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
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.73B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
388,100
+280,900
| +262% | +$14.5M |
|
|
SIVB
902
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
+71,170
| New | +$20.9M |
|
903
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.44B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
+460,900
| New | +$19.3M |
|
904
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.5B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
386,764
+375,864
| +3,448% | +$21.8M |
|
905
Camden National
CAC
$977M
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
447,449
+19,500
| +5% | +$883K |
|
906
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.17B
| $20.4M | 0.02% |
1,315,400
+147,400
| +13% | +$2.27M |
|
907
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
| $20.4M | 0.02% |
544,537
+6,345
| +1% | +$243K |
|
908
Adtran
ADTN
$730M
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
1,369,028
-404,500
| -23% | -$6.03M |
|
|
LSXMA
909
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
623,831
+204,576
| +49% | +$6.48M |
|
910
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
| $20.3M | 0.02% |
311,133
+84,500
| +37% | +$5.72M |
|
|
HTB
911
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$856M
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
719,015
+44,000
| +7% | +$1.19M |
|
|
TBNK
912
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
652,200
+51,600
| +9% | +$1.57M |
|
913
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.46B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
22,300
+11,289
| +103% | +$9.94M |
|
914
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.1B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
422,600
+111,900
| +36% | +$5.29M |
|
915
Altria Group
MO
$125B
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
+354,700
| New | +$20.5M |
|
916
BlueLinx
BXC
$465M
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
536,260
-49,000
| -8% | -$1.91M |
|
|
BFS
917
Saul Centers
BFS
$870M
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
374,600
+2,800
| +0.8% | +$140K |
|
918
Accuray
ARAY
$29M
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
4,890,600
+229,700
| +5% | +$1.06M |
|
|
CIO
919
DELISTED
City Office REIT
CIO
| $20M | 0.02% |
1,558,500
+346,900
| +29% | +$4.13M |
|
920
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.92B
| $20M | 0.02% |
2,509,261
-1,601,500
| -39% | -$15.4M |
|
|
ZIXI
921
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $20M | 0.02% |
3,704,400
-22,800
| -0.6% | -$117K |
|
922
Aptiv
APTV
$12.6B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
217,500
-126,500
| -37% | -$11.8M |
|
|
CLR
923
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
+307,500
| New | +$19.9M |
|
|
FFKT
924
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
381,300
+36,400
| +11% | +$1.83M |
|
925
Kennametal
KMT
$2.71B
| $19.8M | 0.02% |
+552,800
| New | +$21.2M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.