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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QBAK
2501
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
164,401
+1,400
| +0.9% | +$11.1K |
|
2502
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$91.1M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
119,240
+3,840
| +3% | +$43K |
|
2503
MIND Technology
MIND
$45.3M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
31,125
+305
| +1% | +$12.1K |
|
|
PBT
2504
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.38B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
161,702
-36,659
| -18% | -$326K |
|
|
TUES
2505
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
401,098
+133,000
| +50% | +$394K |
|
|
CHCT
2506
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$523M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
41,400
+19,600
| +90% | +$598K |
|
|
INXN
2507
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
+8,903
| +89% | +$577K |
|
|
GPIC
2508
DELISTED
Gaming Partners International Corporation
GPIC
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
135,700
+2,600
| +2% | +$22.4K |
|
2509
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
STIP
$15.9B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
12,800
-5,700
| -31% | -$564K |
|
|
SBR
2510
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
29,823
-3,288
| -10% | -$147K |
|
2511
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.32B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,000
| New | +$1.28M |
|
|
SXCP
2512
DELISTED
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
SXCP
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
82,300
-161,571
| -66% | -$2.55M |
|
|
FL
2513
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
24,600
-1,533,500
| -98% | -$76M |
|
|
CCLP
2514
DELISTED
CSI Compressco LP
CCLP
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
243,548
-64,454
| -21% | -$364K |
|
|
TCF
2515
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,500
| New | +$1.33M |
|
2516
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.66B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
75,045
-44,319
| -37% | -$775K |
|
|
ABTX
2517
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
29,828
-375
| -1% | -$16.6K |
|
2518
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.04B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
13,300
-17,302
| -57% | -$1.57M |
|
2519
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.22B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,771
| New | +$1.25M |
|
2520
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.99B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
35,988
-23,607
| -40% | -$734K |
|
|
SAUC
2521
DELISTED
Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Common stock
SAUC
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
876,490
+137,219
| +19% | +$158K |
|
|
RDHL
2522
Redhill Biopharma
RDHL
$3.95M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+139
| New | +$1.13M |
|
2523
Century Communities
CCS
$1.91B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,554
| New | +$1.39M |
|
|
ATAXZ
2524
DELISTED
AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMT INV LP
ATAXZ
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
213,669
+24,227
| +13% | +$138K |
|
|
VIA
2525
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,250
| New | +$1.15M |
|
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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.