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 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$649M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
AstraZeneca
AZN
|
+$389M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$336M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$897M |
| 2 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$578M |
| 3 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$417M |
| 5 |
Aon
AON
|
+$386M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.4% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 20.27% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.81% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$80.7B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
13,400
+10,000
| +294% | +$2.22M |
|
1802
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.79B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,800
| New | +$2.7M |
|
1803
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$28B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
592,090
-310,400
| -34% | -$1.55M |
|
|
TGI
1804
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
156,700
-423,600
| -73% | -$7.89M |
|
1805
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.04B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
191,500
-45,000
| -19% | -$693K |
|
|
FMBI
1806
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
153,271
+9,600
| +7% | +$177K |
|
1807
CDW
CDW
$18.9B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,998
| New | +$3.02M |
|
1808
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$292M
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
437,977
-19,312
| -4% | -$140K |
|
|
GIFI
1809
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
729,653
-49,800
| -6% | -$219K |
|
|
BLDP
1810
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$805M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
206,113
-533,100
| -72% | -$8.45M |
|
|
XOG
1811
DELISTED
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. Common Stock
XOG
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
51,200
-71,600
| -58% | -$3.43M |
|
1812
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.6B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,250
| New | +$3.45M |
|
1813
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$44.6M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
33,027
+31,796
| +2,583% | +$3.3M |
|
1814
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$78.5M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
741,832
-15,100
| -2% | -$58K |
|
1815
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.86B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
63,900
-277,900
| -81% | -$12.9M |
|
1816
Rimini Street
RMNI
$447M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
297,530
-265,721
| -47% | -$2.3M |
|
1817
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$661M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
277,861
-19,900
| -7% | -$201K |
|
|
KZR
1818
DELISTED
Kezar Life Sciences
KZR
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
33,222
+640
| +2% | +$42.4K |
|
1819
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$193M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
132,655
-12,125
| -8% | -$262K |
|
|
PACW
1820
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+63,079
| New | +$2.62M |
|
|
WPRT
1821
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$33.4M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
86,890
+41,160
| +90% | +$1.66M |
|
1822
Tanger
SKT
$4.68B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+175,300
| New | +$3.04M |
|
|
RJET
1823
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$990M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
24,841
+12,567
| +102% | +$1.56M |
|
1824
AC Immune
ACIU
$226M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
424,690
-1,500
| -0.4% | -$10.7K |
|
|
MDC
1825
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
60,920
-23,500
| -28% | -$1.19M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Renaissance Technologies held 4,070 positions worth $77.4B, down 3.3% from $80.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2021 filing shows 663 new, 931 increased, 1,797 reduced and 653 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Adobe: 1,030,433 shares worth $593M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $897M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2021 buy was Adobe: 1,030,433 shares worth $593M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Nike in Q3 2021, an estimated $453M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Moderna, cutting an estimated $438M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $897M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.4B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 663 new positions and closed 653 in Q3 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $77.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 12 Nov 2021.