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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$57.6M
| $18M | 0.02% |
69,888
-175
| -0.2% | -$47.6K |
|
|
TCO
1002
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
| $17.9M | 0.02% |
300,000
+232,700
| +346% | +$14.4M |
|
1003
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.67B
| $17.9M | 0.02% |
400,519
-128,900
| -24% | -$5.74M |
|
1004
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$147M
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
1,946,000
-86,400
| -4% | -$721K |
|
|
LTXB
1005
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
417,579
-72,400
| -15% | -$3.18M |
|
|
PARAA
1006
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
306,400
-3,000
| -1% | -$167K |
|
1007
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.24B
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
1,125,775
+7,775
| +0.7% | +$122K |
|
1008
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.9B
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
178,800
+61,700
| +53% | +$6.05M |
|
1009
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$416M
| $17.7M | 0.02% |
6,810,632
+2,512,199
| +58% | +$6.99M |
|
1010
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$4.04B
| $17.7M | 0.02% |
533,900
+18,100
| +4% | +$603K |
|
1011
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$6.05B
| $17.7M | 0.02% |
458,178
+13,300
| +3% | +$542K |
|
1012
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.75B
| $17.6M | 0.02% |
219,200
+56,400
| +35% | +$4M |
|
1013
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.19B
| $17.5M | 0.02% |
540,000
+464,100
| +611% | +$14M |
|
|
GLOG
1014
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $17.5M | 0.02% |
888,000
+30,900
| +4% | +$548K |
|
1015
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
| $17.5M | 0.02% |
1,132,800
+1,100
| +0.1% | +$16.8K |
|
1016
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.64B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
107,978
-387,500
| -78% | -$53M |
|
1017
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.04B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
851,500
-444,200
| -34% | -$10.1M |
|
1018
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.28B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
638,938
+95,438
| +18% | +$2.49M |
|
|
MODN
1019
DELISTED
MODEL N, INC.
MODN
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
1,098,320
-299,680
| -21% | -$5.24M |
|
1020
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.4B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
+87,934
| New | +$19.3M |
|
|
PSB
1021
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
136,900
-44,700
| -25% | -$5.76M |
|
1022
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.83B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
184,125
+148,031
| +410% | +$14.6M |
|
1023
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$260M
| $17.3M | 0.02% |
1,602,809
+28,400
| +2% | +$308K |
|
1024
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.04B
| $17.3M | 0.02% |
440,800
+8,703
| +2% | +$359K |
|
|
BPY
1025
DELISTED
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units
BPY
| $17.2M | 0.02% |
823,666
+268,452
| +48% | +$5.36M |
|
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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.