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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Radcom
RDCM
$169M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
183,433
-20,400
| -10% | -$233K |
|
|
MTOR
2002
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
96,600
-221,060
| -70% | -$5.64M |
|
|
THR
2003
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
141,100
+83,712
| +146% | +$1.46M |
|
2004
CRH
CRH
$65.6B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
45,200
-19,800
| -30% | -$977K |
|
|
CMBT
2005
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$4.72B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
268,500
-831,800
| -76% | -$8.12M |
|
2006
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.92B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
33,500
-129,500
| -79% | -$8.35M |
|
2007
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
$13.8B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
40,800
+16,300
| +67% | +$922K |
|
2008
Edison International
EIX
$27.5B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,900
| New | +$2.21M |
|
|
XRN
2009
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$511M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
26,769
-35,911
| -57% | -$2.96M |
|
|
PAE
2010
DELISTED
PAE Incorporated Class A Common Stock
PAE
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
239,100
-35,600
| -13% | -$318K |
|
2011
BARK
BARK
$88.8M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,100
| New | +$3.22M |
|
2012
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$785M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
153,773
+47,725
| +45% | +$719K |
|
|
IMBI
2013
DELISTED
iMedia Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
IMBI
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
394,058
-70,300
| -15% | -$430K |
|
2014
Telos
TLS
$349M
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+153,000
| New | +$3.26M |
|
2015
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
PZA
$4.23B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,847
| New | +$2.34M |
|
2016
The ONE Group
STKS
$54.6M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
186,700
+16,900
| +10% | +$223K |
|
2017
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$972M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
60,200
-26,300
| -30% | -$1.06M |
|
2018
Mannatech
MTEX
$9.55M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
61,299
+1,600
| +3% | +$59.8K |
|
|
NTST
2019
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$2.08B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
102,100
-5,664
| -5% | -$131K |
|
|
DCBO
2020
Docebo
DCBO
$533M
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
34,800
-33,500
| -49% | -$2.41M |
|
|
MBCN
2021
DELISTED
Middlefield Banc Corp
MBCN
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
94,212
+13,487
| +17% | +$341K |
|
2022
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.86B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
63,600
-54,800
| -46% | -$1.92M |
|
2023
Clear Secure
YOU
$5.56B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+74,400
| New | +$2.75M |
|
|
RADA
2024
DELISTED
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd
RADA
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
246,755
+107,755
| +78% | +$1.08M |
|
2025
FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
TDTT
$2.52B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
88,300
+25,600
| +41% | +$675K |
|
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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.