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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$389M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.96% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.59% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Navient
NAVI
$837M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
86,800
-489,300
| -85% | -$8.4M |
|
2377
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.14B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
38,400
+8,700
| +29% | +$384K |
|
2378
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$162M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+649,861
| New | +$1.8M |
|
2379
AMCON Distributing
DIT
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
16,410
-60
| -0.4% | -$5.38K |
|
|
ATSG
2380
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,100
| New | +$1.87M |
|
|
HNP
2381
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
105,500
+400
| +0.4% | +$5.86K |
|
|
PVBC
2382
DELISTED
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
101,780
-10,751
| -10% | -$173K |
|
|
ARAV
2383
DELISTED
Aravive, Inc. Common Stock
ARAV
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
277,429
+63,400
| +30% | +$335K |
|
|
GDP
2384
DELISTED
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation Common Stock
GDP
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
111,100
-59,261
| -35% | -$665K |
|
|
COE
2385
51Talk Online Education Group
COE
$114M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
52,775
-4,650
| -8% | -$288K |
|
|
PPIH
2386
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$198M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
247,693
-9,000
| -4% | -$59.5K |
|
2387
Xtant Medical Holdings
XTNT
$61.7M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
1,012,000
+90,229
| +10% | +$160K |
|
2388
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.13B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
-14,900
| -43% | -$1.24M |
|
|
EGLX
2389
DELISTED
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. Common Stock
EGLX
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+276,100
| New | +$1.88M |
|
2390
EuroDry
EDRY
$73.9M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
67,100
+17,400
| +35% | +$314K |
|
|
RDUS
2391
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
89,500
-136,889
| -60% | -$2.72M |
|
|
NGMS
2392
DELISTED
NeoGames S.A. Ordinary Shares
NGMS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,500
| New | +$1.38M |
|
2393
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$38.9B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,014
| New | +$1.63M |
|
2394
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$801M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
69,075
+53,700
| +349% | +$1.16M |
|
2395
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.5B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
65,085
-306,200
| -82% | -$7.69M |
|
2396
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.16B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
26,900
+3,100
| +13% | +$189K |
|
|
ARGO
2397
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
31,265
+4,000
| +15% | +$215K |
|
2398
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.68B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,660
| New | +$1.68M |
|
|
EFC
2399
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.68B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
84,282
+1,982
| +2% | +$36.6K |
|
2400
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$179M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
390,390
-35,011
| -8% | -$159K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Renaissance Technologies held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.