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 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$848M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$759M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$653M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$567M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$421M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$786M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$409M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$379M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$372M |
| 5 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.95% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.34% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.7% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.38B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
143,100
-143,400
| -50% | -$4.14M |
|
1752
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$517M
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
343,400
+21,500
| +7% | +$277K |
|
|
TCRR
1753
DELISTED
TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock
TCRR
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
1,442,600
+550,700
| +62% | +$1.73M |
|
1754
Comp X International
CIX
$353M
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
169,244
-6,800
| -4% | -$154K |
|
1755
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.88B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
47,975
-131,116
| -73% | -$9.66M |
|
1756
J. Jill
JILL
$288M
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
260,156
-11,900
| -4% | -$188K |
|
1757
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.88B
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
122,600
+68,300
| +126% | +$2.35M |
|
1758
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.06B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
121,400
-33,400
| -22% | -$1.09M |
|
1759
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
93,631
+85,331
| +1,028% | +$3.42M |
|
1760
BlackBerry
BB
$5.12B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
526,200
+340,500
| +183% | +$2.57M |
|
1761
Procore
PCOR
$8.44B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,400
| New | +$4.28M |
|
|
NNDM
1762
Nano Dimension
NNDM
$328M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
1,097,032
+678,505
| +162% | +$2.45M |
|
1763
PACCAR
PCAR
$70.2B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,150
| New | +$4.04M |
|
|
BTRS
1764
DELISTED
BTRS Holdings Inc. Class 1 Common Stock
BTRS
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
518,200
+157,700
| +44% | +$1.02M |
|
1765
Friedman Industries
FRD
$267M
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
439,809
-48,209
| -10% | -$441K |
|
|
ABB
1766
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
119,700
+98,500
| +465% | +$3.44M |
|
1767
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.64B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
131,900
+43,400
| +49% | +$1.3M |
|
1768
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$475M
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
348,567
-10,900
| -3% | -$110K |
|
|
INFN
1769
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
444,200
-483,900
| -52% | -$4.16M |
|
1770
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$371M
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
477,604
-4,156
| -0.9% | -$30.3K |
|
|
TSC
1771
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
115,800
-38,400
| -25% | -$1.23M |
|
|
TIGR
1772
UP Fintech Holding
TIGR
$863M
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
784,373
-1,016,139
| -56% | -$4.56M |
|
1773
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.44B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
204,018
-88,604
| -30% | -$1.61M |
|
|
PHLT
1774
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
1,232,591
-292,038
| -19% | -$688K |
|
|
HMTV
1775
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
835,188
+18,250
| +2% | +$110K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, Renaissance Technologies held 4,686 positions worth $85.2B, up 6% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.98B of net new capital in Q1 2022, opening 822 new positions and adding to 1,556 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 7,107,290 shares worth $777M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, an estimated $409M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2022 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 7,107,290 shares worth $777M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Tesla in Q1 2022, an estimated $759M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, cutting an estimated $409M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $786M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $85.2B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 822 new positions and closed 650 in Q1 2022.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $85.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 13 May 2022.