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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$521M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$305M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$451M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$332M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.71% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
951
Celanese
CE
$4.93B
| $19.6M | 0.02% |
182,800
+46,900
| +35% | +$4.98M |
|
|
CRCM
952
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $19.5M | 0.02% |
1,082,700
+170,000
| +19% | +$2.98M |
|
953
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.2B
| $19.5M | 0.02% |
346,100
-5,000
| -1% | -$279K |
|
954
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.57B
| $19.4M | 0.02% |
405,800
+194,900
| +92% | +$9.54M |
|
955
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.22B
| $19.4M | 0.02% |
524,418
+212,850
| +68% | +$7.86M |
|
|
BSTC
956
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
| $19.4M | 0.02% |
447,186
+31,886
| +8% | +$1.43M |
|
957
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.83B
| $19.4M | 0.02% |
216,100
-84,200
| -28% | -$7.78M |
|
|
SASR
958
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
495,654
-8,300
| -2% | -$333K |
|
959
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.81B
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
551,400
+33,900
| +7% | +$1.25M |
|
960
Visa
V
$694B
| $19.3M | 0.02% |
+169,000
| New | +$18.7M |
|
|
ARNA
961
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
565,650
-329,516
| -37% | -$9.39M |
|
962
Antero Resources
AR
$10.6B
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
1,010,300
+276,300
| +38% | +$5.3M |
|
|
CHMI
963
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$82.7M
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
1,066,600
-91,350
| -8% | -$1.67M |
|
|
MSCC
964
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
371,301
-24,082
| -6% | -$1.27M |
|
|
CO
965
DELISTED
Global Cord Blood Corporation
CO
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
1,926,500
+320,200
| +20% | +$3.5M |
|
966
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.47B
| $19.2M | 0.02% |
1,071,405
-493,600
| -32% | -$8.69M |
|
967
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$392M
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
1,608,200
-170,000
| -10% | -$1.72M |
|
|
ILG
968
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
671,322
-467,907
| -41% | -$13.5M |
|
969
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$39.9B
| $19.1M | 0.02% |
1,289,200
+423,912
| +49% | +$5.78M |
|
|
ENZ
970
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $19M | 0.02% |
2,335,800
+197,900
| +9% | +$1.89M |
|
|
SJI
971
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $19M | 0.02% |
607,900
+85,564
| +16% | +$2.83M |
|
972
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.8B
| $19M | 0.02% |
121,700
+47,700
| +64% | +$7.22M |
|
|
TIME
973
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
1,026,000
-714,000
| -41% | -$10.7M |
|
974
NatWest
NWG
$70.3B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
2,295,986
+1,020,872
| +80% | +$8.16M |
|
975
Gentex
GNTX
$5.02B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
900,200
+473,700
| +111% | +$9.42M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,692 positions worth $90.7B, up 6.7% from $85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 filing shows 521 new, 1,724 increased, 1,031 reduced and 386 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $455M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, an estimated $521M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $455M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $90.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 521 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $90.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.