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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OTIC
2401
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
723,026
+24,161
| +3% | +$55.8K |
|
2402
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.42B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
34,400
-21,200
| -38% | -$1.01M |
|
2403
NextCure
NXTC
$16.8M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,692
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2404
Pluri
PLUR
$16.7M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
50,715
+9,377
| +23% | +$311K |
|
2405
The ONE Group
STKS
$56.2M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
145,474
-22,922
| -14% | -$232K |
|
|
HALL
2406
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
36,030
-16,890
| -32% | -$704K |
|
|
GTH
2407
DELISTED
Genetron Holdings Limited ADS
GTH
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,533
| New | +$1.64M |
|
|
NVEE
2408
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
67,200
+13,620
| +25% | +$310K |
|
2409
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF
PSK
$692M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,885
| New | +$1.57M |
|
|
AIOS
2410
AIOS Tech
AIOS
$38.4M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
740
-137
| -16% | -$362K |
|
|
SGFY
2411
DELISTED
Signify Health, Inc.
SGFY
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,940
| New | +$1.43M |
|
2412
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$377M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
206,900
-400,436
| -66% | -$3.06M |
|
|
MPX
2413
DELISTED
Marine Products Corp
MPX
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
101,902
-27,700
| -21% | -$460K |
|
2414
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.17B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+131,889
| New | +$1.65M |
|
|
JCTC
2415
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$9.33M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
160,328
-7,300
| -4% | -$73.2K |
|
2416
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.51B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,300
| New | +$1.55M |
|
2417
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$14.5M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
7,518
+4,527
| +151% | +$969K |
|
2418
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$704M
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
36,681
-14,636
| -29% | -$629K |
|
2419
Cohu
COHU
$2.26B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
42,324
-771,124
| -95% | -$30.6M |
|
2420
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.56B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,536
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2421
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.2B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
34,193
+5,494
| +19% | +$258K |
|
2422
Transocean
RIG
$5.89B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
343,239
-5,759,589
| -94% | -$21.9M |
|
2423
Manitowoc
MTW
$497M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
63,249
-280,856
| -82% | -$6.69M |
|
|
AGFS
2424
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
742,824
-2,787
| -0.4% | -$6K |
|
|
AC
2425
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
+3,025
| +8% | +$110K |
|
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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.