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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
Princeton Bancorp
BPRN
$281M
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,400
| New | +$747K |
|
|
WIRE
2752
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $681K | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+6,000
| +79% | +$300K |
|
2753
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$131M
| $678K | ﹤0.01% |
111,200
+7,800
| +8% | +$30.4K |
|
2754
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
19,056
-7,065,920
| -100% | -$250M |
|
2755
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
28,669
-90,851
| -76% | -$2.35M |
|
|
TRIL
2756
DELISTED
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
TRIL
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
116,100
-27,900
| -19% | -$157K |
|
|
SPLP
2757
DELISTED
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
40,200
+10,400
| +35% | +$174K |
|
2758
American Realty Investors
ARL
$246M
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
+2,420
| +7% | +$42.1K |
|
|
CCIH
2759
DELISTED
Chinacache International Holdings Ltd
CCIH
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
603,361
-38,782
| -6% | -$45.9K |
|
|
VXRT
2760
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
233,862
+19,800
| +9% | +$60.2K |
|
2761
InflaRx
IFRX
$250M
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,390
| New | +$625K |
|
2762
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.3B
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
24,600
-85,200
| -78% | -$2.32M |
|
2763
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$10.1B
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,300
| New | +$653K |
|
|
SHSP
2764
DELISTED
SharpSpring, Inc.
SHSP
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,924
| New | +$570K |
|
2765
Protara Therapeutics
TARA
$220M
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
8,410
+748
| +10% | +$69K |
|
|
ROYT
2766
DELISTED
PACIFIC COAST OIL TRUST
ROYT
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
240,300
+154,300
| +179% | +$382K |
|
|
SEM
2767
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
65,331
+20,973
| +47% | +$217K |
|
|
MRIN
2768
DELISTED
Marin Software
MRIN
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
33,557
+3,017
| +10% | +$79.7K |
|
2769
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$94.6M
| $643K | ﹤0.01% |
46,900
+11,200
| +31% | +$155K |
|
|
HNGR
2770
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,800
| New | +$667K |
|
2771
FormFactor
FORM
$8.28B
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
46,396
-142,815
| -75% | -$1.97M |
|
|
GENE
2772
DELISTED
Genetic Technologies Ltd.
GENE
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
29,283
-12,813
| -30% | -$291K |
|
|
CVSA
2773
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.25B
| $636K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$665K |
|
|
ESBK
2774
DELISTED
Elmira Savings Bank Elmira NY
ESBK
| $636K | ﹤0.01% |
31,185
-300
| -1% | -$6.13K |
|
2775
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$244M
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
184,813
+15,293
| +9% | +$53K |
|
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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.