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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VWTR
2476
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
107,700
-141,300
| -57% | -$1.74M |
|
|
SHOS
2477
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
474,400
+26,100
| +6% | +$67.9K |
|
2478
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,500
-35,500
| -51% | -$1.43M |
|
|
MESO
2479
Mesoblast
MESO
$1.84B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
82,581
+58,976
| +250% | +$748K |
|
2480
TAT Technologies
TATT
$505M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
195,100
+3,300
| +2% | +$23.9K |
|
2481
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$370M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
34,350
-2,100
| -6% | -$78.7K |
|
|
BEDU
2482
DELISTED
Bright Scholar Education Holdings
BEDU
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
27,050
+5,700
| +27% | +$314K |
|
|
TRT
2483
Trio-Tech International
TRT
$101M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
586,400
+5,600
| +1% | +$12.5K |
|
2484
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$428M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
42,800
-5,000
| -10% | -$161K |
|
|
AATC
2485
DELISTED
Autoscope Technologies Corporation Common Stock
AATC
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
221,505
+9,105
| +4% | +$46.8K |
|
2486
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$465M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
74,600
+5,000
| +7% | +$88.3K |
|
2487
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$188B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
+1,100
| +10% | +$120K |
|
|
TCP
2488
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,700
| New | +$1.37M |
|
2489
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.89B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
24,473
-203,800
| -89% | -$10.7M |
|
|
FRTX
2490
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
3,068
+282
| +10% | +$119K |
|
2491
Emerson Radio
MSN
$7.79M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
905,650
+18,450
| +2% | +$27K |
|
|
SDPI
2492
DELISTED
Superior Drilling Products Inc.
SDPI
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
413,282
+59,799
| +17% | +$126K |
|
2493
Comscore
SCOR
$106M
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
3,605
+2,230
| +162% | +$885K |
|
2494
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$3.85B
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
204,782
-267,517
| -57% | -$1.9M |
|
|
BLPH
2495
DELISTED
Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.
BLPH
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
80,885
+3,605
| +5% | +$85.7K |
|
2496
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$109B
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-19,900
| -57% | -$1.74M |
|
2497
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.98B
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
48,800
+13,800
| +39% | +$413K |
|
|
TRCB
2498
DELISTED
Two River Bancorp
TRCB
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
75,357
-5,545
| -7% | -$99.3K |
|
2499
LGL Group
LGL
$45.2M
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
485,854
+140,039
| +40% | +$345K |
|
2500
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$448M
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,100
| New | +$1.58M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.