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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PARAA
976
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
315,100
+5,900
| +2% | +$343K |
|
977
Enpro
NPO
$6.65B
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
201,400
+48,800
| +32% | +$4.13M |
|
978
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.75B
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
218,100
+129,700
| +147% | +$11.3M |
|
|
HDP
979
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
934,300
+19,900
| +2% | +$365K |
|
980
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.65B
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
572,442
-751,804
| -57% | -$25.9M |
|
981
Camping World
CWH
$389M
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
419,200
-68,900
| -14% | -$3M |
|
982
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.6B
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
204,038
+2,900
| +1% | +$265K |
|
983
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.84B
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
596,400
-487,367
| -45% | -$13.2M |
|
|
SPIL
984
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
2,221,369
-2,000
| -0.1% | -$16.1K |
|
985
Axogen
AXGN
$2.17B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
657,800
+255,400
| +63% | +$6.03M |
|
986
Jabil
JBL
$31.6B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
+706,400
| New | +$20M |
|
987
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$503M
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
298,500
+43,600
| +17% | +$3.05M |
|
988
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1,000M
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
2,585,752
+725,252
| +39% | +$4.55M |
|
989
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.49B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
593,400
-49,500
| -8% | -$1.65M |
|
990
Lantheus
LNTH
$6.64B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
903,400
+276,300
| +44% | +$5.63M |
|
991
Quanta Services
PWR
$87.8B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
471,499
+51,906
| +12% | +$1.95M |
|
|
CHFN
992
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
1,049,959
+17,900
| +2% | +$330K |
|
|
WDR
993
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
822,500
+652,200
| +383% | +$13.3M |
|
994
Visteon
VC
$2.86B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
146,100
-77,908
| -35% | -$9.87M |
|
995
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.32B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
+457,427
| New | +$17.5M |
|
996
Stoneridge
SRI
$210M
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
797,800
+39,700
| +5% | +$887K |
|
997
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.7M
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
1,091,205
-29,095
| -3% | -$457K |
|
998
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$204M
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
651,100
+17,300
| +3% | +$498K |
|
999
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$5.05B
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
619,180
-280,400
| -31% | -$8.11M |
|
|
RWT
1000
Redwood Trust
RWT
$585M
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
1,227,700
-255,300
| -17% | -$3.96M |
|
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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.