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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NTP
1776
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+337,341
| New | +$6.71M |
|
1777
Prudential
PUK
$37.6B
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+98,800
| New | +$3.75M |
|
1778
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.7B
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
47,100
-133,546
| -74% | -$9.69M |
|
1779
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.6B
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
37,222
-32,700
| -47% | -$2.91M |
|
|
SUNW
1780
DELISTED
Sunworks, Inc.
SUNW
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
1,100,646
+961,673
| +692% | +$4.92M |
|
1781
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$901M
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
81,200
+33,900
| +72% | +$1.29M |
|
1782
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF
SPTL
$10.4B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,000
| New | +$3.36M |
|
1783
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.96B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,352
| New | +$3.6M |
|
|
CTIC
1784
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
1,355,413
-434,085
| -24% | -$1.06M |
|
|
HDSN
1785
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$254M
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
755,350
+253,500
| +51% | +$983K |
|
|
CSLT
1786
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
2,175,100
-66,500
| -3% | -$110K |
|
1787
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$851M
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
63,800
+9,900
| +18% | +$497K |
|
1788
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.32B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
66,300
-37,200
| -36% | -$1.92M |
|
|
LCI
1789
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
513,884
+14,100
| +3% | +$121K |
|
1790
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$367M
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
89,791
-12,415
| -12% | -$480K |
|
|
BNT
1791
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$11.8B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
79,350
+62,850
| +381% | +$2.53M |
|
|
EVRI
1792
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
155,500
+55,100
| +55% | +$1.26M |
|
1793
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$340M
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
151,799
+36,306
| +31% | +$990K |
|
|
RWT
1794
Redwood Trust
RWT
$574M
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
250,800
-172,700
| -41% | -$2.33M |
|
|
HDV
1795
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.5B
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
163,500
+133,500
| +445% | +$2.62M |
|
1796
Omega Flex
OFLX
$297M
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
25,980
-600
| -2% | -$79.7K |
|
|
FRTA
1797
DELISTED
Forterra, Inc
FRTA
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
138,662
+72,562
| +110% | +$1.73M |
|
|
BDN
1798
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$524M
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+244,698
| New | +$3.36M |
|
1799
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.4B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
44,900
+22,400
| +100% | +$1.66M |
|
1800
Definitive Healthcare
DH
$72M
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+120,000
| New | +$4.2M |
|
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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.