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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Barclays
BCS
$92.7B
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
564,427
-351,259
| -38% | -$3.68M |
|
1427
Gray Television
GTN
$415M
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
289,650
+173,200
| +149% | +$3.83M |
|
1428
Provident Financial
PROV
$111M
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
352,247
-10,400
| -3% | -$175K |
|
|
GDEN
1429
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
115,096
-88,050
| -43% | -$4.36M |
|
1430
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$472M
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
555,224
-28,137
| -5% | -$318K |
|
1431
Waters Corp
WAT
$37B
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
15,600
-170,700
| -92% | -$59.7M |
|
1432
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
74,556
+17,300
| +30% | +$1.4M |
|
|
GSKY
1433
DELISTED
GreenSky, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GSKY
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
509,405
+359,641
| +240% | +$4.22M |
|
1434
Cohu
COHU
$2.26B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
151,724
+85,370
| +129% | +$2.93M |
|
1435
BGC Group
BGC
$5.45B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
1,241,048
-169,700
| -12% | -$847K |
|
|
NOVA
1436
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
+206,536
| New | +$7.44M |
|
1437
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$855M
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
+134,281
| New | +$7.02M |
|
|
ECOM
1438
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
233,187
+33,787
| +17% | +$866K |
|
1439
Harmony Biosciences
HRMY
$2.04B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
134,800
+95,400
| +242% | +$3.8M |
|
|
EARN
1440
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$162M
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
552,900
-29,800
| -5% | -$341K |
|
|
PSTL
1441
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$694M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
289,750
+16,700
| +6% | +$311K |
|
1442
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.1B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
53,172
-124,100
| -70% | -$13.4M |
|
1443
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$14.7M
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
847,787
-23,275
| -3% | -$167K |
|
1444
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.4B
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
84,476
-3,000
| -3% | -$200K |
|
1445
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$19.2B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
73,115
-113,700
| -61% | -$8.2M |
|
1446
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.42B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
63,200
-120,900
| -66% | -$10.3M |
|
1447
Organon & Co
OGN
$3.56B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+187,985
| New | +$6.12M |
|
1448
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
SPTI
$10.4B
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
177,800
+114,400
| +180% | +$3.67M |
|
1449
Zedge
ZDGE
$38.6M
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
670,314
+158,200
| +31% | +$1.73M |
|
1450
Vista Energy
VIST
$7.84B
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
1,068,587
-35,313
| -3% | -$205K |
|
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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.