
1089
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
37,238
+35,266
| +1,788% | +$9.15M |
|
|
ANAT
1090
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
51,300
+27,499
| +116% | +$5.2M |
|
1091
Outset Medical
OM
$84.7M
| $9.67M | 0.01% |
+13,993
| New | +$10.3M |
|
|
FFIC
1092
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $9.65M | 0.01% |
397,260
-16,800
| -4% | -$402K |
|
|
CTG
1093
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
| $9.63M | 0.01% |
965,991
-70,861
| -7% | -$598K |
|
1094
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.48B
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
55,300
-19,816
| -26% | -$3.6M |
|
1095
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.97B
| $9.59M | 0.01% |
153,444
-17,900
| -10% | -$1.2M |
|
1096
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$15.3B
| $9.57M | 0.01% |
235,127
-29,400
| -11% | -$1.15M |
|
|
OLPX
1097
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
+328,000
| New | +$8.7M |
|
|
API
1098
Agora
API
$338M
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
+589,196
| New | +$13.1M |
|
1099
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$543M
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
453,777
+432,977
| +2,082% | +$9.17M |
|
1100
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.66B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
290,287
-42,729
| -13% | -$1.41M |
|
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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.