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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.12B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
407,665
-12,600
| -3% | -$212K |
|
1327
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$366M
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
168,012
-4,900
| -3% | -$212K |
|
1328
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$896M
| $6.68M | 0.01% |
244,274
+3,100
| +1% | +$82.2K |
|
1329
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.67B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
261,000
-89,600
| -26% | -$2.15M |
|
1330
DLH Holdings
DLHC
$70.7M
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
320,068
-57,900
| -15% | -$874K |
|
1331
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$587M
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
226,465
-20,641
| -8% | -$604K |
|
|
ACH
1332
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
479,700
-15,000
| -3% | -$221K |
|
1333
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$11.2B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
28,900
+6,500
| +29% | +$1.31M |
|
1334
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$127B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
2,578,303
-292,800
| -10% | -$773K |
|
1335
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$47.1B
| $6.57M | 0.01% |
71,900
+54,900
| +323% | +$5.02M |
|
1336
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$4.4B
| $6.55M | 0.01% |
242,545
-2,687
| -1% | -$65.3K |
|
1337
Lantronix
LTRX
$240M
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
835,794
+152,430
| +22% | +$1.16M |
|
|
CHMI
1338
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$83M
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
789,984
-17,700
| -2% | -$157K |
|
1339
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.75B
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
192,462
+24,747
| +15% | +$815K |
|
1340
Ryan Specialty Holdings
RYAN
$5.72B
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
+160,700
| New | +$6.09M |
|
|
CERN
1341
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
69,804
-971,600
| -93% | -$73.9M |
|
1342
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.2B
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
67,623
-4,300
| -6% | -$431K |
|
1343
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$2.94B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
147,000
-335,400
| -70% | -$14.6M |
|
1344
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.52B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
97,100
+57,300
| +144% | +$3.91M |
|
1345
LSI Industries
LYTS
$859M
| $6.44M | 0.01% |
938,953
-78,818
| -8% | -$595K |
|
1346
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$939M
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
346,333
-10,551
| -3% | -$188K |
|
|
WCC
1347
WESCO International
WCC
$16.7B
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
+48,774
| New | +$6.24M |
|
1348
Monro
MNRO
$383M
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
109,803
+75,524
| +220% | +$4.46M |
|
1349
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
38,300
-2,600
| -6% | -$418K |
|
1350
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$27.5M
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
90,595
-17,050
| -16% | -$1.21M |
|
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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.