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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EGN
651
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
| $32.5M | 0.03% |
376,700
+83,500
| +28% | +$6.36M |
|
652
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.59B
| $32.3M | 0.03% |
451,100
+417,000
| +1,223% | +$30.4M |
|
|
WBC
653
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $32.2M | 0.03% |
272,800
-93,700
| -26% | -$11.3M |
|
654
Regency Centers
REG
$14.9B
| $32.2M | 0.03% |
497,154
+452,369
| +1,010% | +$28.8M |
|
|
NSA
655
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $32.1M | 0.03% |
1,261,711
+247,911
| +24% | +$7.06M |
|
656
TC Energy
TRP
$70.1B
| $32.1M | 0.03% |
793,401
+264,301
| +50% | +$11.5M |
|
|
THS
657
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $32.1M | 0.03% |
670,500
+374,600
| +127% | +$19.2M |
|
|
KSU
658
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $32M | 0.03% |
282,700
-528,900
| -65% | -$60.3M |
|
659
Gerdau
GGB
$9.54B
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
9,560,123
-3,740,562
| -28% | -$12M |
|
|
XHR
660
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$2.01B
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
1,347,200
-439,100
| -25% | -$10.6M |
|
|
IBA
661
DELISTED
Industrias Bachoco SAB De C.V.
IBA
| $31.8M | 0.03% |
586,104
+23,704
| +4% | +$1.38M |
|
|
CBPX
662
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $31.7M | 0.03% |
845,072
+360,672
| +74% | +$12.8M |
|
663
Winmark
WINA
$1.2B
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
190,300
+5,100
| +3% | +$777K |
|
|
HDP
664
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $31.5M | 0.03% |
1,383,000
-42,674
| -3% | -$890K |
|
|
B
665
Barrick Mining
B
$60.9B
| $31.5M | 0.03% |
2,843,899
+71,400
| +3% | +$795K |
|
666
Paycom
PAYC
$7.88B
| $31.4M | 0.03% |
202,250
-106,300
| -34% | -$14.3M |
|
667
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$4.99B
| $31.4M | 0.03% |
1,642,832
+117,632
| +8% | +$2.26M |
|
|
AVP
668
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
| $31.3M | 0.03% |
14,240,876
+1,235,776
| +10% | +$2.28M |
|
|
DRE
669
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
| $31.3M | 0.03% |
1,104,300
+1,041,830
| +1,668% | +$29.8M |
|
670
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$83.7B
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
+1,086,049
| New | +$31.4M |
|
|
UCB
671
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.26B
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
1,118,711
-136,800
| -11% | -$4.15M |
|
672
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$6.34B
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
1,784,876
+311,801
| +21% | +$5.95M |
|
|
PHH
673
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
| $31.1M | 0.03% |
2,828,765
-33,700
| -1% | -$367K |
|
674
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
| $31.1M | 0.03% |
1,151,325
-544,669
| -32% | -$14.1M |
|
675
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.21B
| $31.1M | 0.03% |
1,468,200
-844,400
| -37% | -$19.6M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.