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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$337M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
96,300
+7,300
| +8% | +$37.2K |
|
2827
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.6B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
34,200
-66,309
| -66% | -$892K |
|
|
TRT
2828
Trio-Tech International
TRT
$92M
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
267,200
+5,000
| +2% | +$8.78K |
|
2829
Daktronics
DAKT
$946M
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
50,248
+33,548
| +201% | +$267K |
|
2830
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.2B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
21,980
-181,000
| -89% | -$3.85M |
|
2831
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$6B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,500
| New | +$513K |
|
|
SNMP
2832
DELISTED
Evolve Transition Infrastructure LP
SNMP
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
1,473
+593
| +67% | +$194K |
|
2833
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$5.1B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
9,386
-16,456
| -64% | -$868K |
|
|
RBPAA
2834
DELISTED
Royal Bancshares Of Pennsylvania Inc
RBPAA
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
200,692
+23,300
| +13% | +$55.8K |
|
2835
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$248M
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
134,890
+439
| +0.3% | +$1.44K |
|
2836
Valhi
VHI
$389M
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
17,108
+7,100
| +71% | +$179K |
|
|
MTEM
2837
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
4,184
-512
| -11% | -$70.3K |
|
2838
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$13.6M
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
5,753
+475
| +9% | +$47.3K |
|
2839
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.95B
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
51,800
-26,600
| -34% | -$250K |
|
|
USAP
2840
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
44,367
+5,567
| +14% | +$61K |
|
|
LOV
2841
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
| $465K | ﹤0.01% |
294,200
+45,800
| +18% | +$76K |
|
|
ATTO
2842
DELISTED
Atento S.A.
ATTO
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
10,821
-6,286
| -37% | -$299K |
|
2843
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$633M
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
413
+15
| +4% | +$23.9K |
|
|
GRFS
2844
Grifois
GRFS
$5.55B
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,804
| New | +$474K |
|
|
FBRC
2845
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
| $457K | ﹤0.01% |
34,500
+16,200
| +89% | +$233K |
|
|
ROIC
2846
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,700
| New | +$460K |
|
|
SUMR
2847
DELISTED
Summer Infant, Inc.
SUMR
| $450K | ﹤0.01% |
23,167
+3,667
| +19% | +$67.8K |
|
2848
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$17.4B
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
10,500
-92,300
| -90% | -$3.62M |
|
|
RBCN
2849
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
70,690
+1,680
| +2% | +$10.7K |
|
2850
Autohome
ATHM
$2.62B
| $444K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,300
| New | +$425K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.