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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.58B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
984,200
+126,000
| +15% | +$1.75M |
|
1202
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$34.1B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
952,000
+621,000
| +188% | +$8.6M |
|
1203
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
452,500
+101,200
| +29% | +$3M |
|
1204
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.4B
| $13.7M | 0.01% |
+286,456
| New | +$13.5M |
|
1205
Chegg
CHGG
$110M
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
+357,400
| New | +$13M |
|
|
PRGX
1206
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
| $13.6M | 0.01% |
1,714,900
+35,200
| +2% | +$315K |
|
|
CEL
1207
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
3,739,277
+8,200
| +0.2% | +$39.5K |
|
|
BBT
1208
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.66B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
494,000
-201,281
| -29% | -$5.83M |
|
1209
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$639M
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
553,800
-138,800
| -20% | -$2.92M |
|
1210
Employers Holdings
EIG
$922M
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
334,900
+33,000
| +11% | +$1.39M |
|
1211
Reading International Class A
RDI
$33.2M
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
836,990
-6,500
| -0.8% | -$103K |
|
|
SGI
1212
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.7B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
926,400
+291,600
| +46% | +$3.94M |
|
1213
Marcus Corp
MCS
$894M
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
332,594
-115,500
| -26% | -$4.78M |
|
1214
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
586,057
+170,973
| +41% | +$3.74M |
|
1215
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.21B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
533,761
+114,300
| +27% | +$2.7M |
|
1216
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.93B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
436,970
+69,255
| +19% | +$1.95M |
|
1217
Paycom
PAYC
$7.64B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
+69,950
| New | +$11.4M |
|
1218
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.42B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
321,582
+35,540
| +12% | +$1.48M |
|
|
BELFB
1219
Bel Fuse Inc Class B
BELFB
$3.87B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
522,223
+76
| +0% | +$1.75K |
|
1220
RPC Inc
RES
$1.24B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,155,800
+1,086,300
| +1,563% | +$11.6M |
|
|
XHR
1221
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.9B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
601,060
-225,600
| -27% | -$4.3M |
|
1222
State Street
STT
$50.6B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
200,031
-168,600
| -46% | -$11.7M |
|
|
BLMT
1223
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
397,700
+79,600
| +25% | +$2.62M |
|
1224
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
| $13M | 0.01% |
615,752
+41,752
| +7% | +$771K |
|
|
POLY
1225
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
280,200
-1,088,800
| -80% | -$47.5M |
|
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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.