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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$5.98B
| $24.3M | 0.03% |
1,182,776
+608,801
| +106% | +$10.9M |
|
|
HSII
777
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
1,146,400
-28,800
| -2% | -$562K |
|
|
CMO
778
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
2,511,400
-261,700
| -9% | -$2.57M |
|
779
Burlington
BURL
$22.5B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
253,600
-170,000
| -40% | -$14.9M |
|
780
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$15B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
2,294,600
-584,200
| -20% | -$5.59M |
|
|
RWT
781
Redwood Trust
RWT
$619M
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
1,483,000
+61,000
| +4% | +$1.02M |
|
782
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$226M
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
1,572,500
+1,700
| +0.1% | +$27.8K |
|
|
LGTY
783
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
2,122,000
+71,300
| +3% | +$726K |
|
|
QADA
784
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
701,777
+40,600
| +6% | +$1.3M |
|
785
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.53B
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
658,000
-192,800
| -23% | -$7.04M |
|
786
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$736M
| $24M | 0.03% |
419,968
-6,200
| -1% | -$322K |
|
787
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.01B
| $24M | 0.03% |
686,915
+5,700
| +0.8% | +$181K |
|
|
UNVR
788
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
826,500
+38,900
| +5% | +$1.12M |
|
|
TFCF
789
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
926,000
+716,608
| +342% | +$19.5M |
|
790
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.27B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
1,922,400
-102,500
| -5% | -$1.19M |
|
791
Brink's
BCO
$4.86B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
282,890
-71,810
| -20% | -$5.47M |
|
792
Applied Materials
AMAT
$410B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
+456,152
| New | +$20.6M |
|
793
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$4.1B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
275,000
-5,700
| -2% | -$454K |
|
|
HTO
794
H2O America
HTO
$2.66B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
418,300
+24,700
| +6% | +$1.33M |
|
795
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.9B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
359,150
+78,650
| +28% | +$4.56M |
|
|
PNK
796
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
1,108,400
+77,100
| +7% | +$1.52M |
|
|
TIME
797
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
1,740,000
-565,400
| -25% | -$7.59M |
|
|
NAVG
798
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
402,400
-5,092
| -1% | -$284K |
|
|
BPL
799
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
| $23.4M | 0.03% |
411,263
+239,429
| +139% | +$14.2M |
|
800
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.5B
| $23.4M | 0.03% |
163,500
+27,300
| +20% | +$3.75M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.