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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRZO
1201
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
505,500
+226,400
| +81% | +$5.85M |
|
|
EHIC
1202
DELISTED
eHi Car Services Limited
EHIC
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
1,117,100
-228,000
| -17% | -$2.82M |
|
|
SREV
1203
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
4,444,639
+70,272
| +2% | +$234K |
|
|
MPT
1204
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.84B
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
+848,000
| New | +$12.4M |
|
1205
Funko
FNKO
$346M
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
+532,500
| New | +$10.7M |
|
1206
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.01B
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
153,300
-14,000
| -8% | -$1.1M |
|
1207
A10 Networks
ATEN
$2.07B
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
2,074,300
+76,900
| +4% | +$520K |
|
|
MOBL
1208
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
2,377,500
+365,100
| +18% | +$1.83M |
|
1209
Toro Company
TTC
$8.79B
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
210,100
+162,800
| +344% | +$9.9M |
|
|
HTBK
1210
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
844,100
+55,200
| +7% | +$874K |
|
|
HA
1211
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
+313,200
| New | +$12.4M |
|
1212
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.37B
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
91,900
-84,722
| -48% | -$12.2M |
|
1213
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.6B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
146,812
+47,500
| +48% | +$4.2M |
|
|
CTLT
1214
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
+274,300
| New | +$11.6M |
|
1215
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.87B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
598,000
+509,100
| +573% | +$10.8M |
|
1216
BHP
BHP
$211B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
+279,914
| New | +$12.1M |
|
1217
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$878M
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
224,800
+12,300
| +6% | +$724K |
|
|
HCCI
1218
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
581,900
-26,300
| -4% | -$576K |
|
1219
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.8B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
2,265,361
-243,900
| -10% | -$1.73M |
|
1220
Aflac
AFL
$65.5B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
+263,500
| New | +$12.1M |
|
1221
Lumentum
LITE
$46.9B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
206,719
+201,219
| +3,659% | +$12M |
|
1222
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
416,680
+33,800
| +9% | +$1.05M |
|
1223
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$11.2B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
129,300
+26,300
| +26% | +$2.53M |
|
|
FONR
1224
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
495,216
+49,000
| +11% | +$1.28M |
|
|
MCBC
1225
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
1,050,544
-10,056
| -0.9% | -$124K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.