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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$176M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.96% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3326
Goldman Sachs
GS
$305B
| – | – |
-49,200
| Closed | -$7.93M |
|
3327
Gray Television
GTN
$430M
| – | – |
-78,150
| Closed | -$810K |
|
3328
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.8B
| – | – |
-45,100
| Closed | -$3.41M |
|
3329
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4B
| – | – |
-20,665
| Closed | -$2.26M |
|
3330
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.3B
| – | – |
-345,300
| Closed | -$14.8M |
|
|
HIMX
3331
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.09B
| – | – |
-347,361
| Closed | -$2.98M |
|
3332
HP
HPQ
$25.9B
| – | – |
-94,700
| Closed | -$1.47M |
|
3333
HSBC
HSBC
$356B
| – | – |
-9,409
| Closed | -$320K |
|
3334
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2B
| – | – |
-1,301,100
| Closed | -$21.2M |
|
|
AGIG
3335
Abundia Global Impact Group
AGIG
$41.8M
| – | – |
-102
| Closed | -$2K |
|
3336
Hexcel
HXL
$8.3B
| – | – |
-300,500
| Closed | -$13.3M |
|
3337
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
| – | – |
-38,060
| Closed | -$1.57M |
|
3338
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$40.5B
| – | – |
-454,400
| Closed | -$4.01M |
|
3339
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
| – | – |
-3,261,720
| Closed | -$22.1M |
|
3340
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$5.26B
| – | – |
-9,386
| Closed | -$474K |
|
3341
Incyte
INCY
$26B
| – | – |
-62,900
| Closed | -$5.93M |
|
3342
ING
ING
$95.1B
| – | – |
-945,210
| Closed | -$11.7M |
|
3343
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$2.1B
| – | – |
-19,000
| Closed | -$156K |
|
3344
IQVIA
IQV
$40.5B
| – | – |
-242,300
| Closed | -$19.6M |
|
|
IRBT
3345
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| – | – |
-68,460
| Closed | -$3.01M |
|
3346
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.81B
| – | – |
-156,600
| Closed | -$1.27M |
|
3347
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.41B
| – | – |
-24,900
| Closed | -$540K |
|
3348
ITT
ITT
$17.8B
| – | – |
-198,600
| Closed | -$7.12M |
|
|
KALV
3349
DELISTED
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
| – | – |
-17,337
| Closed | -$112K |
|
3350
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
| – | – |
-3,964,923
| Closed | -$48.3M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,715 positions worth $63.2B, up 12% from $56.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.2% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.07B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,792 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, an estimated $227M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2016 buy was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2016, an estimated $247M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $205M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.2% of its $63.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 494 in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $63.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.