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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QQQH
1901
NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF
QQQH
$375M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
49,950
+2,977
| +6% | +$167K |
|
1902
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$76.8M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
721,629
-20,203
| -3% | -$78.1K |
|
1903
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.35B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+88,500
| New | +$2.58M |
|
1904
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$45.3M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
235,400
+5,400
| +2% | +$84.8K |
|
1905
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.7B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
+7,000
| +233% | +$1.9M |
|
|
SRC
1906
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
57,480
-9,300
| -14% | -$443K |
|
|
FRG
1907
DELISTED
Franchise Group, Inc.
FRG
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
53,100
-63,700
| -55% | -$2.86M |
|
1908
Loews
L
$23.8B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
47,900
-133,900
| -74% | -$7.6M |
|
1909
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,204
| New | +$2.76M |
|
1910
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.59B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
38,400
-57,400
| -60% | -$4.37M |
|
1911
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$140M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
167,500
+35,006
| +26% | +$454K |
|
1912
Jackson Financial
JXN
$8.6B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,700
| New | +$2.15M |
|
|
ESMT
1913
DELISTED
EngageSmart, Inc.
ESMT
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,800
| New | +$3.14M |
|
1914
Princeton Bancorp
BPRN
$283M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
93,323
+11,700
| +14% | +$350K |
|
|
HNP
1915
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
103,500
-2,400
| -2% | -$49.3K |
|
|
MFA
1916
MFA Financial
MFA
$937M
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
149,250
-77,300
| -34% | -$1.41M |
|
1917
Standex International
SXI
$3.73B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
24,500
+6,600
| +37% | +$717K |
|
1918
Aware
AWRE
$26.6M
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
858,121
-405
| -0% | -$1.39K |
|
|
PDCO
1919
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
92,004
-202,720
| -69% | -$6.35M |
|
|
AERI
1920
DELISTED
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
AERI
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
384,310
+62,600
| +19% | +$655K |
|
1921
Teck Resources
TECK
$29.2B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+93,561
| New | +$2.57M |
|
1922
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$910M
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
458,199
+147,468
| +47% | +$972K |
|
|
CD
1923
DELISTED
Chindata Group Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares
CD
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
406,300
-258,963
| -39% | -$2.22M |
|
1924
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$6.87B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
+152,300
| New | +$2.63M |
|
1925
Immersion
IMMR
$252M
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
467,770
-212,443
| -31% | -$1.4M |
|
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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.