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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$1.57B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$1.06B |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$597M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$374M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$373M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$1.54B |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$561M |
| 3 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$353M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$345M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$340M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.21% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.9% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.47% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2701
Intellicheck
IDN
$73.1M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
113,759
+75,255
| +195% | +$467K |
|
|
WSTL
2702
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
952,506
+20,400
| +2% | +$22.8K |
|
|
BGMS
2703
Bio Green Med Solution Inc
BGMS
$4.91M
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
18
+2
| +13% | +$67K |
|
2704
Silicom
SILC
$229M
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
25,558
+134
| +0.5% | +$4.33K |
|
2705
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
AOR
$3.66B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
17,754
+12,287
| +225% | +$575K |
|
2706
Matrix Service
MTRX
$326M
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
37,100
-21,659
| -37% | -$428K |
|
|
TAIT
2707
DELISTED
Taitron Components
TAIT
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
299,051
+11,500
| +4% | +$32.2K |
|
2708
Union Bankshares
UNB
$106M
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
23,400
+2,400
| +11% | +$81.7K |
|
2709
MYR Group
MYRG
$5.19B
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,900
| New | +$855K |
|
|
CORE
2710
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $843K | ﹤0.01% |
31,000
-492,592
| -94% | -$13.6M |
|
2711
Virco
VIRC
$95.2M
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
197,902
+6,302
| +3% | +$25.2K |
|
|
ATYR
2712
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$47.6M
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
199,920
+6,300
| +3% | +$24.3K |
|
|
CBAY
2713
DELISTED
Cymabay Therapeutics
CBAY
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
424,840
+384,920
| +964% | +$1.45M |
|
2714
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.9B
| $827K | ﹤0.01% |
13,300
+4,100
| +45% | +$243K |
|
|
MOR
2715
DELISTED
MorphoSys AG American Depositary Shares
MOR
| $826K | ﹤0.01% |
23,146
-5,354
| -19% | -$160K |
|
|
DVD
2716
DELISTED
Dover Motorsports
DVD
| $826K | ﹤0.01% |
444,146
+28,503
| +7% | +$54K |
|
2717
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$243M
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
83,000
-19,300
| -19% | -$150K |
|
2718
AXT Inc
AXTI
$3.95B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
188,500
+20,500
| +12% | +$65.8K |
|
|
NOVN
2719
DELISTED
Novan, Inc. Common Stock
NOVN
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
25,797
+2,092
| +9% | +$49.1K |
|
|
ORKA
2720
Oruka Therapeutics
ORKA
$5.82B
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
11,881
+3,540
| +42% | +$227K |
|
|
YMAB
2721
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
26,000
-44,700
| -63% | -$1.32M |
|
2722
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.11B
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
16,300
-22,000
| -57% | -$1.02M |
|
|
HUSN
2723
DELISTED
Hudson Capital Inc. Ordinary Shares
HUSN
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
327,966
+29,011
| +10% | +$71.9K |
|
|
THMO
2724
DELISTED
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
THMO
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
4,072
+1,307
| +47% | +$252K |
|
2725
Vanguard Health Care ETF
VHT
$18.1B
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,200
| New | +$753K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $130B, up 10% from $118B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2019 filing shows 518 new, 1,836 increased, 1,085 reduced and 443 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 6,745,100 shares worth $623M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $1.54B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2019 buy was Amazon: 6,745,100 shares worth $623M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q4 2019, an estimated $1.57B increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $561M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.54B.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $130B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 518 new positions and closed 443 in Q4 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $130B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.