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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$240M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$258M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$189M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.18% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
Ennis
EBF
$550M
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
708,500
+30,800
| +5% | +$518K |
|
1077
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.23B
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
560,500
-163,200
| -23% | -$3.89M |
|
|
HRC
1078
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
169,600
-39,000
| -19% | -$2.94M |
|
1079
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
536,400
-117,700
| -18% | -$2.94M |
|
|
EXK
1080
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$2.35B
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
4,421,900
-1,054,900
| -19% | -$3.26M |
|
|
MNTA
1081
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
797,400
+519,000
| +186% | +$7.9M |
|
1082
Expedia Group
EXPE
$33.4B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
89,959
-671,500
| -88% | -$94.3M |
|
1083
Tapestry
TPR
$29.8B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
+281,500
| New | +$12.3M |
|
1084
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.7B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
160,600
+11,600
| +8% | +$952K |
|
1085
IDEX
IEX
$16.6B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
117,325
-55,100
| -32% | -$5.79M |
|
1086
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$494M
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
274,600
-6,100
| -2% | -$254K |
|
|
OKS
1087
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
259,000
-34,300
| -12% | -$1.74M |
|
|
WCC
1088
WESCO International
WCC
$16.5B
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
230,103
+215,703
| +1,498% | +$13.4M |
|
1089
Hackett Group
HCKT
$255M
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
850,144
-32,300
| -4% | -$547K |
|
|
ZAYO
1090
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
+424,913
| New | +$13.9M |
|
|
SP
1091
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
428,500
+85,400
| +25% | +$2.65M |
|
1092
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
365,800
-96,300
| -21% | -$3.32M |
|
1093
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
206,800
+120,300
| +139% | +$7.5M |
|
|
FPRX
1094
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $13M | 0.02% |
431,500
-31,401
| -7% | -$980K |
|
|
PCBK
1095
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
| $13M | 0.02% |
507,000
+7,844
| +2% | +$194K |
|
1096
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.78B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
+1,120,719
| New | +$12.8M |
|
1097
Stoneridge
SRI
$210M
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
835,600
+209,000
| +33% | +$3.5M |
|
|
CSR
1098
Centerspace
CSR
$937M
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
207,010
-800
| -0.4% | -$48.3K |
|
|
PTHN
1099
DELISTED
Patheon N.V.
PTHN
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
368,300
+237,800
| +182% | +$7.33M |
|
|
STL
1100
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
552,536
-197,873
| -26% | -$4.53M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,586 positions worth $78.4B, up 9.5% from $71.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.59B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 398 new positions and adding to 1,648 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Comcast, an estimated $263M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2017 buy was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q2 2017, an estimated $382M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $358M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $78.4B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 398 new positions and closed 418 in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $78.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.