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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.29B
| $14.1M | 0.01% |
326,565
-38,581
| -11% | -$1.72M |
|
1177
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.8B
| $14.1M | 0.01% |
199,200
+29,800
| +18% | +$1.75M |
|
1178
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$154M
| $14M | 0.01% |
1,830,400
+110,374
| +6% | +$828K |
|
1179
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.58B
| $14M | 0.01% |
171,879
+18,600
| +12% | +$1.56M |
|
1180
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
| $14M | 0.01% |
364,700
-66,016
| -15% | -$2.41M |
|
1181
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$4.74B
| $14M | 0.01% |
646,900
-3,991
| -0.6% | -$89.5K |
|
1182
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.48B
| $14M | 0.01% |
66,875
-313,067
| -82% | -$63.6M |
|
1183
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
| $14M | 0.01% |
+366,100
| New | +$12.9M |
|
|
CBPX
1184
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $14M | 0.01% |
562,972
-310,600
| -36% | -$8.17M |
|
1185
Chemours
CC
$2.5B
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
+374,500
| New | +$13.6M |
|
1186
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$355M
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
372,700
+10,700
| +3% | +$396K |
|
1187
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$121M
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
383,100
+19,300
| +5% | +$652K |
|
1188
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$675M
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
1,290,600
-27,200
| -2% | -$402K |
|
1189
Culp Inc
CULP
$44.1M
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
721,500
+30,700
| +4% | +$571K |
|
1190
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
1,101,925
+87,200
| +9% | +$1.21M |
|
|
OMN
1191
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
1,975,421
+230,400
| +13% | +$1.84M |
|
1192
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.9B
| $13.9M | 0.01% |
+535,410
| New | +$13M |
|
|
HCCI
1193
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
504,200
+7,850
| +2% | +$200K |
|
|
LEXEA
1194
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
323,300
+209,200
| +183% | +$8.99M |
|
|
VTLE
1195
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
223,810
+218,225
| +3,907% | +$15.5M |
|
|
EFOR
1196
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.17B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
217,394
-114,700
| -35% | -$7.17M |
|
|
LFC
1197
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
1,026,635
+62,900
| +7% | +$792K |
|
|
EMBJ
1198
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12.2B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
724,500
+337,200
| +87% | +$7.01M |
|
1199
CGI
GIB
$15.1B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
200,200
+125,000
| +166% | +$8.26M |
|
1200
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$47.1B
| $13.8M | 0.01% |
150,350
-7,900
| -5% | -$723K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.