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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$179M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$142M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$168M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 11.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.35% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.55% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TLN
2551
DELISTED
Talen Energy Corporation
TLN
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
120,600
-1,052,927
| -90% | -$7.43M |
|
|
GIFI
2552
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
138,000
+38,400
| +39% | +$335K |
|
|
MRIN
2553
DELISTED
Marin Software
MRIN
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
8,540
+3,497
| +69% | +$458K |
|
|
MAGN
2554
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$493M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
+1,269
| +46% | +$288K |
|
|
WTT
2555
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
815,000
+7,500
| +0.9% | +$10.9K |
|
|
SMMF
2556
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
69,435
+21,100
| +44% | +$274K |
|
|
APU
2557
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
24,700
-404,000
| -94% | -$16M |
|
|
AAV
2558
DELISTED
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd
AAV
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
194,996
+162,586
| +502% | +$846K |
|
|
BMCH
2559
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
63,900
-18,100
| -22% | -$265K |
|
|
TRQ
2560
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
41,634
-52,830
| -56% | -$1.19M |
|
|
TSL
2561
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
106,100
-549,400
| -84% | -$5.45M |
|
|
SHOE
2562
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$424M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
78,000
+9,200
| +13% | +$109K |
|
|
CGI
2563
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
100,232
-487,400
| -83% | -$4.4M |
|
|
SCU
2564
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
+6,959
| +41% | +$328K |
|
|
YUME
2565
DELISTED
YuMe, Inc.
YUME
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
280,300
+70,400
| +34% | +$240K |
|
2566
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.17B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,600
| New | +$1.16M |
|
|
YZC
2567
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
198,900
+13,000
| +7% | +$57.7K |
|
|
GPX
2568
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
37,994
+3,694
| +11% | +$90K |
|
|
BCRH
2569
DELISTED
BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
BCRH
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
58,100
+37,800
| +186% | +$682K |
|
|
CRCM
2570
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
168,700
+110,800
| +191% | +$671K |
|
|
DRE
2571
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,000
| New | +$946K |
|
|
MRVC
2572
DELISTED
MRV Communications Inc
MRVC
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
114,500
+15,800
| +16% | +$170K |
|
2573
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.4B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
44,400
+1,540
| +4% | +$33.4K |
|
|
AXU
2574
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
1,069,200
+231,372
| +28% | +$140K |
|
2575
Manitowoc
MTW
$491M
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,525
| New | +$864K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.