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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.14B
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
16,200
+4,300
| +36% | +$136K |
|
|
CYAN
2827
DELISTED
Cyanotech Corp
CYAN
| $507K | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
+5,800
| +5% | +$24.8K |
|
2828
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.15B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
+118,827
| New | +$467K |
|
2829
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
12,800
-2,000
| -14% | -$78.5K |
|
2830
Visa
V
$701B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
3,800
-34,066
| -90% | -$4.38M |
|
2831
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$84M
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
35,700
+3,193
| +10% | +$37K |
|
2832
Plumas Bancorp
PLBC
$430M
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
17,800
-900
| -5% | -$24.6K |
|
|
SPLP
2833
DELISTED
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
29,800
-4,900
| -14% | -$84.7K |
|
2834
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.3B
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
9,300
-2,500
| -21% | -$135K |
|
2835
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
| $496K | ﹤0.01% |
9,821
-51,599
| -84% | -$2.62M |
|
2836
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.42B
| $496K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,700
| New | +$480K |
|
|
HMHC
2837
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $496K | ﹤0.01% |
64,900
-39,400
| -38% | -$280K |
|
2838
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$14.9M
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
131,670
+25,670
| +24% | +$87.5K |
|
|
BDSI
2839
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
| $492K | ﹤0.01% |
166,779
+113,779
| +215% | +$270K |
|
|
YRD
2840
Yiren Digital
YRD
$93.6M
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,000
| New | +$680K |
|
|
STRM
2841
DELISTED
Streamline Health Solutions
STRM
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
23,040
+80
| +0.3% | +$1.83K |
|
|
ATYR
2842
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$47.4M
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
38,133
+10,412
| +38% | +$247K |
|
2843
Ziff Davis
ZD
$2B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
6,440
-13,225
| -67% | -$969K |
|
2844
Amdocs
DOX
$6.03B
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
7,300
-296,200
| -98% | -$19.9M |
|
2845
VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
HYEM
$522M
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,900
| New | +$489K |
|
2846
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.78B
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
-599,792
| -96% | -$13.5M |
|
|
INAP
2847
DELISTED
Internap Corporation
INAP
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
45,930
-161,425
| -78% | -$1.84M |
|
2848
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$338M
| $475K | ﹤0.01% |
182,600
+86,400
| +90% | +$275K |
|
2849
iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF
AOA
$3.13B
| $475K | ﹤0.01% |
8,900
-500
| -5% | -$26.9K |
|
2850
Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF
PXH
$1.89B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
22,827
-5,499
| -19% | -$122K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.