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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PARAA
1501
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
157,154
+47,900
| +44% | +$1.79M |
|
1502
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$472M
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
140,792
+2,500
| +2% | +$93.4K |
|
1503
Targa Resources
TRGP
$58B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
100,300
+90,000
| +874% | +$4.83M |
|
1504
J. Jill
JILL
$272M
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
272,056
-8,300
| -3% | -$142K |
|
1505
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.8B
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
36,164
-105,500
| -74% | -$14.9M |
|
1506
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$564M
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
15,882
-11,218
| -41% | -$3.52M |
|
|
CIM
1507
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.04B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
+115,053
| New | +$5.44M |
|
|
MTL
1508
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
1,635,928
-205,359
| -11% | -$752K |
|
1509
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.22B
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
214,600
-16,400
| -7% | -$402K |
|
1510
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.18B
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
68,500
-81,200
| -54% | -$6.24M |
|
1511
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.81B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
175,558
+13,306
| +8% | +$378K |
|
1512
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.3B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
42,200
-57,800
| -58% | -$6.42M |
|
1513
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$1.82B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
+270,000
| New | +$5.94M |
|
|
APR
1514
DELISTED
Apria, Inc. Common Stock
APR
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
156,600
+125,200
| +399% | +$4.06M |
|
1515
VEON
VEON
$3.62B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
119,340
-84,493
| -41% | -$4.12M |
|
1516
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
| $5.09M | 0.01% |
19,700
-392,600
| -95% | -$93.3M |
|
1517
Viasat
VSAT
$10.6B
| $5.09M | 0.01% |
+114,264
| New | +$5.92M |
|
1518
Hanover Insurance
THG
$8.1B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
38,800
+10,500
| +37% | +$1.36M |
|
1519
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.5B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
159,498
-5,948
| -4% | -$191K |
|
1520
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.12B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
105,763
-17,900
| -14% | -$881K |
|
1521
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.06B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
64,700
-34,800
| -35% | -$2.39M |
|
1522
Halozyme
HALO
$9.79B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
126,000
-27,200
| -18% | -$1.02M |
|
1523
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
105,519
-26,881
| -20% | -$1.29M |
|
1524
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.14B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
109,001
+5,201
| +5% | +$256K |
|
1525
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.98B
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
+57,700
| New | +$4.8M |
|
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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.