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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ITI
2251
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
434,772
+196,687
| +83% | +$952K |
|
|
GTS
2252
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,700
| New | +$1.73M |
|
2253
Dine Brands
DIN
$458M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
22,900
-4,300
| -16% | -$348K |
|
2254
BlackBerry
BB
$4.99B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
185,700
-15,200
| -8% | -$152K |
|
2255
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$19.4M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
395,046
-64,698
| -14% | -$291K |
|
2256
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$840M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
62,300
+20,800
| +50% | +$541K |
|
|
HONE
2257
DELISTED
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
116,705
-23,341
| -17% | -$339K |
|
|
VNE
2258
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
48,731
+19,856
| +69% | +$702K |
|
|
AIOT
2259
PowerFleet Inc
AIOT
$548M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
364,549
-122,851
| -25% | -$767K |
|
2260
PEDEVCO
PED
$139M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
81,166
+80,391
| +10,373% | +$2.23M |
|
|
RTC
2261
DELISTED
Baijiayun Group
RTC
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
43,298
-5,193
| -11% | -$232K |
|
|
URG
2262
Ur-Energy
URG
$501M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
1,408,200
+1,346,877
| +2,196% | +$2.21M |
|
|
AFI
2263
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
866,530
-110,082
| -11% | -$266K |
|
2264
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$394M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
78,101
+14,499
| +23% | +$314K |
|
2265
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$704M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
32,474
-5,526
| -15% | -$267K |
|
2266
Zeta Global
ZETA
$5.62B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+203,200
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2267
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$553M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
45,014
-8,286
| -16% | -$286K |
|
2268
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$78B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,900
| New | +$1.69M |
|
|
EVOL
2269
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
762,624
-699
| -0.1% | -$1.7K |
|
2270
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$1.12B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
54,200
+6,000
| +12% | +$194K |
|
|
ACOR
2271
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
35,708
-528
| -1% | -$36.4K |
|
|
AXIA
2272
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$24.1B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+353,468
| New | +$1.78M |
|
2273
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.63B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
162,300
-139,200
| -46% | -$1.09M |
|
2274
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$392M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
34,151
-74,600
| -69% | -$3.93M |
|
2275
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$9.89B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
49,500
+8,000
| +19% | +$267K |
|
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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.