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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$363M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$158M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$226M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$199M |
| 5 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.84% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.05% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2576
PAR Technology
PAR
$707M
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
189,600
+34,900
| +23% | +$189K |
|
|
AAWW
2577
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
-95,800
| -81% | -$4.07M |
|
2578
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$73.2M
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
+3,100
| +8% | +$62.1K |
|
|
RPRX
2579
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
561,713
+384,000
| +216% | +$737K |
|
2580
Scully Royalty
SRL
$76.7M
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
82,400
+8,320
| +11% | +$76.4K |
|
|
PRFT
2581
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $899K | ﹤0.01% |
44,242
-2,851
| -6% | -$59.1K |
|
2582
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$609M
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
68,400
+6,400
| +10% | +$74.4K |
|
2583
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.13B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
162,700
+12,300
| +8% | +$79.5K |
|
|
STZ.B
2584
DELISTED
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. CLASS B
STZ.B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
| – | – |
|
2585
Goldman Sachs
GS
$305B
| $891K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
-213,600
| -97% | -$33.3M |
|
|
MSON
2586
DELISTED
Misonix Inc
MSON
| $884K | ﹤0.01% |
171,000
+5,000
| +3% | +$26.4K |
|
|
PACD
2587
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
121,990
+39,360
| +48% | +$228K |
|
2588
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.39B
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
391,200
+152,954
| +64% | +$441K |
|
|
ECOM
2589
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
60,700
-122,400
| -67% | -$1.57M |
|
|
EVRI
2590
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $879K | ﹤0.01% |
764,500
+393,051
| +106% | +$654K |
|
|
JCTC
2591
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$8.84M
| $879K | ﹤0.01% |
162,800
+800
| +0.5% | +$4.53K |
|
2592
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$634M
| $876K | ﹤0.01% |
398
+31
| +8% | +$64.7K |
|
|
ALJ
2593
DELISTED
Alon USA Energy Inc
ALJ
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
-300,201
| -69% | -$2.59M |
|
|
VWTR
2594
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
91,900
-23,400
| -20% | -$224K |
|
|
XNET
2595
Xunlei
XNET
$334M
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
165,300
-143,925
| -47% | -$887K |
|
|
CNBKA
2596
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
| $864K | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
+3,000
| +17% | +$125K |
|
|
SMT
2597
DELISTED
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW
SMT
| $862K | ﹤0.01% |
194,140
+12,190
| +7% | +$53.6K |
|
|
ELON
2598
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
180,822
+3,498
| +2% | +$17.7K |
|
2599
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.06B
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
7,967
-6,933
| -47% | -$727K |
|
|
IEC
2600
DELISTED
IEC Electronics Corp.
IEC
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
204,400
+53,000
| +35% | +$234K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,774 positions worth $52.5B, down 0.13% from $52.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $1.64B in Q2 2016, closing 474 positions and reducing 1,158 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $185M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Nike worth $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2016 buy was Nike: 5,066,500 shares worth $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to CVS Health in Q2 2016, an estimated $363M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $226M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8% of its $52.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 423 new positions and closed 474 in Q2 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $52.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.