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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$41.2B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
66,900
+33,200
| +99% | +$1.23M |
|
|
GMS
1952
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
55,000
+26,516
| +93% | +$1.27M |
|
|
ADVM
1953
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
110,678
+29,750
| +37% | +$759K |
|
1954
AstroNova
ALOT
$227M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
159,542
-15,183
| -9% | -$232K |
|
|
AIMC
1955
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,309
| New | +$2.58M |
|
1956
Jaguar Health
JAGX
$4.96M
| – | – |
-1
| Closed | -$12.9M |
|
1957
Camping World
CWH
$689M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,600
| New | +$2.42M |
|
|
BBU
1958
DELISTED
Brookfield Business Partners
BBU
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
81,328
-103,295
| -56% | -$2.92M |
|
|
SACH
1959
Sachem Capital Corp
SACH
$41.2M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
436,176
-155,366
| -26% | -$787K |
|
1960
KT
KT
$8.86B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
174,700
-161,249
| -48% | -$2.28M |
|
1961
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$6.02B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
87,335
-84,400
| -49% | -$2.28M |
|
1962
AMREP Corp
AXR
$119M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
150,900
-10,700
| -7% | -$146K |
|
|
OBCI
1963
DELISTED
Ocean Bio-Chem Inc
OBCI
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
251,200
-7,704
| -3% | -$81.1K |
|
1964
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$897M
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
355,971
-51,702
| -13% | -$423K |
|
1965
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$917M
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
53,900
+24,400
| +83% | +$1.05M |
|
1966
SoundThinking
SSTI
$106M
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
64,432
-6,400
| -9% | -$269K |
|
|
IEC
1967
DELISTED
IEC Electronics Corp.
IEC
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
152,590
-66,322
| -30% | -$870K |
|
1968
Concrete Pumping Holdings
BBCP
$499M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
273,394
-179,206
| -40% | -$1.51M |
|
|
TGP
1969
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
150,048
-77,852
| -34% | -$1.15M |
|
|
EFC
1970
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.67B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
127,400
+43,118
| +51% | +$791K |
|
1971
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$2.75B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+591,600
| New | +$2.65M |
|
|
SSKN
1972
DELISTED
Strata Skin Sciences
SSKN
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
126,348
-4,200
| -3% | -$64.1K |
|
1973
Radcom
RDCM
$175M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
203,833
-21,200
| -9% | -$232K |
|
1974
Quest Resource Holding
QRHC
$27.2M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
380,292
+42,600
| +13% | +$269K |
|
1975
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$14.8M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
450,811
-115,041
| -20% | -$528K |
|
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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.