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
|
+$1.57B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$1.06B |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$597M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$374M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$373M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$1.54B |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$561M |
| 3 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$353M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$345M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$340M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.21% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.9% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.47% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPLN
1101
Openlane
OPLN
$4.28B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
770,800
-647,400
| -46% | -$14.8M |
|
|
MSGN
1102
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
964,200
+237,300
| +33% | +$3.95M |
|
|
ADVM
1103
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
145,585
-123,715
| -46% | -$10.9M |
|
|
DFS
1104
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
197,700
-355,900
| -64% | -$29.4M |
|
1105
IMAX
IMAX
$2.67B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
818,800
+101,300
| +14% | +$2.16M |
|
1106
Regional Management Corp
RM
$390M
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
556,437
+15,200
| +3% | +$461K |
|
|
BRG
1107
DELISTED
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
BRG
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
1,383,963
+222,902
| +19% | +$2.66M |
|
|
EQC
1108
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
506,009
-788,151
| -61% | -$25.3M |
|
1109
Allot
ALLT
$362M
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
1,953,163
+151,537
| +8% | +$1.24M |
|
1110
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.29B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
724,004
+228,404
| +46% | +$4.56M |
|
1111
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.9B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
301,208
-3,902,547
| -93% | -$209M |
|
1112
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.2B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
1,141,900
-210,700
| -16% | -$2.96M |
|
|
BBT
1113
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.5B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
503,879
+27,356
| +6% | +$858K |
|
1114
HealthStream
HSTM
$863M
| $16.5M | 0.01% |
607,900
+600
| +0.1% | +$16.5K |
|
|
LTM
1115
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
| $16.5M | 0.01% |
1,625,190
+312,200
| +24% | +$3.49M |
|
|
NBIS
1116
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
| $16.5M | 0.01% |
+379,581
| New | +$14.2M |
|
1117
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.19B
| $16.5M | 0.01% |
104,645
+79,900
| +323% | +$12.1M |
|
1118
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$551M
| $16.4M | 0.01% |
65,900
-14,600
| -18% | -$3.42M |
|
1119
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.86B
| $16.4M | 0.01% |
265,900
-67,300
| -20% | -$4.46M |
|
1120
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
| $16.4M | 0.01% |
1,215,329
+35,904
| +3% | +$448K |
|
1121
Allstate
ALL
$70.6B
| $16.3M | 0.01% |
145,300
-842,800
| -85% | -$92M |
|
|
LTRPA
1122
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $16.3M | 0.01% |
2,222,321
+465,600
| +27% | +$3.75M |
|
|
EIGI
1123
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
| $16.3M | 0.01% |
3,474,100
+203,100
| +6% | +$834K |
|
|
FFIC
1124
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $16.2M | 0.01% |
751,360
+121,000
| +19% | +$2.57M |
|
1125
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.56B
| $16.2M | 0.01% |
186,737
-112,363
| -38% | -$9.66M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $130B, up 10% from $118B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2019 filing shows 518 new, 1,836 increased, 1,085 reduced and 443 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 6,745,100 shares worth $623M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $1.54B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2019 buy was Amazon: 6,745,100 shares worth $623M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q4 2019, an estimated $1.57B increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $561M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.54B.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $130B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 518 new positions and closed 443 in Q4 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $130B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.