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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$240M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$258M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$189M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.18% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
| $29.7M | 0.04% |
+490,450
| New | +$32M |
|
627
Teck Resources
TECK
$29.5B
| $29.7M | 0.04% |
1,714,476
+815,600
| +91% | +$15.6M |
|
628
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.53B
| $29.6M | 0.04% |
422,500
+63,074
| +18% | +$4.5M |
|
629
NiSource
NI
$22.4B
| $29.6M | 0.04% |
1,166,000
-731,000
| -39% | -$18.2M |
|
630
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$26.4B
| $29.5M | 0.04% |
1,238,386
+93,200
| +8% | +$2.2M |
|
|
MFA
631
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
| $29.5M | 0.04% |
878,050
+256,891
| +41% | +$8.5M |
|
632
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
| $29.4M | 0.04% |
1,338,990
+409,200
| +44% | +$9.87M |
|
633
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
| $29.4M | 0.04% |
611,800
+75,800
| +14% | +$4.12M |
|
634
STMicroelectronics
STM
$46B
| $29.4M | 0.04% |
2,042,869
-3,257,050
| -61% | -$51.4M |
|
635
Titan International
TWI
$516M
| $29.4M | 0.04% |
2,445,600
-44,700
| -2% | -$482K |
|
636
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$1.02B
| $29.2M | 0.04% |
835,010
-35,596
| -4% | -$1.19M |
|
637
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
| $29.2M | 0.04% |
666,639
-54,600
| -8% | -$2.29M |
|
|
CMO
638
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
| $28.9M | 0.04% |
2,773,100
-161,800
| -6% | -$1.73M |
|
|
GOLD
639
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $28.9M | 0.04% |
326,600
+223,900
| +218% | +$20.5M |
|
640
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$16.2B
| $28.8M | 0.04% |
391,800
+280,388
| +252% | +$20.1M |
|
641
Loews
L
$24.3B
| $28.8M | 0.04% |
614,900
+175,800
| +40% | +$8.23M |
|
642
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
| $28.8M | 0.04% |
260,200
-582,000
| -69% | -$62.2M |
|
643
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
| $28.7M | 0.04% |
923,440
+433,250
| +88% | +$12.5M |
|
|
EXAS
644
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $28.6M | 0.04% |
808,600
+457,300
| +130% | +$14.1M |
|
|
GTY
645
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.1B
| $28.5M | 0.04% |
1,136,312
+147,600
| +15% | +$3.78M |
|
646
ATN International
ATNI
$361M
| $28.5M | 0.04% |
416,300
+22,300
| +6% | +$1.51M |
|
|
EBSB
647
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $28.5M | 0.04% |
1,683,758
+91,700
| +6% | +$1.58M |
|
|
SRDX
648
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $28.3M | 0.04% |
1,004,338
+1,617
| +0.2% | +$39K |
|
|
ORIT
649
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
| $28.3M | 0.04% |
1,657,725
-32,700
| -2% | -$552K |
|
650
BGC Group
BGC
$5.58B
| $28.2M | 0.04% |
3,471,612
+1,399,344
| +68% | +$10.5M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,586 positions worth $78.4B, up 9.5% from $71.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.59B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 398 new positions and adding to 1,648 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Comcast, an estimated $263M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2017 buy was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q2 2017, an estimated $382M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $358M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $78.4B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 398 new positions and closed 418 in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $78.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.