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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
UBS Group
UBS
$171B
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
1,024,000
-760,900
| -43% | -$12.4M |
|
|
SIGM
1077
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
2,575,000
-58,300
| -2% | -$362K |
|
1078
Culp Inc
CULP
$45.8M
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
639,200
+14,100
| +2% | +$419K |
|
1079
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.72B
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
+329,700
| New | +$17.2M |
|
1080
General Mills
GIS
$20.3B
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
353,700
+67,400
| +24% | +$2.95M |
|
1081
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$847M
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
1,098,700
+83,800
| +8% | +$1.29M |
|
1082
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$1.02B
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
544,653
+24,200
| +5% | +$716K |
|
|
BPMC
1083
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
+245,800
| New | +$19.6M |
|
1084
Pentair
PNR
$10.9B
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
370,464
+215,215
| +139% | +$9.67M |
|
|
ENZ
1085
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
3,002,200
+25,300
| +0.8% | +$154K |
|
|
STOR
1086
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
567,400
+391,900
| +223% | +$10.2M |
|
|
THS
1087
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
295,900
+253,100
| +591% | +$11.5M |
|
1088
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$133M
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
1,576,300
+295,100
| +23% | +$2.72M |
|
1089
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.52B
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
191,800
-149,400
| -44% | -$11.9M |
|
|
AKRX
1090
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
933,800
-259,300
| -22% | -$3.98M |
|
1091
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.75B
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
1,352,300
-435,900
| -24% | -$5.05M |
|
1092
Yext
YEXT
$571M
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
+800,300
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
ADAP
1093
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
1,302,107
-3,893
| -0.3% | -$48.5K |
|
1094
Reading International Class A
RDI
$33.2M
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
967,795
-60,305
| -6% | -$960K |
|
|
BVH
1095
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
341,520
+211,000
| +162% | +$9.75M |
|
1096
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.13B
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
357,300
+82,400
| +30% | +$3.53M |
|
|
HCOM
1097
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
530,000
+49,300
| +10% | +$1.36M |
|
1098
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.92B
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
261,000
+16,400
| +7% | +$942K |
|
|
CBPX
1099
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
484,400
+142,700
| +42% | +$4.23M |
|
|
BFIN
1100
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
864,200
+142,400
| +20% | +$2.49M |
|
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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.