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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$7.49B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
304,900
+96,983
| +47% | +$729K |
|
2202
SoundThinking
SSTI
$102M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
62,732
-1,700
| -3% | -$59.6K |
|
2203
Yatra Online
YTRA
$54.9M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,069,905
-147,700
| -12% | -$303K |
|
|
RAD
2204
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
125,409
+96,109
| +328% | +$1.3M |
|
|
DZSI
2205
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
113,400
-49,178
| -30% | -$652K |
|
|
HTBK
2206
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+153,800
| New | +$1.8M |
|
2207
Comscore
SCOR
$108M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
27,477
-12,569
| -31% | -$900K |
|
2208
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$37.7M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
650,244
-12,500
| -2% | -$35.7K |
|
2209
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$6.49B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
50,100
+4,500
| +10% | +$164K |
|
|
GPUS
2210
Hyperscale Data Inc
GPUS
$56.5M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+10
| New | +$3.07M |
|
|
RPTX
2211
DELISTED
Repare Therapeutics
RPTX
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
86,700
+69,900
| +416% | +$1.65M |
|
|
NM
2212
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
NM
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
495,234
-601,236
| -55% | -$2.97M |
|
|
TRQ
2213
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+110,832
| New | +$1.56M |
|
2214
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.36B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,200
| New | +$1.74M |
|
|
FMBI
2215
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
88,871
-64,400
| -42% | -$1.29M |
|
|
AUTO
2216
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
534,411
-15,300
| -3% | -$47.3K |
|
2217
CSP Inc
CSPI
$82.3M
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
413,176
-13,110
| -3% | -$56.7K |
|
|
MASI
2218
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$1.77M |
|
|
CNCE
2219
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
575,805
-171,595
| -23% | -$571K |
|
2220
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
$11.5B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
50,065
+13,212
| +36% | +$479K |
|
2221
BTC Digital
BTCT
$8.15M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,021
| New | +$2.7M |
|
2222
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD
$2.37B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,340
| New | +$1.81M |
|
2223
Flexible Solutions
FSI
$63.7M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
463,245
-17,900
| -4% | -$65.1K |
|
2224
Portillo's
PTLO
$329M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,000
| New | +$1.92M |
|
2225
Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF
INFL
$1.51B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
57,700
-53,300
| -48% | -$1.64M |
|
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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.