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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
IQLT
$14.1B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
38,700
+29,600
| +325% | +$1.17M |
|
2327
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.18B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
48,860
-325,740
| -87% | -$9.89M |
|
|
LUB
2328
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
350,459
-35,820
| -9% | -$146K |
|
2329
abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF
PALL
$663M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,000
| New | +$1.87M |
|
|
IIN
2330
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
80,400
-31,000
| -28% | -$668K |
|
|
GVP
2331
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
99,264
-4,410
| -4% | -$61.2K |
|
2332
Groupon
GRPN
$1.06B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
63,875
-471,925
| -88% | -$14M |
|
2333
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$145M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
132,494
-2,197
| -2% | -$23.4K |
|
|
AFBI
2334
DELISTED
Affinity Bancshares
AFBI
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
103,604
-11,600
| -10% | -$158K |
|
|
PPLT
2335
abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
PPLT
$2.01B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+161,000
| New | +$1.54M |
|
2336
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
IDEV
$32.4B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
21,700
+10,396
| +92% | +$711K |
|
2337
Delek US
DK
$3.73B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,485
| New | +$1.37M |
|
|
GES
2338
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
68,676
-81,524
| -54% | -$1.86M |
|
2339
Turkcell
TKC
$4.72B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+331,746
| New | +$1.53M |
|
|
FRSX
2340
Foresight Autonomous Holdings
FRSX
$3.81M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
3,648
-11,244
| -76% | -$4.75M |
|
|
LTRPA
2341
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
465,496
-2,104
| -0.4% | -$7.83K |
|
2342
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.65B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
24,490
-17,790
| -42% | -$910K |
|
2343
MIND Technology
MIND
$47.3M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
76,216
-24
| -0% | -$471 |
|
2344
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
GSIE
$6.1B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,900
| New | +$1.49M |
|
|
SFE
2345
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
161,317
-59,500
| -27% | -$476K |
|
2346
UTStarcom
UTSI
$23.2M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
310,489
-4,025
| -1% | -$21.3K |
|
|
VTNR
2347
DELISTED
Vertex Energy, Inc
VTNR
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
272,163
+180,763
| +198% | +$1.44M |
|
2348
ReposiTrak
TRAK
$155M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
260,608
-87,800
| -25% | -$477K |
|
2349
Citizens
CIA
$236M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
228,494
-14,000
| -6% | -$79.5K |
|
2350
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index ETF
FNDX
$27.3B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
78,900
+59,100
| +298% | +$1.08M |
|
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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.