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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FOGO
2701
DELISTED
Fogo de Chao, Inc. Common Stock
FOGO
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
56,500
-34,200
| -38% | -$444K |
|
2702
AMREP Corp
AXR
$124M
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
99,380
-6,800
| -6% | -$46.9K |
|
|
CGRN
2703
DELISTED
Capstone Green Energy Corporation Common Stock
CGRN
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
100,021
+11,830
| +13% | +$76.5K |
|
|
STRR
2704
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$40.1M
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
47,402
+2,872
| +6% | +$40.6K |
|
|
BKEP
2705
DELISTED
Blueknight Energy Partners L.P.
BKEP
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
120,900
+10,656
| +10% | +$61.9K |
|
|
EMMS
2706
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
220,434
-13,647
| -6% | -$36.3K |
|
2707
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$181M
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
+22,800
| +217% | +$257K |
|
|
INDT
2708
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
18,800
+4,568
| +32% | +$153K |
|
|
DZSI
2709
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
99,897
+20,200
| +25% | +$135K |
|
|
RXDX
2710
DELISTED
Ignyta, Inc.
RXDX
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
+55,240
| New | +$569K |
|
|
LKM
2711
DELISTED
Link Motion Inc.
LKM
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
+194,060
| New | +$671K |
|
|
BORN
2712
DELISTED
China New Borun Corporation
BORN
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
548,400
+17,400
| +3% | +$22.4K |
|
|
CIVI
2713
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
20,300
-12,900
| -39% | -$367K |
|
2714
International Seaways
INSW
$4.68B
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,000
| New | +$694K |
|
|
MRO
2715
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
49,400
-910,046
| -95% | -$10.8M |
|
|
LHCG
2716
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
9,400
-125,000
| -93% | -$8.02M |
|
2717
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$388M
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
32,200
+3,900
| +14% | +$62.4K |
|
|
PPBI
2718
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
17,408
-38,600
| -69% | -$1.39M |
|
2719
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$43M
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
641,500
+40,226
| +7% | +$35.6K |
|
|
TULP
2720
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
$16.1M
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
86,186
+629
| +0.7% | +$4.61K |
|
|
ENFY
2721
DELISTED
Enlightify Inc
ENFY
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
44,149
-918
| -2% | -$13.7K |
|
|
SKIS
2722
DELISTED
Peak Resorts, Inc.
SKIS
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
149,800
-45,900
| -23% | -$218K |
|
|
QBAK
2723
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
96,902
+29,800
| +44% | +$212K |
|
2724
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
| $639K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,007
| New | +$576K |
|
2725
ImmuCell
ICCC
$99.6M
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
98,200
+18,300
| +23% | +$120K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.