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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.67B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
180,300
+91,800
| +104% | +$6.97M |
|
|
SNV
1177
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
272,427
-90,446
| -25% | -$4.56M |
|
|
JMEI
1178
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
468,450
-50,400
| -10% | -$1.58M |
|
1179
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
213,600
-112,000
| -34% | -$7.1M |
|
1180
ArcelorMittal
MT
$52.7B
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
426,794
-1,088,277
| -72% | -$37.3M |
|
|
WBT
1181
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
694,700
-211,500
| -23% | -$4.52M |
|
|
UBA
1182
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
699,100
+17,900
| +3% | +$341K |
|
|
GLOG
1183
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
818,700
+228,800
| +39% | +$4.33M |
|
1184
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$16.8B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
162,341
-224,900
| -58% | -$19M |
|
|
LGF.B
1185
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
557,800
+229,300
| +70% | +$6.58M |
|
1186
Hackett Group
HCKT
$271M
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
836,144
+138,600
| +20% | +$2.31M |
|
1187
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$62.8B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
+763,300
| New | +$13M |
|
1188
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.59B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
535,400
+206,932
| +63% | +$5.31M |
|
1189
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.49B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
377,179
+56,700
| +18% | +$1.98M |
|
|
FONR
1190
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
448,320
-15,296
| -3% | -$382K |
|
1191
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.8B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
386,660
+21,010
| +6% | +$747K |
|
|
TRTN
1192
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
435,400
-20,200
| -4% | -$676K |
|
|
LAYN
1193
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
891,600
-26,600
| -3% | -$385K |
|
1194
Kemper
KMPR
$1.67B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
233,000
+224,600
| +2,674% | +$13.8M |
|
|
AIMC
1195
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
288,800
+17,300
| +6% | +$831K |
|
|
APTI
1196
DELISTED
Apptio, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APTI
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
467,900
+152,112
| +48% | +$4.08M |
|
|
OLP
1197
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$529M
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
598,500
+45,000
| +8% | +$1.07M |
|
1198
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.17B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
146,998
+93,300
| +174% | +$8.8M |
|
|
NBL
1199
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
+434,928
| New | +$13.1M |
|
1200
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.66B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
305,849
-6,151
| -2% | -$269K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.