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
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$388M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Danaher
DHR
|
+$350M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
|
+$251M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.48% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.21% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.74% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.97% |
| 5 | Utilities | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LGCY
2851
DELISTED
Legacy Reserves Inc. Common Stock
LGCY
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
+338,400
| New | +$1.08M |
|
2852
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.32B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
29,550
-62,150
| -68% | -$1.33M |
|
2853
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$2.06B
| $511K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,000
| New | +$408K |
|
|
VXRT
2854
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
| $510K | ﹤0.01% |
271,162
+37,300
| +16% | +$111K |
|
2855
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$474M
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
19,580
-7,014
| -26% | -$241K |
|
2856
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
$285M
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
+535
| New | +$455K |
|
2857
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
EDZ
$18.8M
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
+850
| New | +$508K |
|
|
ATAXZ
2858
DELISTED
AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMT INV LP
ATAXZ
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
90,400
-123,269
| -58% | -$693K |
|
|
CCLP
2859
DELISTED
CSI Compressco LP
CCLP
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
216,800
-26,748
| -11% | -$119K |
|
|
TTOO
2860
DELISTED
T2 Biosystems, Inc
TTOO
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
33
-39
| -54% | -$916K |
|
2861
Bridgewater Bancshares
BWB
$572M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
47,410
+21,010
| +80% | +$243K |
|
2862
CVD Equipment Corp
CVV
$45.2M
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
140,284
-7,323
| -5% | -$35.1K |
|
2863
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$600M
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
312,805
+184,260
| +143% | +$882K |
|
|
SUMR
2864
DELISTED
Summer Infant, Inc.
SUMR
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
52,344
-3,093
| -6% | -$31.2K |
|
2865
Tantech Holdings
TANH
$6.05M
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
30
-5
| -14% | -$81K |
|
2866
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,000
| New | +$511K |
|
2867
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF
SLYV
$4.89B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,100
| New | +$552K |
|
2868
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$58M
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,398
| New | +$628K |
|
2869
American Realty Investors
ARL
$242M
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
40,500
+900
| +2% | +$13.9K |
|
|
OBE
2870
Obsidian Energy
OBE
$678M
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
173,486
+168,257
| +3,218% | +$745K |
|
|
MGI
2871
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
244,000
+97,800
| +67% | +$315K |
|
2872
Cineverse
CNVS
$56M
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
42,692
-826
| -2% | -$14.2K |
|
|
SCG
2873
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,200
| New | +$438K |
|
|
PTX
2874
DELISTED
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
PTX
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
1,145,996
+77,100
| +7% | +$47.9K |
|
2875
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$862M
| $480K | ﹤0.01% |
17,205
+8,205
| +91% | +$252K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.